Set lofty goals, PM tells students
Set lofty goals, PM tells students
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon told Otago’s best and brightest secondary school students yesterday he is "incredibly optimistic" about the future.
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ORC offer of role in water review on table
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ORC offer of role in water review on table
An offer for the Otago Regional Council to play a role in the review of the national direction for freshwater management remains on the table, RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop says.
Leary ‘breathtakingly stupid’: Laws
Leary ‘breathtakingly stupid’: Laws
Labour's Ingrid Leary has been accused of spreading misinformation and hypocrisy as the battle over Otago’s rivers made it to Wellington this week.
Resignation over govt intervention
Resignation over govt intervention
An Otago regional councillor who resigned yesterday to protest government interference says "misguided" ministers are only paying lip service to the environment.
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Council’s ‘concerning’ correspondence issues criticised
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Council’s ‘concerning’ correspondence issues criticised
The ORC has been criticised after a councillor deleted emails which should have been available for public scrutiny.
Arrowtown burn-off blaze doused
Arrowtown burn-off blaze doused
A fire in Arrowtown which at one stage was being fought by three helicopters is now out.
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Appeal plea after vote axes ‘vital’ Dunedin voice
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Appeal plea after vote axes ‘vital’ Dunedin voice
A decision to strip Dunedin of an Otago regional councillor should be appealed, a Dunedin city councillor says.
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Exclusion from waterway vote a ‘disgrace’
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Exclusion from waterway vote a ‘disgrace’
The vilification of farmers during Otago’s freshwater debate has been "appalling", Environment Minister Penny Simmonds says.
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Intervention ‘very sad day for democracy’
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Intervention ‘very sad day for democracy’
The Otago Regional Council will not vote today on tougher new rules for the environment after an "11th hour" intervention by the government.
'Extremely disappointing': ORC axes vote on environment plan
'Extremely disappointing': ORC axes vote on environment plan
The Otago Regional Council has cancelled tomorrow's vote to approve tougher environmental rules after the government intervened to block it.
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Bus hub security provider changing
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Bus hub security provider changing
The contract for security at Dunedin’s bus hub has been awarded to a new provider — First Security.
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Fear plan gap will allow for farm intensification
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Fear plan gap will allow for farm intensification
Forest & Bird is worried that without a new land and water plan in place soon a gap in Otago’s planning framework could allow for an intensification of farming.
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Bid to create ‘perception of chaos’
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Bid to create ‘perception of chaos’
Taieri MP Ingrid Leary says there could be an effort under way to "create a perception of chaos" at the Otago Regional Council to prompt an intervention by central government.
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Keeping Green Island landfill going ‘more cost-effective’
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Keeping Green Island landfill going ‘more cost-effective’
Keeping the Green Island landfill going before a new dump for Dunedin is built at Smooth Hill would be at least 33% more economical than trucking waste to Southland, the Dunedin City Council says.
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Landlords blame higher rates for rising rents
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Landlords blame higher rates for rising rents
Higher rents are the biggest contributor to the annual inflation rate, but landlords say Dunedin’s rates rises are to blame.
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More time needed to understand plan’s impact
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More time needed to understand plan’s impact
A faction of Otago regional councillors wrote to the environment minister asking her to tell the council to re-consult on its draft land and water plan and make a crucial report available to...
Submitters make stink
Submitters make stink about odour, vermin
Vermin and the smell of decomposing fish and meat have been raised as concerns by submitters on plans to convert the Green Island landfill into a resource recovery park.
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Flooding ‘shot in the arm’ for South D
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Flooding ‘shot in the arm’ for South D
Flooding in South Dunedin this month could actually be cause for optimism, the man leading the city’s response to climate change challenges in the low-lying suburb says.
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Aquaculture projects in South on government’s fast-track list
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Aquaculture projects in South on government’s fast-track list
An offshore salmon farm just north of Dunedin has been revealed as among a string of southern aquaculture projects boosted in the government’s controversial fast-track legislation.
Extra staff, reviews under way after violent week at prison
Extra staff, reviews under way after violent week at prison
Extra staff are in place and tensions in the high security unit at Otago Corrections Facility are under review after three straight days of violence last week, the prison’s manager says.