Choppers battle blaze near Middlemarch
Choppers battle blaze near Middlemarch
Two helicopters are assisting in the battle against a fire on a hillside near Middlemarch this afternoon.
Hamish MacLean
Region plays starring role in film
Region plays starring role in film
The first blush of spring may be evident in Otago’s hinterland landscape.
Ready to help in Auckland
Ready to help in Auckland
Dunedin's Dom Gauthier is waiting for a call from the Ministry of Health.
ORC strife: minister to talk to chairman
ORC strife: minister to talk to chairman
The Minister for the Environment is seeking advice on what to do about the Otago Regional Council and intends to talk to the council’s chairman about it directly.
Hipkins waiting for answers on how students managed to board flights
Hipkins waiting for answers on how students managed to board flights
Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins wants answers as to how a student managed to breach lockdown by flying from Auckland to Dunedin.
City council concerns over ORC policy statement
City council concerns over ORC policy statement
New housing or infrastructure to meet Dunedin’s growth could be stymied through an overly prohibitive regional policy statement proposed by the regional council, the Dunedin City Council says.
UK company hopes to build data centre in Clyde
UK company hopes to build data centre in Clyde
Plans to build significant digital infrastructure for high-performance computing have been lodged with the Central Otago District Council.
Front-line ICU work grim reality for Mosgiel woman
Front-line ICU work grim reality for Mosgiel woman
As the threat from the Delta outbreak subsides in the South, more than 14,000km away in the US, Marcie Amoroson describes a war zone in the fight against Covid-19.
Infringement notice after student flew to Dunedin
Infringement notice after student flew to Dunedin
An infringement notice has been issued to a University of Otago student who breached lockdown by flying from Auckland to Dunedin.
Lockdown breach: Otago Uni student isolating after Auckland flight
Lockdown breach: Otago Uni student isolating after Auckland flight
A University of Otago student was met by police on arrival in Dunedin after flouting lockdown rules by flying across the country.
Too soon for talk of commissioners: Parker
Too soon for talk of commissioners: Parker
Talk of replacing councillors with commissioners at the Otago Regional Council is premature, Environment Minister David Parker says.
Call to disband councillors, bring in commissioners
Call to disband councillors, bring in commissioners
The Otago Regional Council’s former chairwoman has signed a petition aiming to disband the elected councillors and appoint commissioners to govern the council.
Student Covid jab clinic at Stadium
Student Covid jab clinic at Stadium
The team that delivered more than 10,000 drive-in Covid vaccinations at the Edgar Centre this month has shifted to Forsyth Barr Stadium to shore up the immunity of Dunedin’s student population.
Forbury site should help flood risk: ORC
Forbury site should help flood risk: ORC
The Otago Regional Council has called for an exploration of uses for the Forbury Park raceway site to mitigate the flood risk for greater South Dunedin.
Harmonious council plan creates council disharmony
Harmonious council plan creates council disharmony
Otago regional councillors are at odds over a plan to build a more harmonious relationship with council management.
ORC head at odds with chairman
ORC head at odds with chairman
Otago Regional Council chief executive Sarah Gardner has questioned why some are calling for a pause in the Government’s massive water reform.
Saliva testing year overdue, geneticist says
Saliva testing year overdue, geneticist says
Saliva testing should have been used when people boarded flights to travel home before lockdown, University of Otago geneticist Prof Neil Gemmell says.
Pause on water requested
Pause on water requested
Otago and Southland councils have asked the Government to slow its massive water reform programme.
Appetite for knowledge drives new dean
Appetite for knowledge drives new dean
The new dean of the University of Otago’s School of Biomedical Sciences might forever be known as the scientist who went to Scotland to look for the Loch Ness monster.
Covid case contacts isolating across Otago
Covid case contacts isolating across Otago
There are at least 120 contacts of Covid cases isolating in the South Island as the reach of the Delta outbreak grows, including a number throughout Otago.