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Stop-gap deals for pest control

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Stop-gap deals for pest control

Otago regional councillors will consider two interim one-year deals with the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) as funding agreements for wilding pines and wallaby control expire.

Floated revamp could move council role

Floated revamp could move council role

As Queenstown’s and Wānaka’s populations grow, one Otago regional councillor role will be taken from Dunedin and moved to the Dunstan ward under a proposed revamp.

ORC seeks public’s views on climate-action plan

A car idles at the lights in Queens Gardens, Dunedin. An Otago Regional Council emissions...

ORC seeks public’s views on climate-action plan

The Otago Regional Council has developed a suite of 10-year goals as it steps up action on climate change.

Marine reserve creation delayed

The "complexity" of the work at hand has delayed the creation of Otago’s marine reserves by several months, the Department of Conservation has confirmed.

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Labour market in its favour, ORC says

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Labour market in its favour, ORC says

Massive public sector job losses have produced a favourable labour market for the Otago Regional Council, a staff report says.

Chilly antics, warm hearts at surf lifesaving club

Dressed as cows Georgia Brown, 20, left, and Olivia Andrew, 21, splash in the surf. PHOTOS: PETER...

Chilly antics, warm hearts at surf lifesaving club

Trepidation, even fear, marked the faces of some of those on the beach ahead of the 95th St Clair Surf Life Saving Club Polar Plunge in Dunedin.

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'Lavish' ratepayer-funded dinner plan axed

Otago regional councillors have cancelled plans for a ratepayer-funded dinner to celebrate the...

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'Lavish' ratepayer-funded dinner plan axed

Plans for a ratepayer-funded dinner for Otago regional councillors were scrapped amid concerns it would be a bad look to "massively shunt up rates" and then have a lavish meal out to celebrate.

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New govt could pull fast-track consents: MP

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New govt could pull fast-track consents: MP

Consents granted under new fast-track approvals legislation could be cancelled by a change in government, a Dunedin MP says.

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MP seeking advice before giving view

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MP seeking advice before giving view

Environment Minister Penny Simmonds has asked to meet other ministers to discuss matters at the Otago Regional Council.

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Laws labelled sinister and cowardly

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Laws labelled sinister and cowardly

Otago regional councillor Michael Laws has been labelled muddled, sinister and cowardly by a departed council staffer.

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Councillor doubles down on criticism

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Councillor doubles down on criticism

The chief executive of the ORC is accused of not understanding the concept of public sector neutrality, as a councillor doubles down on criticism around council staff having political affiliations.

Roslyn overbridge crash leaves one in hospital

Emergency services attend to the crash victim in Highgate. Photo: Gregor Richardson

Roslyn overbridge crash leaves one in hospital

A person was taken to Dunedin Hospital after a vehicle left the road and hit the Roslyn overbridge in Highgate this afternoon.

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New date for application: landfill consent bid still on hold

The consent at Green Island runs out next year and construction of Smooth Hill, if granted...

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New date for application: landfill consent bid still on hold

The application to renew the consent to operate Dunedin’s landfill has been on hold for more than a year.

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Intersection ‘accident waiting to happen’

A car turning left out of Union St gives way to pedestrians on a Forth St crossing. PHOTO: GERARD...

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Intersection ‘accident waiting to happen’

A confusing upgrade of an intersection in the heart of the student area has been labelled "an accident waiting to happen".

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Report on toxic gasworks tar still not complete

Abutting the Hillside Rd footpath to the former Dunedin Gasworks is an underground tar well...

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Report on toxic gasworks tar still not complete

The Dunedin City Council says it has spent $300,000 over the past three years to figure out what to do with toxic tar under council land in South Dunedin.

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