New national freshwater regulations could ''stifle innovation'', cause a significant strain on resources and may be partly unworkable, the Otago Regional Council says.
Natyaloka School of Indian Dance pupils (from left) Karuna Yang (8), Serah Joby (9), Savarna Yang (11), Aditi Poojari (11), Saoirse Meehan (12) and Srishti Arya Singh (8) strike poses after their...
While being shown around Otago University Students' Association buildings at the weekend, executive members of the past remembered how the buildings came to be.
National MP Jacqui Dean estimates a $2million Otago ratepayer price tag could come with new Government freshwater regulations, but the Otago Regional Council says costs and funding have not been set.
Former Labour Environment Minister Marian Hobbs is the new chairwoman of the Otago Regional Council, after Cr Michael Laws dropped out of the race in her favour.