Pressure from proposed government regulations could create the need for up to 50 extra Otago Regional Council staff and put further pressure on the organisation's accommodation.
The amount of rubbish blue penguins have to wade through nightly on Pilots Beach has been detailed in a national report on New Zealand's marine environments.
Appointing a chairman or chairwoman for the Otago Regional Council may not be as simple as in past terms. Reporter Jono Edwards speculates wildly on who its next leader might be.
The Misfits team of (from left) Daniela Gonzalez Kelly Sein, Rachael Ryan, Sol Gonzalez and Elena Chetland de Vries celebrate after battling through Stair Climb Dunedin yesterday.
Central Otago water leaders hope the Otago Regional Council will back future minimum flows with evidence after an Environment Court decision in the Lindis River.
An estimated 2500 people turned out to take part in a street clean-up in memory of University of Otago student Sophia Crestani, who died at a house party recently.