A proposal to invest in a Tarras irrigation scheme may have dominated submissions but it only got a few mentions at the Otago Regional Council's annual plan hearing yesterday.
Creating a student discount fare for Dunedin's bus service will go a long way to increasing use of the public transport service, student representatives say.
Inspections for pest plant old man's beard, on Dunedin properties where it was not controlled last year, have discovered a 30% improvement. The Otago Regional Council has been inspecting properties with a history of the plant infestation in Dunedin, Central Otago and the Lakes District.
A change in the way elected members of councils are paid means Otago regional councillors will not face a drop in pay when their numbers increase in this year's local body elections.
Space ships, smoke and rockets are not usual sights at Dunedin's annual model train show but this year Mosgiel's Justin Cockroft decided to shake things up.
Under the Department of Conservation's new structure, the Otago region disappears and 16 positions will be lost - five fewer than first proposed.
A Port Chalmers sea cadet forces officer has gained the New Zealand Cadet Forces highest rank of lieutenant-commander.
A female takahe has been released at Orokonui Ecosanctuary to keep its resident male company.
The Otago Regional Council's approach to future irrigation projects will be investigated by its chief executive, Peter Bodeker.
The goal of creating less crowded working spaces for staff should not be lost by the Otago Regional Council, as it settles into its new meeting rooms, Cr Michael Deaker says.
Low rainfall in Central Otago in the past month is a ''blessing in disguise'', hydrologist Dave Stewart says.
Continuing to dump dredged spoil from Otago Harbour's shipping channel at existing sites will not negatively affect the protected nationally significant surfing breaks at Aramoana and Whareakeake, Port Otago specialists say.
An application by Port Otago to continue disposing of material from its maintenance dredging programme will be heard today.
A shortage of water meter installers and qualified hydrologists in Otago is making it harder for landowners to meet new regulations.
Otago freshwater scientists back the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment's call for a ban on commercial fishing of longfin eels.
A rare combination of good bird numbers and a ''scruffy forecast'' should mean duck shooters ''gain the upper hand on the game birds for a change'', Otago Fish and Game Council operations manager Ian Hadland says.
The Otago Regional Council is a finalist in the Green Ribbon Environmental Awards.
A campaign to get Douglas fir trees removed from a plantation neighbouring Te Papanui Conservation Park continues with a meeting on the site today.
A discount of $7.60 has marred the Otago Regional Council's proudly held three-year record of meeting resource consent processing time frames.
With 48 hours until annual plan submissions close, the Otago Regional Council has received only 27.
