It's a boy, a boy, a boy and a boy
It's a boy, a boy, a boy and a boy
One came earlier than expected, the other late, but both provided their parents with a special Christmas surprise.
Rebecca Fox
$20m work on Dunedin cables
$20m work on Dunedin cables
Dunedin's ageing electricity cables are to be upgraded as part of a $20 million programme by Delta.
More drownings in 2012
More drownings in 2012
Nearly 20 people have drowned in Otago and Southland this year - six more than last year.
Sea lion numbers set to skyrocket
Sea lion numbers set to skyrocket
There could be up to 1000 New Zealand sea lions feeding offshore from Otago by 2040 - all competing with recreational and commercial fishermen for fish.
Dreaming of a warm and bright Christmas
Dreaming of a warm and bright Christmas
A sunny Otago Christmas Day is predicted. The MetService is forecasting a fine day for the region, with temperatures ranging from 23degC in Dunedin and 27degC at the airport, to 28degC in Queenstown and 30degC in Wanaka.
More dead Hector's dolphins found
More dead Hector's dolphins found
Another two Hector's dolphins have been found dead in the Blueskin Bay area this week.
Grant real boost for RSA
Grant real boost for RSA
A $396,000 grant from New Zealand Lotteries has proved a real boost for Mosgiel RSA's redevelopment plans.
Pigeons rehabilitated
Pigeons rehabilitated
Project Kereru's Nic Hurring, (left) SPCA Otago executive officer Sophie McSkimming and SPCA vet nurse and animal attendant Lisa Gerard release wood pigeons (kereru) on the SPCA's grounds at Opoho this week.
Niwa reviews sites
Niwa reviews sites
The Otago Regional Council will seek to keep important freshwater monitoring sites going if Niwa discontinues them. Niwa had reviewed its monitoring operations and was making changes to enable its ''expertise and capabilities'' to be used to the country's ''best advantage'', Niwa general manager strategy Dr Bryce Cooper said.
Feasibility study into opening of inlet
Feasibility study into opening of inlet
A study has been commissioned to find a long-term solution to the problem of Hoopers Inlet blocking.
Trialling stoat killer in West Otago
Trialling stoat killer in West Otago
A new multiresetting system aimed at killing the stoats that prey on New Zealand's native species is to be trialled in West Otago's Blue Mountains.
New head happy with state of ORC
New head happy with state of ORC
The Otago Regional Council's new chief executive has pronounced the local body to be in ''good heart''.
ORC fears `barb' in amendment to Act
ORC fears `barb' in amendment to Act
Requiring councils to perform in a way that is ''most cost-effective for households and businesses'' could see local bodies challenged in court for not taking the cheapest option, the Otago Regional Council says.
Abandoned animals a puzzle
Abandoned animals a puzzle
The discovery of a dog and its pups abandoned without shade or water in Kaikorai Valley, Dunedin, recently has created a mystery the SPCA would like to solve.
St John staff thanked for saving woman
St John staff thanked for saving woman
Ann Allen knew she was in trouble when she started choking on a piece of meat.
Community rivers not industrial sewers, councillor says
Community rivers not industrial sewers, councillor says
Community rivers are not industrial sewers, Otago regional councillor Bryan Scott says.
Close encounters as dolphins spend day in Otago Harbour
Close encounters as dolphins spend day in Otago Harbour
Fishing was the last thing on kayaker Paul Hannah's mind when he realised he was accompanied by a pod of bottlenose dolphins in Otago Harbour yesterday morning.
Water quality concerns
Water quality concerns
New Zealanders will be left with a sad environmental legacy if there is not the political will to prevent further freshwater degradation, the New Zealand Freshwater Sciences Society says.
Invitation to dance starts it all
Invitation to dance starts it all
It might have snowed on the morning they married in December 60 years ago, but it certainly did not bode ill for Ron and Aileen McGregor.
Redeveloped museum pleases crowds, director
Redeveloped museum pleases crowds, director
Thousands of people have been transported back in time as they flowed through the revamped Toitu Otago Settlers Museum.