Playing hide and seek with yellow-eyed penguins
Playing hide and seek with yellow-eyed penguins
Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust staff and volunteers have spent the past week searching its peninsula reserves for nesting penguins.
Rebecca Fox
ORC reviews properties
ORC reviews properties
Otago Regional Council ownership of old sheds and dusty plots of land throughout Central Otago is being reviewed.
Death of young fur seal prompts warning
Death of young fur seal prompts warning
A young fur seal has been killed by a dog in Hampden, prompting the Department of Conservation to again remind dog owners to keep their animals on leashes around waterways and beaches.
Bacteria likely affecting kanakana
Bacteria likely affecting kanakana
Despite fears a bacterial infection affecting lampreys in the Mataura River could become like "didymo, but worse" fishing authorities are hopeful it will not affect the river's world-renowned trout fishery.
Seafood festival organisers look to next year
Seafood festival organisers look to next year
Many aspects of the Port Chalmers Seafood Festival, including the price of tickets, will be evaluated when planning begins for the next event, organising committee chairman Peter Cole says.
Port Otago looking to shed workers
Port Otago looking to shed workers
Up to 12 jobs may be lost at Port Otago as the company looks to reduce its workforce to meet an expected drop in the container trade.
Council asks Oceana to double payment
Council asks Oceana to double payment
The Waitaki District Council has called for Oceana Gold to invest double the $2 million it is proposing to give a community trust as part of its mine expansion consents.
Port seafood festival pulls in a crowd
Port seafood festival pulls in a crowd
Crayfish, fish and chips out of a newspaper cone and a glass of your favourite drop - what more could you ask for on a Saturday afternoon?
Sunny, dry September for Dunedin
Sunny, dry September for Dunedin
Dunedin had a dry and sunny September in what was an unremarkable month for weather in Otago.
Four survive swamping at Taieri Mouth bar
Four survive swamping at Taieri Mouth bar
Four people had a lucky escape when waves swamped their inflatable dingy as it went out over the bar at Taieri Mouth on Saturday afternoon.
Pool to open despite mishaps
Pool to open despite mishaps
The St Clair Salt Water Pool will open tomorrow as planned despite taking a hammering from the elements this week.
Anglers urged to check changes to fishing rules
Anglers urged to check changes to fishing rules
Anglers are being warned to make sure they check changes to fishing regulations before they head to their nearest fishing spot this weekend.
Roller left on its side with motor running
Roller left on its side with motor running
A seven-tonne roller was left on its side with its motor running after vandals turned it on and put it in reverse at a roadworks site in Abbotsford on Wednesday night.
Warning to dam owners and builders
Warning to dam owners and builders
Those involved in dam construction, whether owners, builders or advisers, need to be "vigilant" about their responsibilities under the Building Act, Otago Regional Council chief executive Graeme Martin said.
Dunedin most polluted city - WHO
Dunedin most polluted city - WHO
Dunedin may have the most polluted air of any city in Australasia, figures released by the World Health Organisation yesterday suggest.
Miner keen not to have to pay twice
Miner keen not to have to pay twice
A proposal for Oceana Gold to pay $4.475 million as part of its Macraes mine expansion has the "hallmark of some kind of punitive measure", company counsel Stephen Christensen says.
Mining company pays Doc $100,000
Mining company pays Doc $100,000
The Department of Conservation will receive $100,000 from gold-miner Oceana Gold in return for taking a neutral stance on an application to expand the East Otago gold mine.
ORC links with Ecan
ORC links with Ecan
The words "back office" and "sharing" have generated fear among public service employees in recent times, but Otago Regional Council chief executive Graeme Martin says it should not when he talks about links with Environment Canterbury.
Company challenged over community good from mine
Company challenged over community good from mine
Just how is the community going to benefit from Oceana Gold's mine expansion when it is going to be left with "three pits filled with contaminated water"? asked panel member Cr Duncan Butcher yesterday.
GPS tags developed to track albatross
GPS tags developed to track albatross
Tiny 10gm GPS tags will soon enable researchers to follow the movements of Otago Peninsula's royal northern albatross as they forage at sea during their breeding season.