Spending $12m not justified
Spending $12m not justified
A cost of about $12 million to complete flood protection works on Lindsay Creek cannot be justified, Otago Regional Council chairman Stephen Woodhead said.
Rebecca Fox
More settled weather on the horizon
More settled weather on the horizon
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Cost of city flood defences doubles
Cost of city flood defences doubles
Estimated costs for flood protection work on the Water of Leith and Lindsay Creek have more than doubled to $53 million, latest figures released by the Otago Regional Council show.
Wind farm construction to begin in April
Wind farm construction to begin in April
Construction of the nine-turbine wind farm at Mt Stuart, near Milton, will start in April, Pioneer Generation announced yesterday.
Veteran NZ's first master arborist
Veteran NZ's first master arborist
A Dunedin arborist has achieved what he believes is a New Zealand first - a master arborist qualification from the International Society of Arboriculture, in the United States.
Migration of southbound sharks monitored
Migration of southbound sharks monitored
At this time of year great white sharks are travelling down the the east coast of the South Island on their way to their summer feeding grounds around Stewart Island.
Rains spur explosion of rabbits
Rains spur explosion of rabbits
Otago's increasing rabbit problem has been exacerbated by the heavy rainfall in the region in the past month, the Otago Regional Council says.
Octagon's plane trees pull through
Octagon's plane trees pull through
Dunedin Octagon's plane trees are showing a "noted improvement" (pictured far right, yesterday) compared with what they looked like in January last year when it first emerged they were being attacked by an unknown fungal disease.
Camping ground leases in progress
Camping ground leases in progress
While the possibility of Department of Conservation camping grounds being leased to private management has concerned campers in the North Island, it is a process that is already under way in Otago.
Fish and Game warns anglers of tougher stance over licences
Fish and Game warns anglers of tougher stance over licences
The increasing dishonesty of anglers about whether they hold a fishing licence is leading Fish and Game Otago to warn it will look at confiscating equipment rather than giving anglers the benefit of doubt.
Airport bus 'not viable'
Airport bus 'not viable'
A commercial bus service between Dunedin International Airport and the city would not be economically viable, bus service operators say.
Inaugural Kaka Point market a sizzling success
Inaugural Kaka Point market a sizzling success
They sold out of sausages in a couple of hours, which was a good indication of how popular the inaugural Kaka Point market day was, organiser Pauline Simpson said.
Smiles as Pipes and Drums band marches in to thank hospice
Smiles as Pipes and Drums band marches in to thank hospice
As the Pipes and Drums of Dunedin band marched up the memorial walk at Otago Community Hospice on Saturday, it was with a purpose: to put a smile on people's faces.
Possum kill funded
Possum kill funded
Work on reducing possum numbers on Otago Peninsula will begin in March thanks to a grant from the New Zealand Lottery Grants Board.
Staff remember the old days
Staff remember the old days
Elaine Day, Marlene Arthur and Bev Jackson remember the old days working at Calder Mackay, a furniture store in Rattray St from the 1930s to 1980s, with other store workers at a reunion in South Dunedin on Saturday.
Central driest place in NZ in 2010
Central driest place in NZ in 2010
Central Otago was the driest spot in New Zealand in 2010.
Future looking brighter
Future looking brighter
It has been a dream of Malcam Charitable Trust's Malcolm Cameron for one of his Project Green participants to earn an apprenticeship.
Sea lions moving further afield to have pups, Doc says
Sea lions moving further afield to have pups, Doc says
Otago's colony of endangered New Zealand sea lions appears to be moving further afield to give birth, with the discovery of a sea lion and her pup on one of Dunedin's northern beaches.
Free as a bird
Free as a bird
Department of Conservation community relations ranger Liz Sherwood releases a mollymawk from the wharf at the Portobello aquarium this week, watched by communications ranger Claudia Barbirat and visitors to the aquarium.
Grace learns to eat
Grace learns to eat
Taking a gamble on an expensive trip to the other side of the world to seek medical treatment for their daughter Grace was the best thing they could have done, her mother Pip Hughes says.