Two Nelson women are travelling the country to raise awareness of the origins of the Vietnamese catfish, or basa, being sold in some New Zealand supermarkets and fish and chip shops.
Flooding throughout Coastal Otago last week may not have broken any records but the rainfall which contributed to it did.
Police have been called in by the Otago Regional Council to investigate the unauthorised propping up of floodgates along the upper Taieri ponding area as the river rose on Tuesday night.
Construction of stage one of the Mahinerangi wind farm will begin in September, with the first power expected to be produced in February, TrustPower announced yesterday.
Taieri dairy farmers affected by flooding could each face costs of up $60,000 for alternative winter grazing.
Saving the goldfish was a priority for Kristine Hooper on the night Henley flooded, but she said coming home yesterday and seeing her recently renovated 150-year-old cottage surrounded by floodwater was cause for greater anxiety.
There is only so much housework and water watching you can do, say Henley residents who stayed with their homes as floodwaters rose.
Avis rental sales agent Jolani Garner thought nothing of kicking off her boots and pulling waders on over her uniform yesterday to help push one of her cars out of floodwater at Dunedin International Airport.
At the flood peak on Saturday, the Taieri River's flow at Outram was the third highest since records began in 1968.
New Zealand needs to quarantine the Peter Bethune issue so it does not affect other aspects of its relationship with Japan, visiting Australian international law specialist Prof Donald Rothwell says.
As rain continued for the fifth day yesterday and with more forecast, the Otago Regional Council was warning coastal Otago residents to stay on alert for flooding.
If paying to have an electric blanket checked has been a financial barrier, then the New Zealand Fire Service is offering to do it free of charge.
Learning the science of honey will be one of the children's workshops being held as part of the festival's theme, Everyday Science: Food for Thought.
River levels remained volatile around eastern Otago last night as heavy rain continued to fall.
A fishing charter business run out of Port Chalmers should soon be joining those showcasing Otago Harbour's marine wildlife.
Disturbing numbers of endangered Hector's and Maui dolphin deaths have been reported in the last year, showing new protection measures are not as effective as had been hoped, University of Otago Associate Professor Liz Slooten says.
A new camping ground at the Lindis Hotel Historic Reserve will be further developed as a result of new work announced as part of Vote Conservation's $424 million budget announced yesterday.
Monarch butterflies have become Dunedin woman Jennifer Bradshaw's latest obsession.
Vandalism of Orokonui Ecosanctuary's predator-proof fence has left the enclosure vulnerable to pests on two occasions.
So far this year, some towns in Otago have breached the national air quality standard 22 times compared to only six times during the same period last year.
