"Dirty dairying" on southwest Otago's tile-drained and mole-drained farms has for many years been in the headlines and now the Otago Regional Council has a scientific report proving intensive agriculture does affect water quality.
The implications of new government regulations directing councils to give discounts for late processing of resource consents are to be investigated by the Otago Regional Council.
With one working day to go before draft annual plan submissions close, the Otago Regional Council has only received about 35.
A Dunedin student's quest to study the brown tree frog is missing one important ingredient - frogs.
An Otago Regional Council attempt to stop a Karitane couple from building a home in a flood-prone area has failed, with the Environment Court saying there comes a point where a consent authority should not be "paternalistic".
Otago Regional Council chairman Stephen Cairns will not be standing in the local body elections in October.
Ideal duck-shooting weather is expected for opening day tomorrow, but high river levels in some parts of Otago may mean some maimais are inaccessible or flooded.
A promised review of the rating classifications of the Taieri flood and drainage works will begin with an economic assessment of the schemes.
The Department of Conservation's role as an advocate for the environment has been questioned by an Otago Conservation Board member.
"Kill it or pay the cost" is Otago Regional councillor Stephen Woodhead's advice to the Government on its Super Gold Card concerns.
Flooding, landslips, rockfalls, ground shaking - they are among a variety of hazards the township of Glenorchy is susceptible to, an Otago Regional Council report says.
A rare orange rose found in the Dunedin Botanic Garden has turned out to be the only one of its kind in a public garden.
Several businesses in Otago were among those hit by a covert Ministry of Fisheries operation aimed at catching dealers buying and selling fish illegally.
A group of parents is calling on the Dunedin City Council to fence the new playground at Bayfield Park next to Andersons Bay inlet, saying there are too many risks for it to be a safe play area for their children.
It might look like the Otago Regional Council had "gone to sleep" in the past four years over the flood risk on the lower Silver Stream but it was the Dunedin City Council that needed to front up and deal with related planning issues in the area, ORC chairman Stephen Cairns said yesterday.
An "improvement but still flawed" is Local Government New Zealand's reaction to details released yesterday on the discount councils will have to give for late processing of resource consents.
Concerns about the health risks of more than 20 cats and their faeces in a small densely-occupied South Dunedin neighbourhood have led the Dunedin City Council to serve a cleansing order on the woman who feeds them.
Dan Benn had no qualms about having his father Brian on his dodgeball team: he hoped his experience would give his "Off in the Woods" team an edge.
Dunedin's second busiest cruise-ship season came to an end last night with the sailing of Crystal Symphony, leaving tourism, business and retail operators to reflect and anticipate an even bigger season.
Colleagues and friends of Dunedin woman Lynne Marie Osborne were yesterday in shock at the news she had died in a climbing accident on Mitre Peak on Monday.
