Rebecca Fox

Sexy dummy sea lions to lure stayaway males

Dummy female sea lions may be placed lying alluringly on Otago beaches to attract more of the mammals to breed on the mainland.

Council says no to meters

Otago Regional councillors have backed off from a suggestion it require water permit holders to install water meters, even though a catchment investigation of the Strath Taieri showed only 48% of inspected takes were compliant.

Pharmacy funding proposal might not breach laws

Southland health providers will be consulted over a proposal to distribute drug funding to community pharmacies through bulk-funding of primary health organisations.

Man falls into old gold-mine shaft

A man, believed to be 44 years old, was shaken but unhurt after falling down an old gold-mine shaft at Nenthorn, between Middlemarch and Macraes Flat, on Saturday.

Flower exporters hope ban will be lifted

Rodger Whitson, the national president of the New Zealand Paeony Society, with paeony plants on...

Flower exporters hope ban will be lifted

Just weeks before harvest, paeony growers in the South are hoping they will be able to introduce measures to get around a United States ban on all New Zealand flowers and foliage imports.

Many keen to see kakapo

More than 350 people from around the world have booked to see the kakapo Sirocco, one of the world's rarest parrots, at the Ulva Island bird sanctuary, Stewart Island, over the next six weeks.

Cartoonist entertains

Garrick Tremain talks about his work in Dunedin last night. Photo by Peter McIntosh.

Cartoonist entertains

Otago Daily Times cartoonist Garrick Tremain spoke about his work and gave details of his new book, 20 Years of Garrick Tremain at a New Zealand Book Month event at the Dunedin Public Library last night.

NZ sea lion programme

An education programme has been launched to help young people gain an understanding of New Zealand sea lions and the challenges they face in life.

Wandering penguin returned home

Department of Conservation worker Mel Young prepares to release the island-hopping juvenile...

Wandering penguin returned home

A young yellow-eyed penguin got its first look at the beaches of home yesterday after a three-week "OE" in the North Island.

Extending a helping hand to native New Zealanders

Nik Hurring of Project Kereru and one of the beneficiaries of her work. Photo by Stephen Jaquiery.

Extending a helping hand to native New Zealanders

Nik Hurring has spent many hours looking after injured and sick kereru. Rebecca Fox talks to the winner of the 2008 Otago Conservation Awards - Coastal.

Dunedin frog man wins zoo award

University of Otago zoology senior lecturer Phil Bishop examines a frog in his laboratory. Photo...

Dunedin frog man wins zoo award

University of Otago frog researcher Dr Phil Bishop has been named Auckland Zoo's inaugural Conservationist of the Year.

Dunedin to host 2013 Special Olympics

Dunedin will host the Special Olympics National Summer Games in 2013, a four-day event tipped to bring an estimated $2.5 million to $3 million to the city.

Macraes shows rare diversity

Doc botanist Mike Thorsen examines the plant life in a gorge in the Macraes area. He discovered a...

Macraes shows rare diversity

Macraes Flat is well known as the home of New Zealand's critically endangered skinks, but now there is a new claim - that the area has the highest diversity of threatened plants for its size in the country.

Sea lions' curiosity endearing

Shaun McConkey in his natural habitat keeping an eye out for sea lions. Photo by Peter McIntosh.

Sea lions' curiosity endearing

It was unexpected, but the New Zealand sea lion's curiosity and interest in humans won Shaun McConkey over.

Celebration of conservation

Connecting people with conservation work and issues in their area is the aim of this year's Conservation Week, with its theme being Meet the Locals. To celebrate the week, a range of activities will be held throughout Otago, from planting days to picking up litter.

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