An "interesting outcome" is promised from today's Otago Regional Council meeting which will consider the future of its proposed $31 million waterfront office block and wharf redevelopment.
Recent snow and heavy rain are reminders the most commonly occurring emergency hazards in Otago are produced by the weather, the Otago Civil Defence Group says.
Dunedin's $405,000 "loop" bus services, which at their worst failed to attract an average of one person a trip, have been axed.
Waikouaiti Coast landowners will soon be the first to be consulted on areas of significant conservation values identified in their area.
The future management and development of public conservation land will be examined at a public symposium next month.
Otago crayfishermen are taking a "wait and see" approach to their first season under an increased quota.
"Snow days" are a situation which needs to be dealt with by employers and their staff on a case-by-case basis, the Otago-Southland Employers Association says.
In an effort to keep up enthusiasm about the duck hunting season, Fish and Game Otago has organised a new event to be held on the shortest day, in the hope it will recreate the hype of opening weekend.
The top of the first of three new cooling towers for Dunedin Hospital was lowered successfully into place yesterday morning, minutes before the crane responsible toppled to the ground nine floors down.
Motorists should continue to to take care on Dunedin's roads because of ice and remnants of snow.
Hearings will be held around Otago next week for the Otago Regional Council to consider submissions on its proposed changes around managing water allocation and use.
More testing is needed in the Pomahaka River catchment to fully understand the effects of land use on the area's water quality, the Otago Regional Council says.
Four years of air-quality testing in Otago have failed to detect any trends, but have confirmed Alexandra, Arrowtown and, more recently, Milton have the worst air quality during winter.
People are being urged to use common sense and listen to media reports on road conditions and closures if the forecast blizzard conditions and heavy snow eventuates in Otago this morning.
Silence reigned in Otago Boys High School library on Saturday, as Dunedin secondary school chess players fought for a place in the national final.
Exploring early Maori performance styles long lost and developing a new dance form from them is the aim of Maori choreographer Louise Potiki-Bryant.
Ebony Hinds was not concerned about being probably the only person wearing black in the French section of Carisbrook on Saturday night.
Police have named the 29-year-old woman who died in a four-wheel-drive 4WD accident near Mosgiel on Friday night as Roberta (Bobbi) MacDonald, of Mosgiel.
A community group hoping to improve the biodiversity of the Hawkesbury Lagoon, at Waikouaiti, are seeking funding for a management plan.
A proposal by the Ministry of Fisheries to cut about eight management jobs from its Dunedin office has been softened after submissions from staff.
