More resources need to go into the fight to stop wallabies moving into Otago from their South Canterbury home to prevent a problem similar to those caused by rabbits and wilding pines in the region, some Otago regional councillors say.
Two applications for customary fishing reserves in Otago will go before Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy in May.
Two stoats have been caught in traps inside Orokonui Ecosanctuary's predator-proof fence, sparking an intensive search for the way they got inside.
New seating will be installed temporarily in place of the two plane trees removed from the Octagon this week.
A Dunedin woman's stand against graffiti has resonated with others around the city.
People taking more and smaller fish than allowed under fishing regulations made up the majority of those caught by fisheries officers over the holiday period.
Trouble has again hit the Melilla 201.
If dry conditions continue, it is predicted the effects on the Taieri River will be worse than in previous dry years.
A survey of Department of Conservation staff has found the overwhelming majority believe the department is now less efficient than before it was restructured.
Dunedin's sunny, dry weather is about to give way to drizzly, humid weather, but not the ''significant'' rainfall farmers are hoping for, the MetService says.
Getting up in the morning instead of going to bed will be the biggest adjustment for Lawrence Finnerty after 40-odd years of night shifts.
A Dunedin man is disappointed at the Department of Conservation's lack of acceptance ''that they got it wrong'' following his successful complaint to the Ombudsman.
Otago escaped yesterday's forecast major thunderstorms, with only North Otago benefiting from yesterday's cooler weather change.
Otago's dry conditions are being monitored closely by government and support agencies as the prospect of drought looms.
A ''stark'' contrast of temperatures in Middlemarch has highlighted two halves of December, Niwa says.
On a rough day the view out of the Faris' crib-cum-boathouse window can resemble a David Attenborough documentary as blue penguins are knocked over by waves and washed back out into Otago Harbour.
Boxing Day sales or the great sunny outdoors - it was a dilemma many faced yesterday.
Penny Skinley (4), of Dunedin, makes the most of a sunny day at the St Clair Salt Water Pool recently.
Ventnor St in Mornington, Dunedin, was cordoned off by armed police last night after a man shut himself in his home allegedly with a weapon.
A Dunedin family and three relatives escaped their burning Flagstaff-Whare Flat Rd home on Christmas morning thanks to their two dogs.
