Head and deputy retire this year
Head and deputy retire this year
Balaclava School has been ''home'' to Sally Direen and Wendy Lamond for more than 20 years.
Rebecca Fox
Charity collectors move into eftpos age
Charity collectors move into eftpos age
Student flatmates (from left) Rupert Wockner, Josh Harris and Josh Micallef (all 20) collect for the Otago-Southland Cancer Society's Daffodil Day in Dunedin yesterday with the help of an eftpos machine.
Winter milder than average
Winter milder than average
Otago's ''brilliant'' winter weather may give way to a cooler spring, weather watchers predict.
Life by the river is catching
Life by the river is catching
Ask Esmey Fletcher how much whitebait she has caught and she will get a bowl out of the fridge to show you.
Coastal Otago benefits
Coastal Otago benefits
Coastal Otago has secured $675,000 out of the $4.5 million allocated this year by the Government for community conservation work.
What a fluke!
What a fluke!
A southern right whale and her calf cruise in Otago Harbour at Harington Point yesterday.
Community trust to keep focus on 'real change'
Community trust to keep focus on 'real change'
The Otago Community Trust plans to continue its work towards ''real change'' by continuing to support projects helping keep people, especially youth, healthy and improve their wellbeing, chairwoman Lauren Semple says.
Artworks in St Paul's in need of restoration
Artworks in St Paul's in need of restoration
The passage of time and environments with uncontrolled humidity and temperature are taking their toll on St Paul's Cathedral's historic art collection of paintings, etchings and photographs.
Winter pollution peaks declining
Winter pollution peaks declining
The extremes of Alexandra's air pollution appear to be easing, the Otago Regional Council says.
Tourism vital for Otago
Tourism vital for Otago
Otago's economy relies on tourism more than any other region in the country, the Tourism Industry Association says.
Better compliance with fishing rules
Better compliance with fishing rules
The number of anglers breaking fishing regulations halved in the past season but there are still people who continue to fish without a licence, Fish and Game Otago says.
Fish & Game wins but may yet lose out
Fish & Game wins but may yet lose out
A two-year fight to enhance a lower Taieri swamp is over but Fish and Game Otago hopes it will not have to foot the entire bill for the consent process.
New approach taking time to bed in
New approach taking time to bed in
An admission the Department of Conservation had ''not been on its game'' for some time did not surprise Otago's Fish and Game Council.
And it was this big: lake's brown trout 'amazing'
And it was this big: lake's brown trout 'amazing'
Brown trout in ''amazing condition'' have been found in the stream which supplies Lake Hayes, surprising Fish and Game Otago's staff and council.
Fish and Game Otago adopts 'fighting spirit'
Fish and Game Otago adopts 'fighting spirit'
Controversial Fish and Game Otago councillor Dave Witherow will return to representing the region at the New Zealand council level.
No-catch zones needed to save eels: scientist
No-catch zones needed to save eels: scientist
A University of Otago scientist wants no-catch zones created for longfin eels and says the Government is not acting quickly enough to protect the species.
Early morning grind just a matter of altitude
Early morning grind just a matter of altitude
It has been an uphill battle for Mike Horne as he tries to climb the equivalent height of Mt Everest this month.
Visiting anglers pay more to fish
Visiting anglers pay more to fish
International anglers will soon have to pay a third more than New Zealanders to fish in this country's rivers and lakes.
Life lessons stand test of time
Life lessons stand test of time
Eric Lundquist has never regretted his decision to retire in Mosgiel.
Plunging penguins packing cameras
Plunging penguins packing cameras
An extraordinary bird's-eye view will soon be revealed as cameras track yellow-eyed penguins as they dive to the depths of the ocean off Otago Peninsula.