ORC to drop GoBus brand
ORC to drop GoBus brand
The Otago Regional Council will drop the GoBus branding for its public transport services following the arrival of Hamilton-based Go Bus Transport Ltd in Dunedin.
Rebecca Fox
Could push rates up 7.2%
Could push rates up 7.2%
Clutha's ratepayers could face rates increases of up to 7.2% to maintain the nation's third-largest local roading network.
Student bus fares indecision
Student bus fares indecision
The future of discount bus fares for students hangs in the air as one bus company is unsure of the scheme's viability.
Hazard details prompt for city
Hazard details prompt for city
Serious decisions, with major implications for how Dunedin plans and redevelops the city, will need to be made as a result of the hazard information now available to planners, Otago Regional Council chairman Stephen Woodhead says.
Debate over support for Enviroschools
Debate over support for Enviroschools
Councillors frustrated by the lack of action in sorting out whether the Otago Regional Council should support an Enviroschools regional co-ordinator have called for action.
Walkers' ranks swelling
Walkers' ranks swelling
The opportunity to explore the great outdoors with like-minded people is attracting greater numbers of keen walkers and trampers to the Taieri Recreational Tramping Club.
Ex-mayor 'humbled' by honour
Ex-mayor 'humbled' by honour
Making a ''small'' contribution to his community is all former Clutha mayor Cyril Edwin ''Juno'' Hayes ever hoped to do.
Lower speed limits recommended for five schools
Lower speed limits recommended for five schools
Only five out of about 80 Dunedin schools assessed for traffic problems could get 40kmh speed zones outside their gates.
Seabird sanctuary envisaged
Seabird sanctuary envisaged
An investigation has begun into how a yellow-eyed penguin reserve at Long Point, in the Catlins, could be turned into a sanctuary for a variety of seabirds.
Speed reductions proposed
Speed reductions proposed
Speed limits on 12 Dunedin roads could be reduced by up to 30kmh if a proposed bylaw change is approved by the Dunedin City Council.
ORC approval allows more widening of peninsula roads
ORC approval allows more widening of peninsula roads
Further road widening work on the lower Otago Peninsula road can now begin after consents were granted for the next stages of the project.
DCC to consider closure of street
DCC to consider closure of street
A proposal to permanently close Montgomery Ave, to enable the Water of Leith to be widened to provide greater flood protection to the city, will be discussed by the Dunedin City Council next week.
Geologist takes top spot in photography contest
Geologist takes top spot in photography contest
Murray McCulloch usually photographs insects but turned to flowers because ''they don't run so fast''.
Govt security role for Broad
Govt security role for Broad
A former New Zealand chief police officer is now a top adviser to the Government on intelligence and security.
Further black ice warning
Further black ice warning
Icy road conditions which made driving and walking in Dunedin treacherous in many places yesterday were re-emerging last night.
Clean shift encouraged
Clean shift encouraged
Farmers and transporters moving stock in coming weeks are being warned to ensure they do not spill effluent on the Taieri's roads and to clean equipment before the move.
Power cut hits Dunedin sport fixtures
Power cut hits Dunedin sport fixtures
Power is back on at a couple of Dunedin sports venues hosting matches after a brief outage this evening.
Rennie to leave OBHS at year's end
Rennie to leave OBHS at year's end
When the bell rings for the final time at Otago Boys' High School this year, it will also signal the end of principal Clive Rennie's 46-year education career.
Beech mast year risk to endangered species
Beech mast year risk to endangered species
A widespread ''beech mast'' is under way around the South Island, which could fuel an explosion in forest predator numbers, putting endangered species at risk.
Whale tissue samples unlikely to determine cause of strandings
Whale tissue samples unlikely to determine cause of strandings
While results from tissue samples from stranded whales on Otago's coast this summer are still to come in, it is unlikely they will shed any further light on the cause of the whales' deaths, the Department of Conservation says.