Three new faces on Otago Peninsula board
Three new faces on Otago Peninsula board
Of Dunedin's six community boards, it is the Otago Peninsula board that will have the most new faces after Saturday's election.
Rebecca Fox
Two new faces join incumbents
Two new faces join incumbents
There will be only two new faces at the Otago Regional Council table, all its incumbent councillors having fought off challenges for their seats.
Westerlies then fine spring November days
Westerlies then fine spring November days
Typical spring westerly winds are expected to continue in coming weeks, with the odd spell of rain, MetService's seasonal forecast says.
Sea lion fishery deaths policy 'risky'
Sea lion fishery deaths policy 'risky'
Delaying the assessment of the management tool used to set limits for sea lion deaths in the Auckland Islands squid fishery for five years is ''inherently risky'' given the ''uncertainties around its predictions'', an specialist review panel has found.
Return unclaimed voting papers
Return unclaimed voting papers
Owners are being urged to post back voting papers for residents no longer living at that address.
Down-to-earth Hunter charms fans at show
Down-to-earth Hunter charms fans at show
A kiss on the cheek from supermodel and reality television show judge Rachel Hunter made Dunedin man Mark Thompson's day.
130 possums eliminated
130 possums eliminated
An operation to reduce high possum numbers, possibly infected with bovine tuberculosis (Tb), in rural areas around Mosgiel has so far eliminated about 130 of the pests.
DCC supports fire merger
DCC supports fire merger
The Dunedin City Council is now backing a proposed Otago-wide rural fire district after an assurance the city would retain its own rural firefighting resources.
Brockville residents plan orchard
Brockville residents plan orchard
In a few years' time, Brockville residents hope to be enjoying apples and pears from their very own community orchard.
Conference on 'citizen-initiated' conservation
Conference on 'citizen-initiated' conservation
More than 170 people will attend a conference in Dunedin this month aimed at helping ''citizen-initiated'' conservation meet the challenges it is facing as the responsibility for looking after New Zealand's biodiversity increasingly falls on the community.
Ecosanctuary sets sights on $2m fund
Ecosanctuary sets sights on $2m fund
Orokonui Ecosanctuary is hoping to build up a foundation fund of up to $2 million from bequests and donations to help tide it over the tough times.
Angling for a trout on first day of fishing season
Angling for a trout on first day of fishing season
There is nothing 78-year-old Brockville man Glyn Beattie likes better than a quiet, clear river on the first day of the fishing season.
Snowdon Forest land protection 'weak'
Snowdon Forest land protection 'weak'
A decision on Fiordland Link Experience's monorail proposal will still be considered on the basis of the conservation land's stewardship classification despite a call for greater protection of such land.
Harbour oyster application knocked back second time
Harbour oyster application knocked back second time
The Otago Regional Council has turned down for a second time an application by Southern Clams to finish off Bluff oysters in Otago Harbour.
Waipori pumps updated
Waipori pumps updated
A major revamp of the Waipori flood pumps, the first line of defence when the West Taieri floods, is mostly complete.
Daffodils despite the elements
Daffodils despite the elements
Spring winds meant it was a real forage for Milburn grower Alan Brown to find his prize-winning daffodil.
An influential woman
An influential woman
Susie Staley hopes Dunedin and iD fashion show events will get more exposure as a result of her being named a finalist in the Women of Influence Awards.
New loan limits could affect 500
New loan limits could affect 500
About 500 Otago home buyers could be affected by the Reserve Bank's new mortgage lending limits, Labour leader David Cunliffe says.
Nature programme fosters wellbeing
Nature programme fosters wellbeing
Stomping through mud in gumboots, Ella Bezett and Jack Nicolaou could not be happier.
ORC doubles water quality monitoring
ORC doubles water quality monitoring
Monitoring of Otago's waterways has doubled as the Otago Regional Council seeks to ensure water quality is maintained or improves.