New tracks through huge forestry area accessible
Overseas investment into forestry is often under the spotlight but it has created a win-win for an Otago forest company and the community.
Steve Hepburn
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Concerns about fish farm effects on sea lions
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Concerns about fish farm effects on sea lions
Sea lions may get addicted to salmon from a proposed giant fish farm, which would cause them to become more desensitised to humans, a marine mammal experts says.
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Minister bullish about reform
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Minister bullish about reform
The conservation minister is bullish about proposed changes to an ‘‘outdated and slow system’’ and has hit out at the wilding pine debacle.
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Rates cap commitment remains: Watts
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Rates cap commitment remains: Watts
The government is committed to its rates cap despite looking at making big changes in local government.
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Complaint against coach
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Complaint against coach
Former Olympic swimming coach Jeremy Duncan is the subject of an investigation by the Sport Integrity Commission.
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Dunedin cruise passengers unsure what to do
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Dunedin cruise passengers unsure what to do
Many cruise ship passengers are arriving in the centre of Dunedin without knowing what to do, a meeting has been told.
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'Covid killed us': Historic furniture firm shutting up shop
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'Covid killed us': Historic furniture firm shutting up shop
One of Dunedin’s oldest companies, Otago Furniture, is closing its doors.
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No appeals against wind farm
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No appeals against wind farm
No appeals have been made against the Slopedown wind farm.
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Pedestrian steps into street-tree hole, injuring leg
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Pedestrian steps into street-tree hole, injuring leg
A woman was left lying on the ground in George St after falling into an unmarked hole which should have been protected by council cones, a bystander says.
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Mayors receptive to reform
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Mayors receptive to reform
A tentative thumbs up — but far from a ringing endorsement — was what Otago mayors thought of another proposed local government shake-up.
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Stacks of advice to have a clean fire
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Stacks of advice to have a clean fire
An Otago chimney sweep says education is the way to clean up the region’s air and people having their fire blazing for hours on end costs them and the environment.
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More power needed, grid operator says
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More power needed, grid operator says
This year is set to be a record for new power generation coming on line, but a warning has gone out about what lies ahead.
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Smelter workers striking over ‘principle’
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Smelter workers striking over ‘principle’
For the first time in at least 35 years, workers are going on strike at the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter.
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Love of Lindauer fuels fundraising
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Love of Lindauer fuels fundraising
Four Mosgiel women who came up with a plan 12 years ago had 50,000 reasons to smile yesterday.
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Four in court over home invasion
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Four in court over home invasion
Four men face a raft of charges — including two counts of strangulation — after entering a house in Balclutha and beating up two people inside.
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Value of cruise ships to economy stressed
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Value of cruise ships to economy stressed
Claims that environmental damage from cruise ships outweighed their economic benefits have been rubbished.
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ORC clean heating fund parked for now
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ORC clean heating fund parked for now
The Otago Regional Council has stepped back from funding new clean heating systems in targeted towns.
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'Heartbreaking': Owner says irrigation almost killed horse
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'Heartbreaking': Owner says irrigation almost killed horse
A veteran gold miner says a disease caused by over-irrigation nearly killed one of his horses.
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Gold Coast flight ditched as fuel costs bite
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Gold Coast flight ditched as fuel costs bite
Jetstar will be dropping one of its transtasman flights from Dunedin for a period in late winter.
Balclutha residents paying most for power
Balclutha residents paying most for power
People are increasingly shopping around for cheaper power prices and Balclutha residents are being advised to follow the trend as the town has the most expensive power bills in the country.