Keen-eyed KiwiRail workers rescue beached dolphin
Keen-eyed KiwiRail workers rescue beached dolphin
Some alert KiwiRail workers led to a dolphin being successfully rescued from the edge of Blueskin Bay on Wednesday afternoon.
Steve Hepburn
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Residential housing tracking well but industrial land shortfall predicted: report
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Residential housing tracking well but industrial land shortfall predicted: report
There should be enough houses in Queenstown for everybody in decades to come, but limits on industrial, commercial and retail land loom, a new report suggests.
Hopes to change grey teal classification to hunted bird
Hopes to change grey teal classification to hunted bird
The grey teal may become a hunted bird, although it may not be for a couple of years — if at all.
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To the rescue — wherever you are
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To the rescue — wherever you are
Glenn McKay is not your ordinary doctor.
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‘Hard decision’ coming soon
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‘Hard decision’ coming soon
The Total Mobility scheme in Otago is to remain in its current form, but a warning has been sounded change must come — and sooner rather than later.
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Councillors split over proposed shake-up
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Councillors split over proposed shake-up
A former Otago Regional Council chairwoman says she is sick of the negativity about the council, wants it to remain and much of the talk around its destruction were "simplified anecdotes".
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ORC staff moot boating rule changes
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ORC staff moot boating rule changes
Drink-driving tests will not hit the water in Otago, but traffic in Otago Harbour will be more closely monitored as changes arrive for boating in the region.
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Bid for grey teal to be hunted
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Bid for grey teal to be hunted
The grey teal may become a hunted bird, although it may not be for a couple of years — if at all.
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Industrial action averted in mental health unit
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Industrial action averted in mental health unit
A threat to limit services in a ward at Southland Hospital yesterday was withdrawn and a meeting set for next week between the parties.
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Omission from process irks farmer
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Omission from process irks farmer
A farmer who works on her husband’s family property — second-closest to the proposed Slopedown wind farm — is questioning why she has been left off the consultation list while others much further...
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Running of unit ‘serious public safety issue'
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Running of unit ‘serious public safety issue'
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) is demanding changes in a mental health ward at Southland Hospital be made by 3pm today or its members may not carry out any unsafe work.
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'An endless tide of threats and abuse': Rest-home worker
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'An endless tide of threats and abuse': Rest-home worker
A health worker who lost her job at Oxford Court rest-home in October says she does not know why she has now been trespassed from the complex.
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ORC in two minds whether to move
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ORC in two minds whether to move
Views are mixed from Otago regional councillors over whether staff should move into the council’s new building, one highlighting governance may disappear but the staff will not.
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IT breakdown put nurses at risk: NZNO
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IT breakdown put nurses at risk: NZNO
The safety of mental health nurses was compromised after an IT system breakdown in Southland Hospital led to alarm systems not working on an overcrowded ward.
New Fish & Game headquarters opened
New Fish & Game headquarters opened
The new Otago Fish & Game headquarters on the outskirts of Mosgiel were opened yesterday, and have all the bells and whistles the organisation needs, its chief executive said.
Hydro lakes full, water to be spilt from Pukaki
Hydro lakes full, water to be spilt from Pukaki
The hydro lakes are full and Meridian Energy is set to spill water from Lake Pukaki.
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'As far as running the company, they were awful'
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'As far as running the company, they were awful'
Two employees of failed Dunedin wine venture Winely say the firm was more about ideas than the reality of running a business.
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Complaints over rest-home continue; WorkSafe says visit not required
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Complaints over rest-home continue; WorkSafe says visit not required
As another horror story emerges from Oxford Court rest-home, WorkSafe says it did not pay a visit as complaints were more about employment disputes and health issues.
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One-way changes questioned
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One-way changes questioned
Separate truck lanes are in the pipeline for two one-way streets in the centre of Dunedin with questions raised about safety and the future of one small Dunedin business.
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Poor care, culture of fear reported at rest-home
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Poor care, culture of fear reported at rest-home
Horror stories at a Dunedin rest-home range from a resident left sitting in his own faeces, a culture of fear within staff and an assisted dying procedure being "ruined" by a hostile staff member.