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Two complaints about rest-home made to commissioner
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Two complaints about rest-home made to commissioner
The health and disability commissioner has received two complaints about the Oxford Court rest-home this year.
Steve Hepburn
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Family battles Department of Conservation over ‘iconic’ crib
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Family battles Department of Conservation over ‘iconic’ crib
A family who own an old Kinloch crib, which features in a soon-to-be-released Brad Pitt movie, has won support to keep the 87-year-old "absolutely iconic" structure.
Rock lobster catch set to rise; reserve next steps decided
Rock lobster catch set to rise; reserve next steps decided
The tide appears to be coming in at the right time for the Otago rock lobster industry as its catch is set to increase and it has been allowed to resubmit on a contentious marine reserve.
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Ratepayer shocked by unexpected bill
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Ratepayer shocked by unexpected bill
A Central Otago man says a council sending him a $1000 bill to pay some rates he thought he had paid felt arrogant and imperious.
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Bloom well worth the 22-year wait: owner
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Bloom well worth the 22-year wait: owner
It was touch and go, but an agave is about to have its day in the sun.
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.
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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.