Richard Davison

Concerned Otago regional councillors have called an extraordinary public meeting tomorrow, in order to provide residents with the certainty they ‘‘urgently’’ need on a key environmental plan.

A southern mayor says he remains proud of his council’s achievements, despite plummeting satisfaction from residents shown in the latest results of a long-running annual survey.

Milton residents will be asked if they want to scrap a new pool and library/service centre project later this month, following a budget blow-out.

The discovery of a large marine fossil by a young Otago enthusiast could help add to our understanding of the region’s dinosaur past.

A Southern mayor says removing a passing lane from the district’s main town highway would leave it suitable only for "horse and cart" use.

A councillor is "shocked" by an Otago Regional Council decision to hold a critical meeting behind closed doors today.

Despite a regional landfill running out of space, residents should not be concerned about a looming tsunami of uncollected rubbish, officials say.

A South Otago campground is earmarked for a low-cost upgrade, following the removal of controversial cabins from the site.

Small rural South Otago township Clinton could be the next in line for a cosmopolitan global influx, as it follows in nearby Kaitangata’s footsteps.

Forestry companies exterminate thousands of pigs each year and want to be good neighbours, a meeting in Lawrence heard yesterday.

A Central Otago community group says emergency measures to address a looming electricity crisis could turn Lake Hāwea into a dustbowl.

Allegations of stock shootings and irresponsible forestry management are flying in Lawrence, as police call a public meeting to bring tempers down from boiling point.

From refusing to touch meat to taking up her knives as a fully qualified fifth-generation family butcher, Hannah Botting’s transformation is now complete.

An eco project to help conserve a rare native galaxiid fish may soon come to fruition in West Otago.

A Clutha resident says he has lost confidence in his local council after requests to address fly-tipping go unheeded.