ORFU to be put into liquidation
The Otago Rugby Football Union will go into liquidation on Friday.
ORFU crisis
Unpaid rent situation angers councillor
Unpaid rent situation angers councillor
Revelations the Dunedin City Council is owed hundreds of thousands of dollars in unpaid rent by the Otago Rugby Football Union are "just not good enough", a furious Cr Lee Vandervis says.
McCaw in Otago rescue talks
McCaw in Otago rescue talks
All Black captain Richie McCaw is among a high-powered rugby delegation in Dunedin to negotiate a North-South fundraising match, as part of a final push to save the Otago Rugby Football Union.
Rugby: Liquidation now unlikely but still tough times ahead
Rugby: Liquidation now unlikely but still tough times ahead
The storm clouds may be clearing over Otago rugby. Things seemed grim, very grim, two weeks ago.
Rugby: Brown confident of Otago's future
Rugby: Brown confident of Otago's future
Tony Brown did not agree to help coach Otago just for the money.
ORFU: Queries over pokie grants
ORFU: Queries over pokie grants
Several hundred thousand dollars in pokie grants to the Otago Rugby Football Union for amateur rugby remain unaccounted for.
Mixed reaction from sponsors
Mixed reaction from sponsors
Sponsors backing Dunedin's Forsyth Barr Stadium have reacted to news of the Otago Rugby Football Union's looming liquidation with a mixture of caution and optimism.
No 'clearing of the books' for Otago businesses
No 'clearing of the books' for Otago businesses
The group set to pay a high price for the impending demise of the Otago Rugby Football Union - the Otago business community - is counting the cost of accounts unlikely to be paid.
Inquiry into ORFU funder
Inquiry into ORFU funder
The Department of Internal Affairs is not investigating the Otago Rugby Football Union, but is auditing one of the cash-strapped union's major funders.
ORFU, crematorium on bill
ORFU, crematorium on bill
The Otago Rugby Football Union bail-out debate will again echo around the Dunedin City Council table, when a full meeting of the council today moves to confirm the minutes of an extraordinary meeting that discussed the issue two weeks ago.
DCC may write off ORFU debt
DCC may write off ORFU debt
The Dunedin City Council is considering a debt write-off to help rescue the Otago Rugby Football Union, but only in return for a deal that seeks to secure the Forsyth Barr Stadium's financial future.
Mains asking business for help
Mains asking business for help
At least two Otago business leaders are offering financial help for Otago rugby, and an appeal for support from the wider business community is expected soon.
Rugby: ORFU gets another week
Rugby: ORFU gets another week
The Otago Rugby Football Union's board has delayed by one week the filing of an application to liquidate the union, pending the outcome of discussions around a possible recovery package.
ORFU: Debt write-off talks still in progress
ORFU: Debt write-off talks still in progress
Dunedin city councillors remain behind closed doors discussing a debt write-off deal to help save the Otago Rugby Football Union.
Rugby: ORFU woes derail women's team
Rugby: ORFU woes derail women's team
Otago's financial pressures have claimed their first victim on the field, with the Otago women's team to miss this year's national competition.
Doubts over private sector funding for stadium
Doubts over private sector funding for stadium
The future of "private sector funding" for the Forsyth Barr Stadium may be thrown into question by the shock announcement last night the Otago Rugby Football Union (ORFU) could fold by the end of the week.
Fresh start 'best option' for ORFU
Fresh start 'best option' for ORFU
Go into liquidation and start again. That emerged yesterday as the probable future for the Otago Rugby Football Union and for Otago rugby.
Rugby: Player thinking of creditors
Rugby: Player thinking of creditors
So much for greedy rugby players - Otago back Glenn Dickson's first thoughts were for the creditors when he heard his employer had delayed filing for liquidation.
ORFU bailed out
ORFU bailed out
A deal has been reached to help save the Otago Rugby Football Union.
Process to form board taking shape
Process to form board taking shape
The process to build a new board for the Otago Rugby Football Union continues to gather pace.