In a new report, Otago Regional Council (ORC) has released its Regional Threat Assessment for vascular plants – the third in a series of threat assessments for indigenous species in Otago. For the ...

City councillor David Benson-Pope says the Otago Regional Council and its companies should get out of the way of development on Dunedin's waterfront. Port Otago has reaped a massive profit selling its ...

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On the eve of the annual World Wetlands Day, the Otago Regional Council is highlighting the identification more than 15,000 wetlands across Otago in recent years. ORC Chair Gretchen Robertson says in ...

There's relief from Federated Farmers after Otago Regional Council was forced to pause its proposed land and water regional plan. The council's plans were ground to a halt after the Government ...

Around 70 per cent of New Zealanders who live more than two hours from a base hospital live right here in the Otago Central ...

The Otago Daily Times conducted a Q&A with ORC's North Otago environmental officer Simon Stevenson, about wallaby management in the region. Q How many wallabies were destroyed around Ranfurly last ...

A scheduled meeting of the Otago Regional Council (ORC) to vote on a critical land and water plan was abruptly altered following an eleventh-hour government intervention. The change left council ...

Marian Hobbs has resigned from the Otago Regional Council, but is keeping mum about the reason for her decision, saying she did not want to give already stressed people further anxiety. The former ...

Creating a brand for New Zealand red meat that is verified as meeting fishable and swimmable water quality objectives is the mission of Food, Farms and Freshwater. Community-based groups seeking to ...

Former mayor and broadcaster Michael Laws hopes to inject some energy into a regional council that has the "unfortunate reputation for being a rest-home for burned out local body politicians". Laws, ...

An example of critical source area, such as a gully or swale, that need consent before intensive winter grazing can be carried out. Photo / Supplied - Otago Regional Council Otago Regional Council ...