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ORC Resumes Bus Bike Rack Use In Time For Easter
Tuesday, 15 April 2025, 4:06 pm | Otago Regional Council
“We’re very pleased to be able to resume the full bike rack service in Dunedin initially and in Queenstown from the beginning of May as all modifications to buses are completed,” ORC’s Manager Transport Lorraine Cheyne says. More >>
ORC Launches Inaugural 75-passenger Capacity Electric Bus On Mosgiel Route
Tuesday, 15 April 2025, 1:16 pm | Otago Regional Council
ORC’s Manager Transport Lorraine Cheyne says the Mosgiel electric bus fleet will eventually consist of the 6 large buses and 6 normal size buses seen on the network. More >>
ORC Creates Web Page Sharing Information On Queenstown’s Shotover WTP
Friday, 11 April 2025, 2:35 pm | Otago Regional Council
The emergency works enacted by QLDC were to bypass the problematic (soak) disposal field and to discharge treated wastewater directly into the Shotover river. QLDC have 20 working days to apply to ORC for a retrospective consent to undertake that ... More >>
ORC Wraps Up Several Water-related Projects Over Summer
Tuesday, 8 April 2025, 11:03 am | Otago Regional Council
Toxic algae blooms were identified at three monitored sites; Butchers Dam near Alexandra, Lake Waihola south of Dunedin and Tomahawk Lagoon, on Dunedin’s coastal outskirts. More >>
Dunstan Awarded Extra Regional Councillor By Local Government Commission
Thursday, 3 April 2025, 12:37 pm | Otago Regional Council
Growth in the Dunstan region (Queenstown Lakes and Dunstan districts) has brought both significant opportunities and challenges, highlighting the need for focused attention and additional representation. More >>
Have Your Say On Public Transport
Monday, 24 March 2025, 9:56 am | Otago Regional Council
The draft plan focuses on connecting communities throughout Otago, improving passenger experience, promoting sustainable transport choices, planning bus routes and funding public transport. More >>
Community Events To Help Shape South Dunedin’s Future
Friday, 21 March 2025, 9:43 am | Otago Regional Council
Otago Regional Council and Dunedin City Councillors this week approved both reports for community engagement on seven possible futures for the areas. The futures are made up of a status quo ‘keep doing what we’re doing’ option, and a further ... More >>
ORC Council Meeting In QT On Wednesday
Monday, 17 March 2025, 4:33 pm | Otago Regional Council
“As always there’ll be a diverse range of subjects considered at this meeting which will give people a chance to sample some of the wide-ranging environmental work ORC undertakes for communities,” she says. More >>
ORC Advances Air Quality Strategy For A Healthier Future
Monday, 17 March 2025, 8:59 am | Otago Regional Council
Decisions will be made on key strategies for a path toward cleaner air in Otago at this Wednesday’s Council meeting, in Queenstown, says ORC’s General Manager Planning and Transport, Anita Dawe. More >>
Help Shape Otago’s Future – ORC’s Annual Plan Open For Feedback
Monday, 17 March 2025, 8:42 am | Otago Regional Council
The annual plan provides information about ORC’s work programme for the coming year and what that will cost. It details any key changes from the Long Term Plan 2024-34, including changes to planned transport improvements. More >>
Te Awa Ōtākou (Otago Harbour) Issues And Opportunities Report Tabled
Monday, 17 March 2025, 8:38 am | Otago Regional Council
The extensive feedback for the report was analysed and summarised into seven themes of accessibility, environmental health, tourism, arts and culture, infrastructure resilience, climate resilience and governance. More >>
Seven Possible Futures Revealed To Meet South Dunedin’s Flooding Challenges
Friday, 14 March 2025, 8:28 am | Otago Regional Council
The joint DCC-ORC South Dunedin Future programme has today released two major reports which analyse the risks facing the low-lying area and options for responding to them. The reports are key building blocks for making a long-term climate adaptation plan. More >>
QT Oil Spill Exercise A Success In Collaboration – ORC
Tuesday, 11 March 2025, 10:25 am | Otago Regional Council
The exercise, on 26 February, was led by the Otago Regional Council’s Pollution Response team, in collaboration with staff from the Queenstown Lakes District Council and its Harbourmaster team - responding together to the simulated real-life emergency More >>
ORC's Annual Intensive Winter Grazing Workshops Getting Underway
Friday, 7 March 2025, 11:35 am | Otago Regional Council
The Otago Regional Council’s annual series of farmer workshops for intensive winter grazing (IWG) to promote good management practices gets underway from March, with seven workshops scheduled across seven locations over six weeks. More >>
Contact ORC Now - ECO Fund Applications Closing 31 March
Thursday, 6 March 2025, 1:44 pm | Otago Regional Council
ORC’s Manager Environmental Implementation Libby Caldwell says interest has been high since the annual funding round was opened on 1 March, noting that on average each of the earlier 10 funding rounds were oversubscribed by about 300%. More >>
ORC To Continue Bus Safety Campaign
Monday, 3 March 2025, 4:08 pm | Otago Regional Council
There are a range of different images and messages as part of the campaign. With now almost 3 million views on social media since it started in late January, ORC regards the communication campaign as effective so far in its goal of encouraging ... More >>
ORC Unanimously Supports Government’s Regional Deal Proposal
Wednesday, 26 February 2025, 3:14 pm | Otago Regional Council
The proposal focusses on sustainable economic growth in the region and details the opportunities for improved public transport and increased water and energy resilience to support the communities of Queenstown Lakes and Central Otago,” Cr Robertson ... More >>
ORC To Consult On Bus Fare And Concession Changes
Wednesday, 19 February 2025, 5:51 pm | Otago Regional Council
The proposed changes will be consulted on as part of the RPTP 2025 – 2035 in late March and April, subject to the draft plan being approved by Council for consultation on 19 March. More >>
Otago Residents Cautioned As Second Thunderstorm Front Gathers For This Afternoon And Evening
Wednesday, 19 February 2025, 3:59 pm | Otago Regional Council
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means people in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening weather conditions and monitor for a possible upgrade to Severe Thunderstorm Warnings. More >>
ORC Welcomes $500K Boost To Fight Threatening Wilding Pines
Tuesday, 18 February 2025, 1:45 pm | Otago Regional Council
Otago Regional Council has welcomed a $500,000 boost in grants from the Government to fight the spread of wilding pines – with 12 area covering more than 3200ha identified around the province. ORC’s Chair Gretchen Robertson says the government’s $500,000 ... More >>
