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Safety Prompts Trial Of New Bus Stop Looping Into Waitati Township
Friday, 9 August 2024, 10:14 am | Otago Regional Council
Northbound buses will now briefly loop into Waitati township to let passengers off at a new temporary stop opposite the fire station from Wednesday, 14 August, before returning to State Highway 1 and continuing north. More >>
ORC Extends Submission Period For Representation Review
Thursday, 8 August 2024, 12:32 pm | Otago Regional Council
Otago Regional Council is extending the public consultation period for its representation review of Councillor numbers for Otago, after identifying a mistake in the submission form. ORC Chief Executive Richard Saunders apologises to the 120 submitters so far ... More >>
Bus Travel Increases In Queenstown And Dunedin
Wednesday, 7 August 2024, 12:11 pm | Otago Regional Council
The number of bus trips taken in Dunedin from July 2023 to June 2024 was 3,397,245, a 21% increase compared to the same period in 2022 – 2023 and more than each of the previous six years. More >>
Boost To Biosecurity And Biodiversity Programmes - ORC
Tuesday, 6 August 2024, 2:22 pm | Otago Regional Council
The biodiversity paper covers collaborative projects with iwi, Department of Conservation, and other key organisations to develop, co-ordinate and deliver programmes to enhance indigenous biodiversity – such as baseline studies, protection of high value biodiversity ... More >>
Night Bus Detours Happening In Queenstown From 11 August
Friday, 2 August 2024, 5:30 pm | Otago Regional Council
The Otago Regional Council (ORC) advises that some of its public buses will be following detours after 10pm, from 11 August to mid-September, due to a series of road closures around the Frankton Bus Hub area. ORC’s Manager Transport Lorraine Cheyne says ... More >>
ORC Seeks Details On Costs Claim
Thursday, 1 August 2024, 2:59 pm | Otago Regional Council
ORC has listened to the feedback received through the community engagement and formal pre-notification consultation and has amended the draft LWRP to reflect feedback on the practicality and costs of the draft rules. More >>
ORC Continues To Monitor As Rain Expected To Ease
Tuesday, 30 July 2024, 4:34 pm | Otago Regional Council
The heavy rain warning was lifted by MetService this afternoon, but river levels are expected to remain elevated, with snow melt likely in the week ahead. More >>
ORC Closely Monitoring As Heavy Rain Hits Otago
Monday, 29 July 2024, 7:07 pm | Otago Regional Council
Areas to focus on based on the current rainfall forecast are the Silver Stream catchment including the Gordon Road spillway near Mosgiel and the Riverside Road spillway downstream of Outram. More >>
Want The Dirt On Otago Soil?
Wednesday, 24 July 2024, 10:00 am | Otago Regional Council
ORC Land and Soil Scientist, Erik Button, has recently developed a series of free to download fact sheets on Otago soils with valuable information for farmers and growers. More >>
Public Encouraged To Attend Full ORC Meeting In Cromwell
Monday, 22 July 2024, 1:37 pm | Otago Regional Council
Cr Robertson says ORC welcomes the opportunity to hear firsthand from the Parliamentary Commissioner, who draws on six years of research to present practical suggestions around land use change. More >>
Public Feedback Sought On How Air Quality Managed In Otago - ORC
Friday, 19 July 2024, 9:35 am | Otago Regional Council
People across Otago are being encouraged to give their feedback on how to best manage air quality, with 17 drop-in sessions across Otago starting at the end of the month. More >>
ORC Launches New, Mobile-friendly Website
Tuesday, 9 July 2024, 1:38 pm | Otago Regional Council
It reflects significant advances in navigational capability, how people like to access their information, for example on mobile phones, and user preferences for certain topics on the website. More >>
Free Buses For Rugby Test Match - ORC
Monday, 1 July 2024, 2:00 pm | Otago Regional Council
Fans travelling to the game on any of ORC’s Orbus bus services must show their match tickets to the driver to get free travel – which is valid for two hours before and about one hour after the match. More >>
Submissions Sought: ORC Proposing Changes To The Way Otago Communities Are Represented
Wednesday, 26 June 2024, 2:07 pm | Otago Regional Council
With significant growth in Central Otago and Queenstown Lakes, the Otago Regional Council is proposing to reduce the number of Dunedin councillors by one and add one to the Dunstan constituency. More >>
ORC Adopts Long-Term Plan
Wednesday, 26 June 2024, 1:26 pm | Otago Regional Council
ORC Chair Gretchen Robertson says the LTP has a “significant focus” on public transport, large-scale environmental project funding and how rates are calculated. More >>
Otago Is One Of NZ’s Most Botanically Diverse Regions
Wednesday, 26 June 2024, 10:31 am | Otago Regional Council
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. More >>
Joint $1.78b Transport Plan Adopted For Otago And Southland
Monday, 24 June 2024, 7:22 pm | Otago Regional Council
The respective Regional Land Transport Plans will next go before Otago Regional Council and Environment Southland next month before the Plan is lodged with NZ Transport Agency: Waka Kotahi by the end of July. More >>
Buses Connecting People For Matariki
Monday, 24 June 2024, 10:12 am | Otago Regional Council
People joining Matariki celebrations in Ōtepoti Dunedin and Kā-Muriwai Arrowtown will be able to catch public buses to festivities over the long weekend. More >>
Buses Connecting Communities For Matariki - ORC
Monday, 24 June 2024, 9:59 am | Otago Regional Council
People joining Matariki celebrations in Ōtepoti Dunedin and Kā-Muriwai Arrowtown will be able to catch public buses to festivities over the long weekend. More >>
Annual Winter Flyovers Resume This Week - ORC
Tuesday, 18 June 2024, 10:31 am | Otago Regional Council
Otago Regional Council annual winter flyovers are set to begin at the end of this week for the next two weeks, with a focus on coastal Otago and some Central Otago properties. More >>
