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Farm Flyovers Resuming This Week – ORC
Thursday, 6 July 2023, 12:39 pm | Otago Regional Council
Flights to check that farmers are abiding by Intensive Winter Grazing regulations are resuming tomorrow around Central Otago, with ORC staff to later assess images of farms, forestry operations and waterways. Manager Compliance Tami Sargeant says ... More >>
ORC's New Online Tool To Find Native Plants For Your Area
Thursday, 6 July 2023, 10:34 am | Otago Regional Council
The Otago Regional Council has developed a new online tool to help communities find the most suitable native plants for their specific area and project. ORC’s Manager Environmental Implementation, Libby Caldwell, says the new Otago Native Planting ... More >>
Bus And Ferry Fares Change 1 July
Friday, 30 June 2023, 11:32 am | Otago Regional Council
Otago Regional Council (ORC) is asking passengers to familiarise themselves with a new fare structure which starts in Dunedin and Queenstown on 1 July. “The new fare structure is complicated with a range of options. For those with registered ... More >>
Workshops On Dealing With Dairy Effluent Next Month - ORC
Wednesday, 28 June 2023, 10:05 am | Otago Regional Council
The Otago Regional Council is running the first two of a series of dairy farmer workshops in July, advising around regulations and consenting for effluent storage ponds and its discharge to land. ORC’s Acting Manger Consents, Alexandra King, ... More >>
ORC heralds free fares for children from 1 July
Wednesday, 14 June 2023, 5:39 pm | Otago Regional Council
Free fares for children from 1 July Otago Regional Council will be one of the first big centres in the country to offer free bus fares for young people from July 1. The free fares can be accessed through a registered Bee Card and children must tag ... More >>
ORC and Fish and Game addressing Otago galaxiid’s ‘slide into extinction’
Wednesday, 14 June 2023, 4:39 pm | Otago Regional Council
JOINT MEDIA RELEASE 14 June 2023 The Otago Regional Council, Otago Fish and Game Council, mana whenua and community groups are working together on a “project-by-project” basis toward protecting numerous galaxiid species across Otago from eventual extinction. ... More >>
Consents Review Of Contact Energy’s Clyde Hydro Scheme Completed
Friday, 2 June 2023, 4:12 pm | Otago Regional Council
The resource consent conditions around Contact Energy’s obligations covering public amenities work along its hydro schemes on the Clutha River/ Mata Au in Central Otago have been released by the Otago Regional Council. The recent consents review and ... More >>
Moving Day Reminder For Southern Dairy Farmers
Thursday, 25 May 2023, 9:45 am | Otago Regional Council
Southern dairy farmers are being reminded to undertake best practices to safeguard water quality and transport safety when the annual stock Moving Day begins next Thursday. Moving Day starts from June 1 and continues for several weeks, a tradition where ... More >>
32 Groups Funded $536k For Environmental Projects - ORC
Wednesday, 24 May 2023, 3:16 pm | Otago Regional Council
A total 32 organisations around Otago are the successful recipients of $536,470 - from both the ORC’s annual ECO Fund and its Incentives Fund this year. An initial 49 applications were again oversubscribed by more than 100%, with $1.17 million being ... More >>
Over 200 Intensive Winter Grazing Consents Issued By Otago Regional Council
Thursday, 11 May 2023, 10:07 am | Otago Regional Council
More than 200 Intensive Winter Grazing (IWG) consents have been issued by the ORC to farmers in recent months for winter 2023, and beyond. Acting Manager Consents Alexandra King says the focus in recent months has been on education around how farmers ... More >>
ORC Releases More Information On Glenorchy And Environs
Tuesday, 9 May 2023, 7:30 pm | Otago Regional Council
The latest ORC report on natural hazards around Glenorchy and the adjacent Rees-Dart River floodplain - primarily management of flooding and liquefaction hazards – has been released today, outlining to the Council and local community potential hazard ... More >>
Report Reveals High Risk Of Extinction To Otago Reptiles
Wednesday, 26 April 2023, 2:54 pm | Otago Regional Council
Otago Regional Council has just released its Regional Threat Assessment for reptiles - the first in a series of threat assessments for indigenous species around Otago. The regional status of most reptiles found in Otago are threatened with extinction ... More >>
Attending ORC’s Next Full Council Meeting In Balclutha?
Wednesday, 19 April 2023, 2:30 pm | Otago Regional Council
The public are being encouraged to be part of or attend Otago Regional Council’s full meeting in Balclutha next week by Council Chair Gretchen Robertson. “ Holding this meeting in Balclutha alongside the mighty Clutha River is just part of the recognition ... More >>
Quality Feedback On Proposed Land & Water Plan
Thursday, 6 April 2023, 11:30 am | Otago Regional Council
The Otago Regional Council (ORC) is pleased with the quality of feedback following another positive round of consultation as part of the development of its proposed Land and Water Regional Plan (LWRP) for Otago. Round two of consultation, between ... More >>
ORC Responds To Rabbits With No Boundaries
Wednesday, 5 April 2023, 12:14 pm | Otago Regional Council
With some parts of Otago reporting “plagues” of rabbits during the past summer, the ORC is dedicating more staff to the fight in Central Otago, with new initiatives for its on-going Rabbit Action Plan. While it remains the land occupiers’ responsibility ... More >>
Weir Project Benefitting Rare Manuherikia Valley Galaxiid
Tuesday, 4 April 2023, 10:33 pm | Otago Regional Council
The fish barrier in Thomsons Creek near Omakau. Photo: Thomsons Catchment Project A rare galaxiid fish population in Central Otago is set to benefit hugely from a joint community, council and contractor collaboration which has installed a fish ... More >>
Catchment Groups’ Report Reflects Community Collaboration – ORC
Friday, 31 March 2023, 10:21 am | Otago Regional Council
The stories of at least 14 catchment groups working with the Otago Regional Council has captured an ‘on the ground’ perspective of current actions being undertaken across Otago, to better inform the development of its forthcoming Land and Water ... More >>
ORC Lifts Bus Drivers’ Wages For Third Time To $30 P/h
Tuesday, 28 March 2023, 5:25 pm | Otago Regional Council
The Otago Regional Council is for the third time in seven months lifting the pay rates of bus drivers for its two bus contractors in Dunedin and Queenstown. In a public excluded section of last week’s full Council meeting, it approved drivers’ ... More >>
ORC Farm Flyovers Beginning This Week For 2023 Season
Friday, 24 March 2023, 10:11 am | Otago Regional Council
The Otago Regional Council is about to begin its first farm flyovers for the Intensive Winter Grazing season, which will also be looking at any large land disturbance such as forestry or earth works around waterways. It is intended there will, in coming ... More >>
ORC’s Proposed Annual Plan Now Online For Public Input
Tuesday, 21 March 2023, 12:50 pm | Otago Regional Council
The Otago Regional Council’s Interim Chief Executive Dr Pim Borren is encouraging the public to get involved and check out the Council’s proposed Annual Plan for 2023-24. Dr Pim Borren says the Proposed 2023-24 Annual Plan is now available to ... More >>
