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Farmers Workshops For IWG Consenting Underway This Week – ORC
Tuesday, 14 March 2023, 9:28 am | Otago Regional Council
The Otago Regional Council’s annual series of farmer workshops for intensive winter grazing (IWG) consenting gets underway this week, with 10 workshops at seven locations on offer during the next four weeks. The workshops are at Moeraki, Ranfurly, Middlemarch, ... More >>
Dry Conditions In Otago Weekly Update
Friday, 3 March 2023, 10:57 am | Otago Regional Council
Conditions continue to be dry across the region, and unseasonably dry in South Otago. Rivers across Otago are returning to low flows after a brief reprieve with the rainfall last week. Unfortunately, there has not been a period of follow up rain. ORC’s ... More >>
Call For 2023 ECO Fund Applications
Tuesday, 28 February 2023, 10:11 am | Otago Regional Council
The Otago Regional Council’s 2023 ECO Fund is offering more support than ever for community-led projects which protect, enhance, or promote Otago’s environment. The total environmental contestable grants’ fund has risen by 20.8%, to $568,000. ... More >>
High-resolution Mapping Of Otago’s Entire Coastline Completed - ORC
Monday, 27 February 2023, 11:33 am | Otago Regional Council
A new high-resolution ground mapping dataset of Otago’s entire coastline is complete – now including about 30-40 kilometres inland - covering a total 4250 square kilometres of land. The high-resolution 3D ground elevation data for the coastline and its catchments ... More >>
Dry Conditions In Otago Weekly Update
Friday, 24 February 2023, 11:16 am | Otago Regional Council
As the rain has come this week, all rivers are currently out of low flow. Most of the sites the Otago Regional Council monitors are higher with recent rain. ORC’s Acting General Manager Regulatory Joanna Gilroy says: “The Maniototo, West and ... More >>
ORC Approves Draft Annual Plan, With New Rates Forecast, To Now Seek Public Feedback
Thursday, 23 February 2023, 4:49 pm | Otago Regional Council
The Otago Regional Council on Wednesday approved its draft 2023/24 Annual Plan, forecasting an 18.8% average increase in rates across Otago. In dollar terms, this means an $84 rise on annual average rates per household. From mid-March, Otago residents ... More >>
More Trips Being Made By Bus
Wednesday, 22 February 2023, 1:14 pm | Otago Regional Council
Bus use in both Dunedin and Queenstown has increased during the past six months compared with the same time last year – up respectively 14% and 45%. “We’re pleased to report that the number of trips made on the bus is steadily increasing ... More >>
Otago Regional Council Urges ‘common Sense’ In The Current Dry, As Next Steps Flagged
Tuesday, 21 February 2023, 2:49 pm | Otago Regional Council
Despite some rain mid-week on the horizon, Otago faces extremely dry conditions that could, if they continue, require a difficult water shortage direction from the Otago Regional Council. The NIWA forecast for the next few weeks is for Otago’s ... More >>
Effluent Consenting To Safeguard Waterways On The Horizon – ORC
Tuesday, 7 February 2023, 11:59 am | Otago Regional Council
Otago farmers are being reminded consent applications must be in by early-June for some farmers regarding future animal effluent storage and discharge of animal effluent to land. ORC’s Acting Manager Consents Alexandra King says last year’s effluent ... More >>
Otago Water Users Being Urged To Use Resource More Efficiently - ORC
Wednesday, 1 February 2023, 10:40 am | Otago Regional Council
Rural and urban water users are being encouraged to use their water resources more efficiently as rivers and streams across Otago continue to run low. The NIWA forecast for the next five weeks is for Otago’s weather to be dryer than in previous years, ... More >>
Regular Bus Service Is Back From 1st February
Friday, 27 January 2023, 9:39 am | Otago Regional Council
In response to customer demand the Otago Regional Council (ORC) is moving back to its regular bus timetable in Dunedin from Wednesday 1st February. A reduced timetable will continue operating in Queenstown until June. The council has worked with operators ... More >>
ORC Staff Respond To 3 Pollution Incidents In Central Otago
Friday, 20 January 2023, 1:26 pm | Otago Regional Council
Calls to the Otago Regional Council’s Pollution Hotline on Thursday saw its Central Otago staff respond to three consecutive incidents, with separate complaints investigated over dirtied waterways, the presence of toxic algae and dead ducks. Members of the ... More >>
Free Buses To Ōtākou Marae On Waitangi Day
Friday, 13 January 2023, 2:40 pm | Otago Regional Council
Free buses will again be provided by the Otago Regional Council to take passengers to Waitangi Day celebrations at Ōtākou Marae on the Otago Peninsula, operating to and from central Dunedin, with stops along the way. Interim Manager Transport ... More >>
ORC Sets Deadlines For Return To Full Public Transport Timetables
Wednesday, 4 January 2023, 8:04 pm | Otago Regional Council
The Otago Regional Council has assessed capability of public transport operators to return to a more frequent service in both Queenstown and Dunedin and has concluded that only Dunedin operators are ready and have enough drivers to increase frequency ... More >>
Check, Clean, Dry Advocates Out And About In Central Otago These Holidays
Thursday, 22 December 2022, 6:29 pm | Otago Regional Council
ORC’s biosecurity team welcomes two new advocates tasked with keeping lake weeds front of mind for those enjoying freshwater activities this summer. Nicole Fleury and Izzy Coe will help spread the word about preventing aquatic pests in our waterways ... More >>
Bringing The Oioi Back To Te Hakapupu
Tuesday, 20 December 2022, 5:33 pm | Otago Regional Council
More than 1600 oioi plants have been planted around the South Arm of Te Hakapupu estuary thanks to the hard work and collaborative efforts of the Kāti Huirapa Rūnaka ki Puketeraki marae nursery and Tūmai Beach Restoration Trust. The project was largely ... More >>
Wide-ranging Otago Report On Rural Industries Released: ORC
Thursday, 1 December 2022, 12:01 pm | Otago Regional Council
A new report on farming and growing in Otago surveys over 150 years of practices for six primary industries, collating information on their production systems, size, distribution, key features and markets - needed to support development of the Land ... More >>
Stay Clear - Toxic Cyanobacteria In Butchers Dam: ORC
Wednesday, 16 November 2022, 10:05 am | Otago Regional Council
The potentially toxic Cyanobacteria has been found in Butchers Dam in Central Otago, prompting the Otago Regional Council to advise people to stay out of the dam and keep dogs well away from the water and dam edges. Cyanobacteria, a blue-green algae ... More >>
Reminder On New Residential Earthworks Rules For Sediment Control – ORC
Tuesday, 15 November 2022, 5:27 pm | Otago Regional Council
Home builders and residential developers are being reminded of the new requirements in place around consenting for residential earthworks - to ensure no sediments are leached off-site into waterways. There have been numerous instances around Otago ... More >>
Enviroschools’ Reaches Tamariki In More Than 100 Otago Schools And Early Childhood Centres
Monday, 14 November 2022, 9:49 am | Otago Regional Council
Enviroschools is a nationwide programme supported by Toimata Foundation and founding partner Te Mauri Tau, with a large national network of 15 regional partners, says ORC’s Regional Enviroschools Coordinator Robyn Zink. The network includes 14 Regional ... More >>
