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Otago Regional Council Urges People To Vote
Wednesday, 31 August 2022, 2:50 pm | Otago Regional Council
With candidates for the Otago Regional Council in the 2022 local government elections announced, ORC Chief Executive Dr Pim Borren recommends voters take the time to do their research. “Check out the candidate profiles, find out what they stand for, ... More >>
Otago Regional Council Decides To Fund New Living Wage For Bus Drivers
Wednesday, 24 August 2022, 4:24 pm | Otago Regional Council
Otago Regional Council today agreed to pay an increase in the wage rate for Orbus drivers to match the difference between their current pay and the 2022 Living Wage rate. “We’re pleased we can support bus drivers with today’s decision,” says ... More >>
ORC Initiates Review Of Contact Energy’s Clyde Consent Conditions
Wednesday, 24 August 2022, 2:03 pm | Otago Regional Council
The Otago Regional Council formally notified Contact Energy yesterday that aspects of its Clyde hydro scheme consents are to be reviewed. ORC’s General Manager Regulatory and Communications, Richard Saunders, says every five years the ORC has a three-month ... More >>
ORC Scoping Study To Assess 75 Otago Lakes
Thursday, 11 August 2022, 3:02 pm | Otago Regional Council
A scoping study by the Otago Regional Council will soon spotlight 75 of Otago’s more than 7000 lakes - the first step toward potentially developing a lakes management plan. The ORC wants to determine whether there is a need for a new Otago Lakes Strategic ... More >>
Time Running Out To Make A Stand For ORC
Friday, 5 August 2022, 10:23 am | Otago Regional Council
The hour is now if you want to stand, or nominate someone to stand, for the Otago Regional Council in this year’s local government elections Nominations close noon Friday 12 August, and don’t leave it to the last minute is the advice from electionz.com ... More >>
Work Begins In North Otago To Expand ORC’s Groundwater Monitoring Network
Tuesday, 2 August 2022, 12:20 pm | Otago Regional Council
The Otago Regional Council is drilling new bore holes to upgrade its groundwater State of the Environment monitoring network in North Otago. This is part of a three-year region-wide project to expand and upgrade the groundwater monitoring network and ... More >>
When It Comes To Wallaby Hunting Cold Nights = High Tech
Monday, 1 August 2022, 9:43 am | Otago Regional Council
Low temperatures are bringing out the wallaby hunters and their high-tech gear in the fight to eradicate this pest People in the Livingstone area would have seen a drone in the sky after dark and dogs and handlers on the ground during the past week. ... More >>
ORC “heli-guaging” Of Flooded Rivers Piques Public Interest
Thursday, 28 July 2022, 5:15 pm | Otago Regional Council
Public interest has been high on the work of the Otago Regional Council’s hydrology staff’s use of helicopters to gauge the flows of the numerous North Otago waterways in flood during the past two days. ORC’s Team Leader Monitoring Eve Bruhns says ... More >>
Vulnerable Parts Of Otago Under Close Watch Tonight As Rain Continues
Tuesday, 26 July 2022, 4:42 pm | Otago Regional Council
Emergency Management Otago is asking people and residents in their homes to remain vigilant of water levels in their area overnight, particularly in areas more susceptible to flooding, as heavy rain continues into the evening across Otago. The slow-moving ... More >>
A Reminder About Postal Voting
Monday, 25 July 2022, 11:50 am | Otago Regional Council
The Otago Regional Council is reminding voters that voting in this year’s local government elections is by postal voting. With so much of our life admin now done online or talking to an automated telephone message, actually physically posting ... More >>
Pollutants In Stormwater Drains Identified - ORC
Friday, 22 July 2022, 3:38 pm | Otago Regional Council
The recent downpour and flooding has prompted the Otago Regional Council to remind people of their obligations around discharges into stormwater drains, following instances of pollutants recently entering drains. ORC Manager Compliance Tami Sargeant says ... More >>
Urgent News For Queenstown People
Thursday, 21 July 2022, 3:04 pm | Otago Regional Council
Due to sudden driver shortage the following services are disrupted from late this afternoon. Route number 1 (Remarkables Park to Sunshine Bay) is running a one hour service from 4.35 pm today (instead of a half hour service) – this will be in effect ... More >>
Electric Buses For Dunedin Will Help Meet Climate Goals
Wednesday, 20 July 2022, 3:01 pm | Otago Regional Council
A new fleet of electric buses will begin servicing some Dunedin routes within 18 months. Otago Regional Council has signed off on a contract with Ritchies Transport for delivery of a number of routes within the city. “The Otago Regional Council ... More >>
River Warnings For Lower Clutha And Ophir
Tuesday, 19 July 2022, 6:03 pm | Otago Regional Council
Residents near Inch Clutha downstream of Balclutha and Ophir township on the banks of the Manuherekia River are being advised to keep a sharp watch on river levels, respectively the Clutha and Manuherekia Rivers. Otago Regional Council Manager Natural ... More >>
Caution Urged Around Many Otago Waterways
Tuesday, 19 July 2022, 9:55 am | Otago Regional Council
The Otago Regional Council is urging people to be cautious around rivers and low lying land as waterways around Central Otago and the upper Clutha catchments rise with the on-going rain system. ORC’s Manager Natural Hazards Jean-Luc Payan says ... More >>
Otago Regional Council Adds Morning Services In Response To Demand
Thursday, 14 July 2022, 1:57 pm | Otago Regional Council
The Otago Regional Council has listened to feedback from passengers and is adding some extra morning services to the reduced bus timetable in Dunedin. The extra morning services will be added on weekdays when the reduced service timetable comes into ... More >>
Otago Regional Council To Reduce Bus Services For Dunedin And Queenstown
Wednesday, 13 July 2022, 5:31 am | Otago Regional Council
The Otago Regional Council is moving to a reduced bus timetable in Dunedin and Queenstown from Tuesday 19 July to provide greater reliability following disruptions due to driver shortages. The reduced timetable will be the same 7 days a week in Queenstown. ... More >>
ORC Pleased Community Contribution Has Been Streaming In
Tuesday, 12 July 2022, 12:28 pm | Otago Regional Council
The Otago Regional Council continues to build the picture of how communities across Otago value their lakes, rivers, streams and wetlands, and are thanking the many people in the community who provided feedback, both in-person and online, on the ... More >>
ORC Monitoring Waterways With Heavy Rain And Snow Expected
Monday, 11 July 2022, 4:51 pm | Otago Regional Council
Householders and farmers around Otago are being reminded to check their properties and stock in preparation for a “sustained rain event” and snow which is bearing down on many parts of inland and coastal Otago – from mid-Tuesday through to Wednesday. ... More >>
N-cap Deadline For Farmers Next Month – ORC
Wednesday, 22 June 2022, 12:22 pm | Otago Regional Council
The Otago Regional Council is reminding Southern dairy farmers the deadline for their inaugural report on their use of synthetic nitrogen fertiliser is looming – due on 31 July. New rules came into effect in July last year, known as N-cap, where ... More >>
