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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 >>
ORC Welcomes Evaluation Report; ‘Work To Be Done’ - CE
Monday, 17 February 2025, 9:46 am | Otago Regional Council
ORC’s Chief Executive Richard Saunders says the work - Otago Regional Council, Independent Evaluation Report – has a focus on continuous improvement and helps create a benchmark which over time can then be measured. More >>
Changes Are Coming To How We Pay For Public Transport
Wednesday, 29 January 2025, 4:20 pm | Otago Regional Council
Otago Regional Council General Manager Planning and Transport Anita Dawe says, “Motu Move is the new ticketing and payment system that is a partnership between the NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi. More >>
We’re All In The Same Team - Bus Safety Campaign
Monday, 27 January 2025, 10:11 am | Otago Regional Council
ORC General Manager Planning and Transport Anita Dawe says the Joint Dunedin Students Council and Dunedin Youth Council raised youth safety concerns, wanting to work with ORC to improve safety and raise awareness. More >>
ORC Lodges Enforcement Order With Environment Court
Thursday, 23 January 2025, 4:04 pm | Otago Regional Council
ORC’s Chief Executive Richard Saunders says following conclusion of a more than year-long investigation, a decision has been made to apply to the Environment Court for an Enforcement Order - under section 316 of the Resource Management Act 1991. More >>
Back To School On The Bus
Monday, 20 January 2025, 4:11 pm | Otago Regional Council
Bus travel is free for children aged from 5 to 12 with a registered Bee Card, and $1.20 for 13 to 18-year-olds, for a single trip in Dunedin, or $1.50 in Queenstown. More >>
Southern Fires Prompt Outdoor Burning Warning
Wednesday, 15 January 2025, 2:22 pm | Otago Regional Council
Central Otago and Upper Waitaki zones in Otago are under a restricted fire season until further notice since 16 December, so no burning is permitted in these areas currently. The general Queenstown Lakes zone is restricted so can burn only with ... More >>
Look Out For ORC’s Freshwater Ambassadors In Central Otago This Summer
Thursday, 19 December 2024, 11:20 am | Otago Regional Council
From this week through to mid-February 2025, ambassadors Kyra Martyn and Jimmy Daamen, will be based out of ORC'S Cromwell office and visiting various spots across Otago’s lakes and rivers talking to water users about freshwater pests and the Check, Clean, ... More >>
Representatives Selected For Lower Taieri Flood And Drainage Group
Friday, 13 December 2024, 12:07 pm | Otago Regional Council
Nominations were open for three weeks before the meeting, with 10 people from the scheme area being nominated. There were five nominations to represent East Taieri and five nominations to represent West Taieri on the group. More >>
Public-Private Collaboration Clears Stevenson's Peninsula Of Wilding Pines - ORC
Thursday, 12 December 2024, 2:28 pm | Otago Regional Council
The work near Lake Wanaka was carried out between 7-29 November 2024, and involved a total of 409 hours of intensive clearing. More >>
Update On Monitoring Of Shotover Wastewater Treatment Plant
Tuesday, 10 December 2024, 4:31 pm | Otago Regional Council
The ORC is investigating and working on compliance enforcement options as a priority in relation to the Shotover Wastewater Treatment Plant. Investigations include regular discharge testing which occurs alongside the separate testing by plant owner-operator ... More >>
Public Feedback Sought On Head Of Lake Whakatipu Natural Hazards Strategy
Friday, 6 December 2024, 10:24 am | Otago Regional Council
On Wednesday, ORC councillors endorsed the use of a Draft Strategy for public feedback and the document is now open for consultation. The documents released include the full Draft Strategy document and a summary report which includes a feedback survey. More >>
Building On Successful Community Rabbit Control At Moeraki
Thursday, 5 December 2024, 4:05 pm | Otago Regional Council
“The Moeraki programme is a fantastic example of the success community initiatives can have, but rabbit control work is never truly finished, and we all have to remain vigilant to maintain these gains,” Mrs Caldwell says. More >>
Head Of Lake Whakatipu Natural Hazards Adaptation Strategy Ready For Public Feedback
Monday, 2 December 2024, 9:10 am | Otago Regional Council
Otago Regional Council General Manager Science and Resilience Tom Dyer says the detailed draft Strategy report is comprehensive and brings together technical, social, and strategic information which has been gathered during the last four years. More >>
First Toxic Algae Warning For Summer At Butchers Dam
Friday, 29 November 2024, 11:37 am | Otago Regional Council
For the past few years algal blooms have been observed in Butchers Dam, typically from mid-November and persisting for several weeks. Falls Dam on the Manuherekia River has also been identified as a potential hotspot. More >>
ORC Public Transport Projects Changed Due To $9m Funding Shortfall
Thursday, 21 November 2024, 11:00 am | Otago Regional Council
Otago Regional Council has had to cut public transport trials in several areas of Otago in response to the New Zealand Transport Agency’s (NZTA) recent allocation of public transport funding. At its meeting in Balclutha yesterday, councillors considered ... More >>
Catlins Ecosystems Plan Ready For Action
Thursday, 21 November 2024, 10:18 am | Otago Regional Council
“This plan, which has been developed by the Catlins Integrated Catchment Group (ICG), is the first Catchment Action Plan for Otago & represents significant time, effort and collaboration from all parties involved,” says ORC Councillor & Catlins ... More >>
Shotover Wastewater Treatment Plant Discharges Being Monitored
Tuesday, 19 November 2024, 4:27 pm | Otago Regional Council
Staff have been kept up to date by QLDC on steps that they are taking in response to this. A staff member is attending the site this afternoon [19th] to check compliance. More >>
