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E-bus trial coming to Dunedin
Friday, 17 September 2021, 9:34 am | Otago Regional Council
From 28 September, keep your eyes peeled for a GBV Enviroline 35-seater e-bus zipping around the streets and hills of Dunedin. The electric bus trial, a collaboration between the Otago Regional Council (ORC) and Go Bus Transport, is likely to rotate ... More >>
Otago marks one year with the Bee Card
Wednesday, 15 September 2021, 1:05 pm | Otago Regional Council
The Bee Card, the smart, tag-on tag-off card used for public transport across nine New Zealand regions, launched in Queenstown one year ago today. The Queenstown launch followed Dunedin by two weeks. Otago Regional Council Manager Transport Garry Maloney ... More >>
Winter grazing flyovers show improvements
Tuesday, 14 September 2021, 2:47 pm | Otago Regional Council
Compliance flyovers by the Otago Regional Council (ORC) in May, July and August this year found nearly all landowners were abiding by current rules, but more work is needed to comply with incoming intensive winter grazing regulations. More >>
Otago air quality is improving, but more work is needed
Wednesday, 8 September 2021, 4:00 pm | Otago Regional Council
A report presented at the Otago Regional Council’s (ORC) Data and Information Committee today shows air quality has improved over the last ten years, although the amount of particulate matter in the air in seven out of eight monitoring areas still exceeds ... More >>
Be on the lookout for rooks this spring
Friday, 3 September 2021, 1:57 pm | Otago Regional Council
The Otago Regional Council (ORC) undertakes active rook pest management between September and November, and we need help from the community to spot them around Otago. Rooks, or Corvus frugilegus , are members of the crow family and pests in Otago’s ... More >>
Manuherekia Workshop
Thursday, 12 August 2021, 3:30 pm | Otago Regional Council
A public workshop about water management in the Manuherekia Rohe took place today at ORC’s council chambers. This is part of the process to develop a new Land and Water Plan for Otago which is due to be notified at the end of 2023. At the workshop, ... More >>
Overall Public Transport Customer Satisfaction Remains High Across Dunedin And Wakatipu
Wednesday, 4 August 2021, 2:18 pm | Otago Regional Council
The results of an annual survey by the Otago Regional Council (ORC) show a lot of positives for the Orbus service, as well as highlighting areas with room for improvement. Ninety-four percent of passengers in Dunedin (up from 88 percent in 2019) and 96 ... More >>
Drilling In South Dunedin And Harbourside To Improve Groundwater And Hazards Understanding Starts Today
Tuesday, 3 August 2021, 11:31 am | Otago Regional Council
The Otago Regional Council (ORC) will be drilling at up to nine sites in South Dunedin and coastal parts of the central city, following up on 27 monitoring bores installed in 2019. ORC will be installing groundwater monitoring equipment and extracting geological ... More >>
ORC Releases Summary Report On Manuherekia Management Scenarios Consultation
Thursday, 22 July 2021, 3:15 pm | Otago Regional Council
The Otago Regional Council (ORC) today released a summary report following consultation on five flow scenarios for the Manuherekia River. The consultation will inform the provisions that are part of the development of ORC’s new Land and Water Regional ... More >>
Otago Regional Council Urges Careful Sediment Management Amidst Winter Rainfall
Friday, 9 July 2021, 1:07 pm | Otago Regional Council
Wet weather has disturbed sediment at a number of locations around the region, and the Otago Regional Council (ORC) is issuing a reminder about the importance of good sediment management at earthworks sites. ORC Manager Compliance Tami Sargeant said ... More >>
New Fund To Support Environmental Enhancement Projects
Thursday, 1 July 2021, 2:48 pm | Otago Regional Council
$50,000 per year is available to help community and catchment groups with resource consent processing fees as part of a new fund introduced through the Long-term Plan. The new fund aims to reduce the barriers for Otago groups to advance projects that ... More >>
Otago Wallaby Programme Leads To A Wallaby Kill In The Kakanui Mountains
Friday, 25 June 2021, 4:09 pm | Otago Regional Council
The Otago Regional Council’s (ORC) programme of wallaby monitoring and surveillance in northern parts of Otago has already led to the identification and destruction of a wallaby in the Kakanui Mountains. Contractors from Heliventures and thermal ... More >>
Proposed Otago Regional Policy Statement To Be Notified For Public Submissions Tomorrow
Friday, 25 June 2021, 2:36 pm | Otago Regional Council
Anyone can have their say on the Proposed Otago Regional Policy Statement, up until 3 September. The Otago Regional Council (ORC) will notify its Proposed Otago Regional Policy Statement 2021 (RPS) tomorrow, beginning a ten-week consultation period during ... More >>
Otago Regional Council Adopts Regional Public Transport Plan
Wednesday, 23 June 2021, 5:01 pm | Otago Regional Council
The Otago Regional Council (ORC) adopted the Regional Public Transport Plan 2021-31 (RPTP) at a Council meeting in Dunedin today. The Plan is a strategic document that guides the planning and delivery of public transport services and infrastructure ... More >>
Statement On Adoption Of The Proposed Regional Policy Statement For Otago
Thursday, 17 June 2021, 12:54 pm | Otago Regional Council
Attributable To Otago Regional Council Chair Andrew Noone: Otago Regional Councillors voted in a meeting yesterday to adopt the Proposed Regional Policy Statement for Otago for notification on 26 June. Although staff recommended that it be held in ... More >>
ORC Reminds Outdoor Burners Of Air Plan Rules As Pollution Complaints Increase By Nearly 50%
Friday, 11 June 2021, 2:18 pm | Otago Regional Council
The beginning of the open fire season has kept the Otago Regional Council (ORC) pollution team busy responding to complaints of outdoor burning causing offensive or objectionable air pollution for neighbouring properties. ORC Manager Compliance ... More >>
ORC Receives Active Faults And Folds Report For Dunedin And Clutha Districts
Wednesday, 9 June 2021, 4:29 pm | Otago Regional Council
The Otago Regional Council (ORC) received the report by GNS Science at a meeting of its Data and Information Committee today. The report identifies 26 active or potentially active faults through the Dunedin and Clutha districts and summarises their rupture ... More >>
ORC Receives First Regional Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventory
Wednesday, 9 June 2021, 3:43 pm | Otago Regional Council
The Otago Regional Council (ORC) received its first Otago Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventory at a meeting of the Data and Information Committee today. The inventory provides an overview of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Otago between July ... More >>
Positive View Of Farming Practices From First Winter Compliance Flights
Tuesday, 8 June 2021, 3:05 pm | Otago Regional Council
No obvious breaches were identified from the air, but a few high-risk areas will be followed up in the coming weeks. The Otago Regional Council (ORC) compliance team observed generally good compliance with national and regional rules during the first ... More >>
ORC Endorses Natural Hazards Adaptation Approach For The Head Of Lake Wakatipu
Thursday, 3 June 2021, 2:50 pm | Otago Regional Council
Councillors at an Otago Regional Council (ORC) meeting in Queenstown last week supported continuing a collaborative programme of work at the head of Lake Wakatipu within the framework of “Adaptation Pathways”. The area at the head of Lake Wakatipu, ... More >>
