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ORC Responding To Hāwea Flat Smoke Complaints
Thursday, 27 May 2021, 3:41 pm | Otago Regional Council
The Otago Regional Council (ORC) Pollution Hotline has received over 40 complaints since Wednesday 25 May regarding the burn off being undertaken at a property in Hāwea Flat. ORC Manager Compliance Tami Sargeant said ORC has been on-site twice and is ... More >>
ECO Fund Recipients For March 2021 Funding Round Announced
Thursday, 27 May 2021, 10:09 am | Otago Regional Council
The Otago Regional Council (ORC) approved funding for eleven projects totalling nearly $125,000 through its ECO Fund today. The ECO Fund (Environment, Community, Otago) is a contestable fund supporting community-driven projects that protect, enhance ... More >>
ORC Stepping Up Its Monitoring Of Intensive Winter Grazing This Year Beginning With Flyovers Across The Region This Week
Tuesday, 25 May 2021, 2:54 pm | Otago Regional Council
The Otago Regional Council (ORC) undertakes flights every year to gain a bird’s eye view on land use in the region and identify water quality risks. While the government has deferred introducing some of the new regulations around intensive winter grazing, ... More >>
New LiDAR Elevation Mapping To Give Detailed Insights Into Large Parts Of Otago
Wednesday, 19 May 2021, 3:10 pm | Otago Regional Council
A contract to map ground levels along the full length of the Otago coast and a large part of Central Otago has been signed after the Otago Regional Council (ORC) secured funding support from the Provincial Development Unit (PDU). Approximately 8,000 square ... More >>
Long-term Plan 2021-31 Hearings Begin Tomorrow
Wednesday, 19 May 2021, 12:40 pm | Otago Regional Council
Submitters on the Otago Regional Council LTP who wish to be heard will have a chance to speak to their submissions at hearings on Thursday and Friday. The hearings are being hosted simultaneously at ORC’s Dunedin council chambers, in Queenstown, and ... More >>
ORC Taking Manuherekia Rohe Water Management Scenarios To The Community For Feedback
Tuesday, 18 May 2021, 1:24 pm | Otago Regional Council
The Otago Regional Council (ORC) has worked with the local community, the Manuherekia Reference Group (MRG), and Kai Tahu to develop five scenarios for managing the Manuherekia river going forward, and these scenarios are now being taken to the broader community ... More >>
One Week Left To Have Your Say On Public Transport In Otago
Monday, 17 May 2021, 3:25 pm | Otago Regional Council
Submissions on the draft Regional Public Transport Plan for Otago (RPTP) close in one week, and the Otago Regional Council (ORC) is encouraging people to have their say on a range of issues. Transport Manager Garry Maloney said public feedback was ... More >>
ORC Reminds People To Burn Dry Firewood After Air Quality Exceedances
Friday, 14 May 2021, 3:32 pm | Otago Regional Council
ORC is reminding people to burn dry firewood after the first air quality exceedances in the region for the year Concentrations of PM10 exceeded the National Environmental Standards for Air Quality in Alexandra and Cromwell three times over the last week. ... More >>
Regional Councillors Concerned About Potential Risks Associated With Carbon Forests
Thursday, 13 May 2021, 4:22 pm | Otago Regional Council
Otago Regional Councillors have resolved to lobby central government regarding concerns about the potential hazards and risks to the environment associated with carbon forests. Following concerns raised by the public, and a site visit, Councillors and iwi representatives ... More >>
ORC Team Wins New Zealand Leg Of The Australasian Management Challenge
Friday, 7 May 2021, 2:48 pm | Otago Regional Council
ORC’s Australasian Management Team, “In Our Element”. Left, from rear: Marianna Brook, Soren Olsen, Jasmin Lamorie; right, from rear: Shelby Donald, Rachel Bird, and Team Captain Alexandra King. The Otago Regional Council (ORC) team were announced ... More >>
Consultation On The Draft Regional Public Transport Plan For Otago Opens Today
Monday, 3 May 2021, 12:47 pm | Otago Regional Council
The Otago Regional Council (ORC) has prepared the new Regional Public Transport Plan (RPTP) for consultation starting today. The RPTP describes proposed public transport services to meet the needs of new and existing customers, and the policies under ... More >>
Otago’s Newest Stock Truck Effluent Disposal Site Now Open For Business At Tarras
Friday, 30 April 2021, 2:35 pm | Otago Regional Council
The new stock truck effluent disposal site (STED) is located on the right-hand side of State Highway 8 when approaching Tarras from the Lindis Pass, covering the northern route in and out of Central Otago. Otago Regional Council (ORC) General Manager Operations ... More >>
ORC Receives Report On States And Trends Of Freshwater In Otago
Wednesday, 14 April 2021, 4:24 pm | Otago Regional Council
The Otago Regional Council (ORC) today received a significant state of the environment report on river and lake water quality in the region. The study reports on the state of water quality on a site-by-site basis, relative to nationwide targets specified ... More >>
ORC Adopts Draft Long-term Plan 2021-31 For Consultation
Wednesday, 24 March 2021, 6:55 pm | Otago Regional Council
The consultation period will run from 9 April to 9 May, including information and submission forms online and a consultation document distributed to mailboxes region wide. The Otago Regional Council (ORC) has today adopted its Draft Long-term Plan ... More >>
Statement On Long-term Plan 2021-31 Funding Arrangements
Friday, 19 March 2021, 9:11 am | Otago Regional Council
Today we’ve published a report for next Wednesday’s Council Meeting, outlining the proposed funding arrangements for our draft Long-term Plan 2021-31. The proposal includes what we recognise is a hefty rates increase in year one, with smaller increases ... More >>
Independent Reports Recommend Considerations Following Kaikorai Fish Deaths
Wednesday, 17 March 2021, 5:15 pm | Otago Regional Council
The Otago Regional Council (ORC) has received two independent reports into fish deaths in the lower Kaikorai Lagoon, which followed the mechanical opening of the coastal mouth by ORC contractors as a flood mitigation. ORC commissioned the two ... More >>
ORC Presents First Otago Climate Change Risk Assessment
Wednesday, 10 March 2021, 4:49 pm | Otago Regional Council
The Otago Regional Council (ORC) received its first Otago Climate Change Risk Assessment (OCCRA) at a meeting of the Data and Information Committee today. The Risk Assessment is a milestone report on the impacts of climate change and its associated risks and ... More >>
Groundwater Monitoring Sets State Of Environment Benchmarks In Otago
Wednesday, 10 March 2021, 4:00 pm | Otago Regional Council
The Otago Regional Council (ORC) science team presented a comprehensive State of the Environment (SOE) groundwater quality report for the entire Otago region to a meeting of the Data and Information Committee today. The report provides baseline ... More >>
ORC Presenting River Management Proposal To Arrow And Cardrona Communities
Tuesday, 9 March 2021, 11:34 am | Otago Regional Council
The Otago Regional Council (ORC) is returning to the Arrow and Cardrona communities next week to hold public meetings on how it proposes to manage flows in these rivers. The proposal is based on input from the communities about their values for the rivers, ... More >>
Update On Kaikorai Estuary Fish Deaths Investigation
Monday, 8 March 2021, 4:05 pm | Otago Regional Council
The Otago Regional Council’s (ORC) investigation of fish deaths in the Kaikorai estuary has found no conclusive evidence of an upstream pollution event, but scientific advice identified that degraded water quality, high temperatures and the opening ... More >>
