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ORC’s ECO Fund Is Now Open For Applications
Monday, 1 March 2021, 3:31 pm | Otago Regional Council
The Otago Regional Council’s (ORC) community grants fund, the ECO Fund, is open for applications until 20 March. The Environment Community Otago (ECO) fund supports community-led projects that seek to protect, enhance and promote Otago’s environment. ... More >>
Seismic Survey Maps Part Of Lake Wānaka Lakebed
Tuesday, 23 February 2021, 4:00 pm | Otago Regional Council
The results of a seismic mapping project on the bed of Lake Wānaka have provided further evidence of a likely active fault identified in 2019. The Otago Regional Council (ORC) commissioned NIWA to undertake the mapping in late 2019, after a desk-based ... More >>
ORC Investigating Kaikorai Stream Fish Kill
Monday, 22 February 2021, 5:14 pm | Otago Regional Council
The Otago Regional Council’s (ORC) pollution team attended the site of a fish kill at Kaikorai stream on Saturday, and have taken water samples for testing. ORC will undertake an investigation of the fish deaths and seek to determine whether ... More >>
Sediment Analysis From Waikouaiti River Shows Normal Levels Of Lead
Tuesday, 16 February 2021, 4:07 pm | Otago Regional Council
The Otago Regional Council (ORC) today received results of riverbed sediment samples taken upstream and downstream of the water intake for the Waikouaiti raw water reservoir. The results indicate only background, ambient concentrations, and not elevated levels ... More >>
Initial Waikouaiti River Water Samples Show No Signs Of Lead Contamination
Thursday, 11 February 2021, 1:38 pm | Otago Regional Council
Test results received by the Otago Regional Council (ORC) today have shown no indication of lead contamination in the Waikouaiti River. Samples were taken of river water upstream and downstream of the intake for the Waikouaiti raw water reservoir on the ... More >>
ORC Flood Alert Service Survey Closing Soon
Wednesday, 20 January 2021, 2:22 pm | Otago Regional Council
An Otago Regional Council (ORC) Flood Alert Service survey which began in December 2020 will close at the end of January. The survey aims to find out how best to communicate with Otago residents about flood information and updates. While the survey has been ... More >>
Otago Rivers And Rainfall Update #6
Thursday, 7 January 2021, 1:08 pm | Otago Regional Council
High intensity heavy rain forecast for this afternoon and tonight could cause flash flooding, surface flooding, and rising rivers. A Metservice heavy rain watch is in place for Central Otago, North Otago, inland Dunedin and the Clutha from midday-midnight ... More >>
Rivers And Rainfall Update #5
Wednesday, 6 January 2021, 4:52 pm | Otago Regional Council
Attributed to Jean-Luc Payan, duty flood officer. Although rivers have been receding slowly over the past few days, a further MetService heavy rain watch for tomorrow may have a greater than normal impact due to the current high river levels in most ... More >>
Rivers And Rainfall Update #4
Tuesday, 5 January 2021, 4:07 pm | Otago Regional Council
A heavy rain watch currently in place is likely to impact most significantly on the Manuherekia and Kakanui Rivers. The rain watch, which applies to Central Otago, North Otago and Dunedin, sees 20-40mm of rain expected this afternoon and tonight. ... More >>
Rivers And Rainfall Update #3
Sunday, 3 January 2021, 11:44 am | Otago Regional Council
Sharon Hornblow, ORC duty flood officer. The severe weather warning for Otago has now been lifted, although some rainfall and isolated thunderstorms are still expected today. Some rivers in Otago will continue to rise today. Rivers remain high throughout ... More >>
Rivers And Rainfall Saturday 2 Jan 2021 Update #2
Sunday, 3 January 2021, 6:47 am | Otago Regional Council
Evening of 2 January 2021 Further to the advisory issued earlier today, forecast rainfall is continuing, with rivers expected to continue to rise, possibly significantly, overnight. Rivers are now running high throughout much of Otago, primarily in the ... More >>
Heavy Rain Sees Rivers Rising In Coastal And North Otago
Saturday, 2 January 2021, 2:01 pm | Otago Regional Council
With a MetService heavy rain warning in place for parts of Otago, rivers are rising in coastal and North Otago, and could continue to rise significantly this afternoon and overnight. Yesterday’s heavy rainfall is forecast to intensify, with a further ... More >>
ORC Reminds Dog Owners To Be Wary Of Potentially Toxic Algae In Rivers
Monday, 21 December 2020, 3:11 pm | Otago Regional Council
The Otago Regional Council (ORC) is asking dog owners to learn how to recognise potentially toxic algal mats in rivers, in order to keep their pets safe this summer. Phormidium, a naturally occurring algae, thrives in Otago rivers during summer – ... More >>
Funding And Next Steps Confirmed For Otago Climate Resilience Projects
Thursday, 17 December 2020, 3:25 pm | Otago Regional Council
The Otago Regional Council (ORC) has finalised an agreement with the Provincial Development Unit (PDU) for $5.44m in government funding for four engineering projects in Otago. The projects will help with flood resilience and environmental outcomes, ... More >>
ORC Undertaking Flyovers To Monitor Land Disturbance This Week
Wednesday, 16 December 2020, 9:53 am | Otago Regional Council
The Otago Regional Council (ORC) is once more taking to the skies for a bird’s eye view on land use in the region this week, to monitor for land disturbance from forestry and land developments. ORC Manager Compliance Tami Sargeant said the flights ... More >>
Statement On Department Of Internal Affairs Interest In ORC
Friday, 11 December 2020, 4:25 pm | Otago Regional Council
As briefly noted in a recent Stuff news article, the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) took an interest in the Otago Regional Council (ORC) earlier this year, however this interest has not extended beyond informal conversations. The interest was particularly ... More >>
Buy and stack your firewood now to burn dry and breathe easy
Friday, 11 December 2020, 12:18 pm | Otago Regional Council
Stacking firewood during summer ensures it will have time to dry out before winter, meaning less air pollution from home heating. More >>
Green Light To Swim: Summer Swim Monitoring Kicks Off With Good Results Across Otago
Thursday, 10 December 2020, 3:08 pm | Otago Regional Council
Summer recreation water quality monitoring runs between December and the end of March every year. The results of summer recreation monitoring this week are green across the board for Otago, indicating safe swimming conditions at 25 popular freshwater ... More >>
ORC Extends $2 Bus Fares In Dunedin Until Mid-2021
Wednesday, 9 December 2020, 4:47 pm | Otago Regional Council
The flat fares, introduced with the launch of the Bee Card in September, will continue until at least the end of June next year. The Otago Regional Council (ORC) decided today to retain the current flat bus fares in Dunedin for at least the remainder ... More >>
ORC To Receive Over $6m In Funding For Wilding Conifer And Wallaby Control This Year
Monday, 7 December 2020, 3:02 pm | Otago Regional Council
The Otago Regional Council (ORC) has entered into funding agreements with Biosecurity New Zealand as part of its National Wilding Conifer and National Wallaby Programmes for operations commencing between this year and 2024. Under these agreements, ORC ... More >>
