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Destructive Marine Pest Found At Port Chalmers
Sunday, 15 September 2024, 11:22 pm | Otago Regional Council
Boat owners and water users across Otago’s coastline are being asked to check their vessel’s hull and mooring for any sign of Mediterranean fanworm (Sabella spallanzanii) - an exotic marine pest which poses serious threats to the marine environment. More >>
Bus Safety Campaign Encourages Respect
Sunday, 15 September 2024, 12:33 am | Otago Regional Council
This campaign is about encouraging people to be respectful of each other. We want people to let us know if a situation makes them uncomfortable. More >>
Exploring A Whole-of-catchment Approach For Waitaki River
Saturday, 14 September 2024, 11:53 pm | Otago Regional Council
A working group has been set up to gather views on the idea and feasibility of the Waitaki operating as a single catchment. More >>
Nine Projects Funded $33k By ORC
Saturday, 14 September 2024, 11:46 pm | Otago Regional Council
Nine environmental-linked projects across Otago received in total more than $33,000 from annual funding support from the Otago Regional Council in the past financial year toward their consenting and monitoring costs. More >>
Natural Hazard Risks And Mitigation Options Identified For Glenorchy
Friday, 13 September 2024, 10:51 pm | Otago Regional Council
The information builds on work from the past four years, which to date has already had positive outcomes for the community, including improved flood monitoring, forecasting, and warning. More >>
GPS Monitoring To Reveal South Dunedin Land Movement
Friday, 13 September 2024, 11:59 am | Otago Regional Council
GPS instruments, used to measure vertical land movement, are being installed by the ORC and the University of Otago School of Surveying at five sites around South Dunedin, to find out how quickly the land surface is rising or sinking. More >>
ORC Launches Climate Change Survey
Monday, 26 August 2024, 11:04 am | Otago Regional Council
ORC’s is seeking feedback on the draft Strategic Climate Action Plan 2024-2034 and is asking ‘what’s your vision for a climate-resilient Otago?’ More >>
ORC Grateful For $5.4m Govt Flood Protection Grant
Monday, 12 August 2024, 5:58 pm | Otago Regional Council
ORC’s Chief Executive Richard Saunders says this is good news for Otago and for the wider sector as the Government contribution will be in the form of grant funding; 60% is Crown grant funding with the 40% balance of the cost being the regional share. More >>
Toitū Te Hakapupu - Pleasant River Community Planting Day
Friday, 9 August 2024, 2:09 pm | Otago Regional Council
Holes will be pre-dug and plants ready to go in the ground and those keen to attend have been encouraged to bring a shovel, gumboots, and gloves if they have them. More >>
Safety Prompts Trial Of New Bus Stop Looping Into Waitati Township
Friday, 9 August 2024, 10:14 am | Otago Regional Council
Northbound buses will now briefly loop into Waitati township to let passengers off at a new temporary stop opposite the fire station from Wednesday, 14 August, before returning to State Highway 1 and continuing north. More >>
ORC Extends Submission Period For Representation Review
Thursday, 8 August 2024, 12:32 pm | Otago Regional Council
Otago Regional Council is extending the public consultation period for its representation review of Councillor numbers for Otago, after identifying a mistake in the submission form. ORC Chief Executive Richard Saunders apologises to the 120 submitters so far ... More >>
Bus Travel Increases In Queenstown And Dunedin
Wednesday, 7 August 2024, 12:11 pm | Otago Regional Council
The number of bus trips taken in Dunedin from July 2023 to June 2024 was 3,397,245, a 21% increase compared to the same period in 2022 – 2023 and more than each of the previous six years. More >>
Boost To Biosecurity And Biodiversity Programmes - ORC
Tuesday, 6 August 2024, 2:22 pm | Otago Regional Council
The biodiversity paper covers collaborative projects with iwi, Department of Conservation, and other key organisations to develop, co-ordinate and deliver programmes to enhance indigenous biodiversity – such as baseline studies, protection of high value biodiversity ... More >>
Night Bus Detours Happening In Queenstown From 11 August
Friday, 2 August 2024, 5:30 pm | Otago Regional Council
The Otago Regional Council (ORC) advises that some of its public buses will be following detours after 10pm, from 11 August to mid-September, due to a series of road closures around the Frankton Bus Hub area. ORC’s Manager Transport Lorraine Cheyne says ... More >>
ORC Seeks Details On Costs Claim
Thursday, 1 August 2024, 2:59 pm | Otago Regional Council
ORC has listened to the feedback received through the community engagement and formal pre-notification consultation and has amended the draft LWRP to reflect feedback on the practicality and costs of the draft rules. More >>
ORC Continues To Monitor As Rain Expected To Ease
Tuesday, 30 July 2024, 4:34 pm | Otago Regional Council
The heavy rain warning was lifted by MetService this afternoon, but river levels are expected to remain elevated, with snow melt likely in the week ahead. More >>
ORC Closely Monitoring As Heavy Rain Hits Otago
Monday, 29 July 2024, 7:07 pm | Otago Regional Council
Areas to focus on based on the current rainfall forecast are the Silver Stream catchment including the Gordon Road spillway near Mosgiel and the Riverside Road spillway downstream of Outram. More >>
Want The Dirt On Otago Soil?
Wednesday, 24 July 2024, 10:00 am | Otago Regional Council
ORC Land and Soil Scientist, Erik Button, has recently developed a series of free to download fact sheets on Otago soils with valuable information for farmers and growers. More >>
Public Encouraged To Attend Full ORC Meeting In Cromwell
Monday, 22 July 2024, 1:37 pm | Otago Regional Council
Cr Robertson says ORC welcomes the opportunity to hear firsthand from the Parliamentary Commissioner, who draws on six years of research to present practical suggestions around land use change. More >>
Public Feedback Sought On How Air Quality Managed In Otago - ORC
Friday, 19 July 2024, 9:35 am | Otago Regional Council
People across Otago are being encouraged to give their feedback on how to best manage air quality, with 17 drop-in sessions across Otago starting at the end of the month. More >>
