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Projects for Tomahawk Lagoon
Thursday, 6 September 2018, 10:13 am | Otago Regional Council
Otago Regional Council (ORC) has been working alongside the Tomahawk community to develop a vision and identify projects for the restoration of Dunedin’s Tomahawk Lagoon. More >>
Projects for Lake Tuakitoto
Thursday, 6 September 2018, 10:12 am | Otago Regional Council
Otago Regional Council has been working alongside Lake Tuakitoto’s community to develop a vision and identify projects for the restoration of the lake. More >>
Rook eradication in Otago - On the path to success
Tuesday, 4 September 2018, 4:43 pm | Otago Regional Council
The Otago Regional Council’s pest control programme has reduced rook numbers to around 40 with evidence suggesting that there is no longer a breeding population in Otago. Rooks, originally introduced to control insects in New Zealand, are considered ... More >>
ORC’s ECO Fund open for applications
Tuesday, 4 September 2018, 12:48 pm | Otago Regional Council
Otago Regional Council’s (ORC) ECO Fund supports community-driven projects that support or enhance Otago’s environment, and is now open for funding applications. More >>
ORC provides overview of primary allocation in water plan
Friday, 24 August 2018, 9:27 am | Otago Regional Council
In response to questions from organisations and community members that arose during discussion on the minimum flows plan change, Otago Regional Council’s Policy team have released a memorandum which details the history of primary allocation in Schedule ... More >>
ORC Chairman thanks community as rates notices go out
Wednesday, 22 August 2018, 5:28 pm | Otago Regional Council
With rates notices being delivered in the next few days, the ORC is thanking the community for the input given on budgets and work plans via the Long Term Plan consultation earlier this year. More >>
Otago Boundary Representation Review 2018
Wednesday, 15 August 2018, 6:32 pm | Otago Regional Council
Today the Otago Regional Council voted to endorse the status quo on its Otago boundary representation arrangements, prior to the 2019 elections. More >>
Proposed changes to the Peninsula bus service
Monday, 13 August 2018, 1:41 pm | Otago Regional Council
The Regional Council is seeking community input on a proposed change to the Peninsula bus service that will see two services per weekday, following a different route from others. More >>
Public transport trip numbers up: Queenstown and Dunedin
Thursday, 2 August 2018, 4:33 pm | Otago Regional Council
Queenstown bus usage has boomed in response to $2 fares, and Dunedin passenger trips are up another 11% this year as last year’s service improvements bear fruit. More >>
Council preparing Lake Hayes remediation for consultation
Wednesday, 1 August 2018, 5:30 pm | Otago Regional Council
The Otago Regional Council is investigating three potential methods towards remediating water quality in Lake Hayes. More >>
ORC’s new Council Chamber in service from tomorrow
Tuesday, 31 July 2018, 5:12 pm | Otago Regional Council
Kāi Tahu representatives will bless the new Council Chamber in Philip Laing house tomorrow morning at 8am, in advance of the first Council meetings in the space. More >>
ORC launches new community grants program
Tuesday, 31 July 2018, 3:51 pm | Otago Regional Council
The Otago Regional Council has today launched a new community grants program -- the ECO Fund. The fund, which replaces the former Environmental Enhancement fund, will support work that protects and enhances Otago’s environment. Projects that ... More >>
Otago Navigation Safety Bylaw 2018 Draft
Monday, 23 July 2018, 4:59 pm | Otago Regional Council
Otago Regional Council (ORC) has opened up the draft Navigation Safety Bylaw 2018 for public consultation. More >>
Staff hold science discussions with Manuherikia catchment
Thursday, 19 July 2018, 5:08 pm | Otago Regional Council
The Otago Regional Council met with irrigators and water permit holders in Omakau for a series of sessions to explain the science that informs the draft minimum flows. More >>
Lower Waitaki plains aquifer - E-Coli test inconclusive
Monday, 9 July 2018, 7:47 pm | Otago Regional Council
Routine water sampling in the Lower Waitaki Plains region led ORC scientists to determine raised levels of E-coli in the aquifer bores exceeding the guideline for drinking water. Bacterial counts (E-coli) indicated that the groundwater was unfit for human ... More >>
City bus hub to be completed this year
Friday, 6 July 2018, 3:28 pm | Otago Regional Council
The Regional Council has announced the contractor and timeline for the central city bus hub. The Otago bus hub, which will be situated in Great King St (refer attached map) is scheduled to be completed by contractors Fulton Hogan in November 2018. “The ... More >>
ORC re-vamps community grants program – ECO Fund
Thursday, 28 June 2018, 8:52 am | Otago Regional Council
The fund, which will hold up to $250,000 per annum, aims to support work that protects and enhances Otago’s environment and enable community-driven environmental activities. More >>
ORC’s Long-Term Plan adopted
Wednesday, 27 June 2018, 6:28 pm | Otago Regional Council
Following the receipt and consideration of 569 submissions via the ‘For Our Future’ consultation document and the hearing committee recommendations, the Otago Regional Council today adopted the Long-Term Plan. More >>
Bus routes in Wakari and Helensburgh are changing
Tuesday, 26 June 2018, 2:20 pm | Otago Regional Council
The changed routes, which apply to the City - Wakari and City - Helensburgh portions of routes 33 and 50, will commence as of Monday 2nd July. More >>
E-Coli found in Lower Waitaki Plains Aquifer bores
Friday, 15 June 2018, 4:17 pm | Otago Regional Council
In the course of routine water sampling in the Lower Waitaki Plains region, ORC scientists have discovered raised levels of E-coli in the aquifer bores exceeding the guideline for potable water. The groundwater quality can be affected by land use over the plains ... More >>
