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Queenstown’s new Orbus service launches next week
Thursday, 16 November 2017, 11:34 am | Otago Regional Council
Queenstown’s game-changing new $2 bus service will kick off next Monday with a community event and a week of free bus travel for everyone. More >>
Queenstown’s New Bus Service Unveils Route Map
Thursday, 2 November 2017, 11:23 am | Otago Regional Council
The map, along with timetable and key information on the new service, will be distributed as a pocket-sized leaflet to mailboxes in the Queenstown area this weekend, ahead of the Orbus service launch on Monday, November 20. More >>
New Queenstown bus service identity unveiled
Thursday, 26 October 2017, 4:11 pm | Otago Regional Council
The name of Queenstown’s new $2 bus service has officially been announced today, ahead of its launch on 20 November. The brand-new bus service – called Orbus – is an initiative led by the Otago Regional Council with support from the Queenstown ... More >>
Potentially toxic algae confirmed in Cardrona River
Wednesday, 25 October 2017, 4:43 pm | Otago Regional Council
The presence of the potentially toxic algae Phormidium has been confirmed in the Cardrona River, prompting a warning from the Otago Regional Council for people (and dogs) to avoid contact with waters in the river. More >>
Cyanobacteria confirmed in Tomahawk lagoon
Friday, 20 October 2017, 3:32 pm | Otago Regional Council
Potentially toxic blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) has been collected from the Tomahawk lagoon in Dunedin, prompting a warning from the Otago Regional Council for people (and dogs) to avoid contact with the waters of the lagoon. More >>
ORC seeks new Chief Executive
Thursday, 19 October 2017, 4:15 pm | Otago Regional Council
Otago Regional Council chairman Stephen Woodhead has advised that the council is continuing to work through the process of selecting and appointing a Chief Executive to serve from the end of Peter Bodeker's five-year contract, but at this point have ... More >>
Clarification on Wakatipu school bus services
Wednesday, 18 October 2017, 8:32 am | Otago Regional Council
Community concerns about future transport arrangements for Queenstown schools are being worked through. The Ministry of Education indicated to the community in 2013 that it intended to review its bus services in the Wakatipu Basin, and when plans ... More >>
Otago commercial school bus services
Friday, 29 September 2017, 1:50 pm | Otago Regional Council
Regional Council and schools band together to keep withdrawn commercial school bus services running for term four The five commercial Dunedin school bus services withdrawn by GoBus from the end of term 3 will now continue as normal for term four, thanks ... More >>
Ritchies as provider for Queenstown’s new $2 bus service
Wednesday, 27 September 2017, 4:42 pm | Otago Regional Council
27 September 2017 - Otago Regional Council has today announced that the bus operator contracted to deliver Queenstown’s ground-breaking new $2 bus service is Ritchies. More >>
Travel on World Car Free Day encouraged with free buses
Wednesday, 20 September 2017, 2:22 pm | Otago Regional Council
Connecting Dunedin, a partnership between the Otago Regional Council, NZ Transport Agency and Dunedin City Council, is encouraging Dunedin people to leave the car at home this Friday for World Car Free Day. More >>
Solutions under investigation for bus services
Tuesday, 19 September 2017, 1:16 pm | Otago Regional Council
Along with the community, the Regional Council has been surprised by the sudden and short notice advice that several school services operated by GoBus will be discontinued from the end of this term. These services were run on a strictly commercial basis, ... More >>
ORC monitoring heavy rainfall in Otago region
Monday, 18 September 2017, 5:26 pm | Otago Regional Council
Many Otago rivers are starting to drop even though heavy rain is continuing in parts of the Otago region. Metservice expects the rain to ease altogether later this evening. More >>
Upper Clutha water project secures Government funding
Thursday, 14 September 2017, 12:04 pm | Otago Regional Council
Funding from the Government’s Freshwater Improvement Fund has been confirmed to support an Upper Clutha project aimed at improving waterway health in the area. More >>
ORC acknowledges former Port Otago chief executive’s service
Wednesday, 13 September 2017, 3:31 pm | Otago Regional Council
The Otago Regional Council today acknowledged the long and dedicated service of Geoff Plunket, who retired recently as chief executive of Port Otago Group. More >>
Lake snow research points strongly to genetic origins
Wednesday, 13 September 2017, 3:16 pm | Otago Regional Council
Research commissioned by the Otago Regional Council has found that the genetic source of Lindavia intermedia (the algae responsible for creating lake snow) is highly likely to be from outside NZ. More >>
Dunedin bus network changes part of ‘fundamental shift’
Tuesday, 29 August 2017, 12:52 pm | Otago Regional Council
New timetable booklets are being delivered across Dunedin this week, in advance of changes to the city bus service which take effect from September 18. More >>
ORC Chairman Welcomes Dunedin Hospital Rebuild Announcement
Wednesday, 23 August 2017, 11:54 am | Otago Regional Council
Otago Regional Council chairman Stephen Woodhead has welcomed the Government’s commitment to spend up to $1.4 billion on building a new hospital for the southern South Island in Dunedin, saying it is a massive boost for the region. More >>
Public recruitment process to be used for ORC CEO
Friday, 11 August 2017, 5:16 pm | Otago Regional Council
Public recruitment process to be used for ORC Chief Executive appointment Otago Regional Council chairman Stephen Woodhead announced today that a public recruitment process will be followed to appoint the council’s Chief Executive for the five ... More >>
ORC clarifying residual flows for water takes
Wednesday, 2 August 2017, 11:00 am | Otago Regional Council
Otago Regional Council (ORC) is hosting a series of public discussion sessions throughout Otago on the development of a plan change, which is designed to provide certainty and flexibility when residual flows are set on surface water permits. ORC director ... More >>
Otago: Extra pumps tackling floodwater
Tuesday, 25 July 2017, 8:16 pm | Otago Regional Council
Additional heavy duty pumps are being sourced from around the country to help dewater the flooded lower Taieri plain. The Otago Regional Council has permanent pump stations at six locations in the Taieri. All but one are already working round the clock and ... More >>
