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ORC acknowledges lifelong dedication to the environment
Tuesday, 4 November 2014, 9:42 am | Otago Regional Council
Alexandra conservationist Jolyon Manning’s lifelong passion for, and dedication to, conservation in Otago has been recognised by ORC. More >>
ORC seeking feedback on its community engagement policy
Tuesday, 28 October 2014, 4:34 pm | Otago Regional Council
The Otago Regional Council (ORC) is developing a new Significance and Engagement Policy, and wants feedback on how it should operate. More >>
Dairy inspections find disappointing practices
Tuesday, 21 October 2014, 11:37 am | Otago Regional Council
Recent Otago Regional Council (ORC) dairy farm inspections have found disturbing examples of non-compliance with the Otago Water Plan prohibited activity rules. More >>
Wilding pines field day
Monday, 20 October 2014, 3:18 pm | Otago Regional Council
The Otago Regional Council (ORC) is holding a field day on wilding pines (wildings) in Naseby next week. More >>
Pomahaka River levels remain high
Tuesday, 7 October 2014, 12:18 pm | Otago Regional Council
Pomahaka River levels remain high The Pomahaka River in south-west Otago has peaked at Leithen Glen after heavy rain in recent days and is falling, but remains high, while downstream, river levels at Burkes Ford continue to rise. More >>
Leith flood protection scheme reaches significant mileston
Tuesday, 30 September 2014, 11:06 am | Otago Regional Council
Work on the latest stage of the Leith flood protection and drainage scheme is progressing well, and has marked a major milestone. More >>
Joint flood preparedness sessions
Friday, 26 September 2014, 12:53 pm | Otago Regional Council
Learning to live with the flood threat is the aim of free public awareness sessions being held in the Wakatipu Basin and Wanaka next month in partnership with the Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC). More >>
ORC retains First Past the Post voting system
Friday, 5 September 2014, 3:30 pm | Otago Regional Council
The First Past the Post voting system will be retained for Otago Regional Council elections in 2016 unless this is changed by a poll of electors. The Local Electoral Act 2001, under which local elections and polls are held, sets out the voting systems ... More >>
Now’s the time to look for rooks
Friday, 5 September 2014, 12:29 pm | Otago Regional Council
The Otago Regional Council’s best asset in its fight to eliminate rooks are the thousands of eyes and ears already on the ground. More >>
Environmental risk assessment regime to apply to dairy farms
Friday, 5 September 2014, 10:41 am | Otago Regional Council
The Otago Regional Council will move to a new risk-based system of dairy farm inspections in 2014-15 as part of the implementation of new water quality rules for the Otago region. More >>
ORC welcomes freshwater policy debate
Tuesday, 26 August 2014, 4:32 pm | Otago Regional Council
The Otago Regional Council has welcomed the strong public interest being shown locally in discussing freshwater management policy issues this election. More >>
Further changes proposed for Otago Water Plan
Friday, 15 August 2014, 10:33 am | Otago Regional Council
Two proposed changes to the Otago Water Plan will be publicly notified tomorrow – one affecting the Cromwell terrace aquifer (Plan Change 4C) and the other the Pomahaka River (Plan Change 3B). The Cromwell plan change recommends a maximum allocation ... More >>
ORC seeking community involvement in groundwater decisions
Tuesday, 12 August 2014, 2:56 pm | Otago Regional Council
A groundwater management workshop in Ranfurly which was to have been held last month is now on next week. The ORC-hosted workshop had to be re-scheduled from July 21 because of heavy snowfalls in the district. It is now being held on Thursday August ... More >>
Revised bus services take effect from end of next week
Friday, 25 July 2014, 3:49 pm | Otago Regional Council
Changes to the Dunedin bus network timetable, which take effect from the end of next week (1 August), have taken into account community advice about the efficiency and frequency of some city services. ORC chairman Stephen Woodhead said there will be ... More >>
ORC seeking community involvement in groundwater decisions
Thursday, 17 July 2014, 4:23 pm | Otago Regional Council
The Otago Regional Council (ORC) is hosting a groundwater management workshop in Ranfurly next week and is keen for locals to get involved. More >>
Draft public transport plan out for consultation
Thursday, 17 July 2014, 11:23 am | Otago Regional Council
Otago people are invited to have their say on proposed major improvements to the region’s public transport network. More >>
Aerial surveillance of winter grazing practices to increase
Wednesday, 25 June 2014, 4:24 pm | Otago Regional Council
ORC is to boost its aerial surveillance of farms in the Otago region to ensure that the effects of stock wintering practices do not breach new water quality rules in the Otago Water Plan. ORC director of environmental monitoring and operations Jeff ... More >>
Lookout Point bus route to be reconfigured
Wednesday, 25 June 2014, 1:47 pm | Otago Regional Council
Changes are in store from August 1 for users of the loop section of the Lookout Point bus service in Dunedin. More >>
New water quality rules to be explained
Tuesday, 24 June 2014, 1:43 pm | Otago Regional Council
ORC will promote and explain the new water quality rules to those affected by them during the next few weeks through a stakeholders’ forum and a series of public workshops to be held throughout the region. More >>
ORC response to AgResearch restructuring decision
Thursday, 29 May 2014, 4:16 pm | Otago Regional Council
ORC response to AgResearch restructuring decision ORC chairman Stephen Woodhead says Agresearch’s final restructuring plans released today still threatens to rob its Invermay campus of much of its valuable research capability despite the company’s ... More >>
