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Otago Regional Council - Latest News [Page 47]
Collaborative water quality website goes live
Wednesday, 19 March 2014, 12:45 pm | Otago Regional Council
Otago Regional Council (ORC) is part of a new website, Land, Air, Water Aotearoa (LAWA), launched this week displaying the results of water quality monitoring for rivers throughout the country. More >>
High levels of E. coli remain in upper Taieri River
Wednesday, 12 March 2014, 4:48 pm | Otago Regional Council
Otago Regional Council (ORC) water quality samples taken recently from the upper Taieri River continue to show high levels of the bacteria E.coli. More >>
Poisonous algae observed at Ophir
Friday, 21 February 2014, 4:29 pm | Otago Regional Council
The Otago Regional Council today confirmed the observation of Phormidium, a toxic algae potentially fatal to dogs, in the Manuherikia River at Ophir bridge and upstream at Booths Road. More >>
Time For Students To Jump On The Bus
Monday, 17 February 2014, 3:02 pm | Otago Regional Council
Textbooks, T-shirts, and lecture notes should be easier to spot on local buses as students are encouraged to try public transport. More >>
Council refrains from supporting motion to back oil and gas
Wednesday, 12 February 2014, 3:45 pm | Otago Regional Council
The Otago Regional Council (ORC) has adopted a neutral stance about the desirability or otherwise of deepsea drilling exploration occurring for oil and gas off the Otago coast. More >>
Potentially toxic algae reappears in Tomahawk lagoon
Wednesday, 12 February 2014, 3:15 pm | Otago Regional Council
A potentially toxic algal scum has formed at the outlet of the lower Tomahawk Lagoon in Dunedin, prompting the Otago Regional Council to put up warning signs in the area. More >>
E. coli levels in Taieri River near Waipiata drop
Friday, 24 January 2014, 4:42 pm | Otago Regional Council
The latest Otago Regional Council sampling of water quality in the Taieri River near Waipiata indicates that previously high concentrations of E.coli bacteria have dropped to low levels (around 260 cfu/100ml). More >>
High levels of E. coli in Taieri River near Waipiata
Monday, 20 January 2014, 5:11 pm | Otago Regional Council
Otago Regional Council (ORC) water quality samples taken recently from the Taieri River between Creamery Road and Waipiata have shown high levels of the bacteria E.coli. More >>
Councils warn about pollution
Monday, 23 December 2013, 10:15 am | Otago Regional Council
Councils warn about pollution Tipping old paint, garden sprays, and waste oil into the gutter may be a quick way to clean out your shed, but it’s also a fast track to polluting waterways and lakes. More >>
ORC warns farmers to prepare for low river flow conditions
Friday, 20 December 2013, 11:07 am | Otago Regional Council
The Otago Regional Council (ORC) is maintaining its advice to all Otago irrigators to implement conservative irrigation practices despite recent rainfall in parts of Otago. More >>
Lake Waihola algal bloom clears
Wednesday, 18 December 2013, 3:08 pm | Otago Regional Council
The Otago Regional Council (ORC) has advised Waihola businesses and community leaders that samples of algae taken this week from Lake Waihola have shown no sign of the toxic bacteria apparent in previous samples. More >>
ORC seeking feedback on proposed Dunedin bus service changes
Tuesday, 3 December 2013, 4:23 pm | Otago Regional Council
The Otago Regional Council (ORC) is currently surveying passengers’ needs for several Dunedin bus routes. More >>
Shag River wins supreme award
Friday, 29 November 2013, 12:13 pm | Otago Regional Council
The Shag River in East Otago has won the Grand Award at the inaugural 2013 New Zealand River Awards, which recognise the most significant improvements in river health in the country. More >>
Algal bloom eases
Friday, 22 November 2013, 12:38 pm | Otago Regional Council
The Otago Regional Council (ORC) has today advised Waihola businesses that toxic algae levels from a recent bloom have declined to safe levels in the area. More >>
ORC welcomes Government recognition of water quality efforts
Thursday, 21 November 2013, 5:04 pm | Otago Regional Council
ORC chairman Stephen Woodhead has welcomed a Government statement recognising the progress the council has made thus far into trying to bring about improved water quality in the Otago region. More >>
Consent applicants rate ORC service highly
Thursday, 21 November 2013, 1:04 pm | Otago Regional Council
Customer satisfaction among resource consent applicants dealing with ORC was considerably higher in 2012-13 than the previous two financial years, a council survey has found. More >>
Field day to showcase Earnscleugh Station story
Wednesday, 13 November 2013, 9:27 am | Otago Regional Council
The Otago Regional Council (ORC), Beef + Lamb NZ, and The Ballance Farm Environment Awards (BFEA) are hosting a field day this month at the award-winning Earnscleugh Station in Central Otago. More >>
New committee structure adopted
Thursday, 7 November 2013, 10:18 am | Otago Regional Council
Otago regional councillors yesterday adopted a new structure of standing committees to better equip the council to implement major policy changes in conjunction with the community over the next few years. More >>
ORC reiterates Lake Waihola and Tomahawk Lagoon warnings
Thursday, 31 October 2013, 5:09 pm | Otago Regional Council
ORC is reminding the public that potentially toxic and harmful blue-green algal blooms remain in Lake Waihola and in the Tomahawk Lagoon. More >>
ORC welcomes Govt investment in Manuherikia catchment
Thursday, 31 October 2013, 2:58 pm | Otago Regional Council
ORC chairman Stephen Woodhead has welcomed the Government’s decision to contribute $750,000 towards the next stage of the Manuherikia catchment water investigation. More >>
