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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 >>
ORC chairman re-elected
Tuesday, 29 October 2013, 5:12 pm | Otago Regional Council
Cr Stephen Woodhead has been elected chairman of the Otago Regional Council for another three-year term, while Cr Gretchen Robertson has been elected as his deputy. More >>
Otago river and lake flood watch
Friday, 25 October 2013, 5:04 pm | Otago Regional Council
Metservice has advised that based on expected heavy rainfall in the headwaters of Otago lakes and rivers, as a series of fronts and troughs followed by a cold southwest flow, move northwards over the South Island on Sunday, Lake Wakatipu is likely to ... More >>
Potentially toxic blue-green algae found in Lake Waihola
Friday, 25 October 2013, 11:48 am | Otago Regional Council
ORC director of environmental information and science John Threlfall said a sample taken from the lake had confirmed that the toxic blue-green algae, which occurs naturally in a variety of water quality conditions, was present there. More >>
Flood readiness sessions for Wakatipu Basin, Wanaka
Thursday, 17 October 2013, 4:07 pm | Otago Regional Council
Public information sessions are being held in Queenstown Lakes District next week to raise awareness of the risk associated with high lake levels, and the need to be prepared. More >>
Now’s the time to look for rooks
Monday, 16 September 2013, 11:13 am | Otago Regional Council
Otago Regional Council (ORC) staff are keen to hear from anyone in the region who have seen rooks. From now until November ORC staff will be carrying out rook control, and ask people to look out for rooks, their rookeries and nesting sites around the ... More >>
North Otago river study results to be outlined
Monday, 16 September 2013, 11:11 am | Otago Regional Council
North Otago people will have a chance next week to hear how the physical shape and form of the Kakanui and Kauru Rivers have changed over the years. ORC is hosting a public meeting where information obtained during surveys late last year will be ... More >>
ORC Continues to Consult Fish and Game, Iwi, and DoC
Friday, 16 August 2013, 5:29 pm | Otago Regional Council
Otago Regional Council (ORC) director resource management Selva Selvarajah says there has been no change in how the ORC considers Otago Fish and Game (OFG) when dealing with resource consenting processes. More >>
ORC issues warning about uncontrolled outdoor burning
Friday, 9 August 2013, 5:35 pm | Otago Regional Council
The Otago Regional Council is reminding landowners in Central Otago that the existence of an open fire season does not entitle them to burn rubbish indiscriminately. More >>
