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ORC Advances Air Quality Strategy For A Healthier Future
Monday, 17 March 2025, 8:59 am | Otago Regional Council
Decisions will be made on key strategies for a path toward cleaner air in Otago at this Wednesday’s Council meeting, in Queenstown, says ORC’s General Manager Planning and Transport, Anita Dawe. More >>
Help Shape Otago’s Future – ORC’s Annual Plan Open For Feedback
Monday, 17 March 2025, 8:42 am | Otago Regional Council
The annual plan provides information about ORC’s work programme for the coming year and what that will cost. It details any key changes from the Long Term Plan 2024-34, including changes to planned transport improvements. More >>
Te Awa Ōtākou (Otago Harbour) Issues And Opportunities Report Tabled
Monday, 17 March 2025, 8:38 am | Otago Regional Council
The extensive feedback for the report was analysed and summarised into seven themes of accessibility, environmental health, tourism, arts and culture, infrastructure resilience, climate resilience and governance. More >>
Seven Possible Futures Revealed To Meet South Dunedin’s Flooding Challenges
Friday, 14 March 2025, 8:28 am | Otago Regional Council
The joint DCC-ORC South Dunedin Future programme has today released two major reports which analyse the risks facing the low-lying area and options for responding to them. The reports are key building blocks for making a long-term climate adaptation plan. More >>
QT Oil Spill Exercise A Success In Collaboration – ORC
Tuesday, 11 March 2025, 10:25 am | Otago Regional Council
The exercise, on 26 February, was led by the Otago Regional Council’s Pollution Response team, in collaboration with staff from the Queenstown Lakes District Council and its Harbourmaster team - responding together to the simulated real-life emergency More >>
ORC's Annual Intensive Winter Grazing Workshops Getting Underway
Friday, 7 March 2025, 11:35 am | Otago Regional Council
The Otago Regional Council’s annual series of farmer workshops for intensive winter grazing (IWG) to promote good management practices gets underway from March, with seven workshops scheduled across seven locations over six weeks. More >>
Contact ORC Now - ECO Fund Applications Closing 31 March
Thursday, 6 March 2025, 1:44 pm | Otago Regional Council
ORC’s Manager Environmental Implementation Libby Caldwell says interest has been high since the annual funding round was opened on 1 March, noting that on average each of the earlier 10 funding rounds were oversubscribed by about 300%. More >>
ORC To Continue Bus Safety Campaign
Monday, 3 March 2025, 4:08 pm | Otago Regional Council
There are a range of different images and messages as part of the campaign. With now almost 3 million views on social media since it started in late January, ORC regards the communication campaign as effective so far in its goal of encouraging ... More >>
ORC Unanimously Supports Government’s Regional Deal Proposal
Wednesday, 26 February 2025, 3:14 pm | Otago Regional Council
The proposal focusses on sustainable economic growth in the region and details the opportunities for improved public transport and increased water and energy resilience to support the communities of Queenstown Lakes and Central Otago,” Cr Robertson ... More >>
ORC To Consult On Bus Fare And Concession Changes
Wednesday, 19 February 2025, 5:51 pm | Otago Regional Council
The proposed changes will be consulted on as part of the RPTP 2025 – 2035 in late March and April, subject to the draft plan being approved by Council for consultation on 19 March. More >>
Otago Residents Cautioned As Second Thunderstorm Front Gathers For This Afternoon And Evening
Wednesday, 19 February 2025, 3:59 pm | Otago Regional Council
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means people in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening weather conditions and monitor for a possible upgrade to Severe Thunderstorm Warnings. More >>
ORC Welcomes $500K Boost To Fight Threatening Wilding Pines
Tuesday, 18 February 2025, 1:45 pm | Otago Regional Council
Otago Regional Council has welcomed a $500,000 boost in grants from the Government to fight the spread of wilding pines – with 12 area covering more than 3200ha identified around the province. ORC’s Chair Gretchen Robertson says the government’s $500,000 ... More >>
ORC Welcomes Evaluation Report; ‘Work To Be Done’ - CE
Monday, 17 February 2025, 9:46 am | Otago Regional Council
ORC’s Chief Executive Richard Saunders says the work - Otago Regional Council, Independent Evaluation Report – has a focus on continuous improvement and helps create a benchmark which over time can then be measured. More >>
Changes Are Coming To How We Pay For Public Transport
Wednesday, 29 January 2025, 4:20 pm | Otago Regional Council
Otago Regional Council General Manager Planning and Transport Anita Dawe says, “Motu Move is the new ticketing and payment system that is a partnership between the NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi. More >>
We’re All In The Same Team - Bus Safety Campaign
Monday, 27 January 2025, 10:11 am | Otago Regional Council
ORC General Manager Planning and Transport Anita Dawe says the Joint Dunedin Students Council and Dunedin Youth Council raised youth safety concerns, wanting to work with ORC to improve safety and raise awareness. More >>
ORC Lodges Enforcement Order With Environment Court
Thursday, 23 January 2025, 4:04 pm | Otago Regional Council
ORC’s Chief Executive Richard Saunders says following conclusion of a more than year-long investigation, a decision has been made to apply to the Environment Court for an Enforcement Order - under section 316 of the Resource Management Act 1991. More >>
Back To School On The Bus
Monday, 20 January 2025, 4:11 pm | Otago Regional Council
Bus travel is free for children aged from 5 to 12 with a registered Bee Card, and $1.20 for 13 to 18-year-olds, for a single trip in Dunedin, or $1.50 in Queenstown. More >>
Southern Fires Prompt Outdoor Burning Warning
Wednesday, 15 January 2025, 2:22 pm | Otago Regional Council
Central Otago and Upper Waitaki zones in Otago are under a restricted fire season until further notice since 16 December, so no burning is permitted in these areas currently. The general Queenstown Lakes zone is restricted so can burn only with ... More >>
Look Out For ORC’s Freshwater Ambassadors In Central Otago This Summer
Thursday, 19 December 2024, 11:20 am | Otago Regional Council
From this week through to mid-February 2025, ambassadors Kyra Martyn and Jimmy Daamen, will be based out of ORC'S Cromwell office and visiting various spots across Otago’s lakes and rivers talking to water users about freshwater pests and the Check, Clean, ... More >>
Representatives Selected For Lower Taieri Flood And Drainage Group
Friday, 13 December 2024, 12:07 pm | Otago Regional Council
Nominations were open for three weeks before the meeting, with 10 people from the scheme area being nominated. There were five nominations to represent East Taieri and five nominations to represent West Taieri on the group. More >>
