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Media release
Alpine Lakes Forum 2025: Learning from the Past to Plan for the Future
Next week, WAI Wānaka in partnership with Kāi Tahu, the University of Otago and Otago Regional Council, will host Alpine Lakes Forum 2025 in Wānaka.
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Media release
Free buses for Santa Parade
Otago Regional Council (ORC) is providing free buses for people heading to and from the Dunedin Santa Parade on Sunday, 30 November.
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Media release
Feedback on ORC’s draft Indigenous Biodiversity Strategy opens today
Maintaining Otago’s unique biodiversity will take all of us. ORC Chair Hilary Calvert says pressure from threats like habitat loss, invasive pests, and climate change, will mean that protecting Otago’s native biodiversity will take a real team effort.
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Media release
ORC ushers in new triennium Councillors
Otago Regional Council’s 12 councillors were sworn in today at the inaugural meeting of the new triennium in Dunedin today, with Councillor Hilary Calvert elected as Chair.
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News
ORC recognises challenges for farmers as power outages persist
Otago farmers affected by power outages following Thursday’s storm are being encouraged to take reasonable steps if they are not able to comply with environmental standards.
