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      • 2025
        • January
          • Futureproofing Lake Whakatipu water level monitoring at Glenorchy
          • Southern fires prompt outdoor burning warning
          • Back to school on the bus
          • ORC lodges Enforcement Order claim with Environment Court
          • We’re all in the same team - bus safety campaign
          • Changes are coming to how we pay for public transport
          • Bee Card Terms and Conditions are changing
        • February
          • Applications opening for $1m+ ECO Fund grants – ORC
          • Glenorchy community feedback sought on natural hazards strategy
          • ORC welcomes evaluation report; ‘work to be done’ - CE
          • Notice of spraying operations (February-April 2025)
          • ORC welcomes $500K boost to fight threatening wilding pines
          • Otago residents cautioned as second thunderstorm front gathers for this afternoon and evening
          • ORC to consult on bus fare and concession changes
          • Joint Media Release:  Otago Central Lakes approach to Government’s Regional Deals
          • Public notice: Rees Matukituki spraying
          • Spray control notice - Spartina
          • ORC supports Regional Deal proposal
        • March
          • ECO Fund applications now open for 2025
          • Contact ORC now - ECO Fund applications closing 31 March
          • Farmers’ annual 2025 workshops for intensive winter grazing getting underway
          • QT oil spill exercise a success in collaboration
          • Proposed changes to ORC's schedule of fees and charges
          • Seven possible futures revealed to meet South Dunedin’s flooding challenges
          • Te Awa Ōtākou (Otago Harbour) Issues and Opportunities report tabled
          • Help shape Otago’s future – ORC’s annual plan open for feedback
          • ORC Council meeting in QT on Wednesday
          • ORC advances air quality strategy for a healthier future
          • Draft Otago Regional Public Transport Plan 2025–2035
          • Community events to help shape South Dunedin’s future
          • Have your say on public transport
          • ORC rabbit control — Lower Clutha floodbanks
          • ORC rabbit control — Lower Taieri floodbanks
        • April
          • Dunstan awarded extra regional councillor by Local Government Commission
          • ORC wraps up several water-related projects over summer
          • ORC creates web page sharing information on Queenstown’s Shotover WTP
          • ORC launches inaugural 75-passenger capacity electric bus on Mosgiel route
          • Bus bike rack use to resume – ORC
        • May
          • Bus bike rack use resumes all hours in Queenstown
          • QT bus frequency changes underway from 1 July
      • 2024
        • January
          • Bus Hub Infrastructure Works
          • Tree obstructing Hawea River at Horseshoe Bend
          • ORC’s ECO Fund boosted almost 60% to $900,000 this year
          • ORC urges ‘common sense’ in the current dry spell, as next steps flagged
          • Public notice: Notice of spraying operations (Willow)
          • Farmers’ annual workshops for intensive winter grazing consenting underway
          • New strategy to guide Dunedin’s development
          • Otago celebrating World Wetlands Day this week
          • It’s Go Time for freshwater farm plans in North Otago
        • February
          • Dunedin research leads the way in forecasting the impact of rising groundwater
          • Risk assessment on Lower Taieri floodbanks completed; information sessions to follow
          • First spy wallaby hunt successful: ORC
          • Significant impact on emissions expected with new electric buses
          • Are you being served? ORC survey first step of representation review
          • Bus use on the rise in Dunedin and Queenstown
          • Toitū Te Hakapupu - Pleasant River restoration project takes shape
          • Feedback sought on transport plan changes
          • ORC meetings in Ōamaru next week
          • Drop-in community sessions to discuss Lower Taieri Flood Protection Scheme
          • Water quality and climate change top survey issues again - ORC
          • Partially Operative Regional Policy Statement 2019 to become fully operative
          • Insertion of Housing Bottom Lines into the Partially Operative Regional Policy Statement for the Otago Region
          • Public Notice of Spray Control
          • ORC’s annual ECO Fund applications open on Friday – 1 March
          • On-going dry conditions prompt caution to all water users - ORC
          • Outram floodbank focus of test drilling programme next week
        • March
          • Eco fund applications now open for 2024
          • Notice of spraying operations
          • Rare Smeagol sea slug population discovered south of Dunedin
          • Councillors considering “quality feedback” from stakeholders in LWRP workshop
          • Councils agree to iwi-proposal to share future management of Waitaki River
          • Free child bus fares set to continue with new youth fares from 1 May
          • ORC Chair urges ratepayers to have their say
          • Otago Earthworks event launches in Queenstown
          • Notification of the Otago Regional Council Long-Term Plan 2024-34 proposal
          • ORC rabbit control — Lower Clutha floodbanks
          • Decision released on proposed Otago regional policy statement 2021 — non-freshwater parts
          • ORC releases decision on freshwater planning sections of policy statement
          • ORC rabbit control — Lower Taieri floodbanks
          • Councillors green light proposed Otago Regional Policy Statement to be publicly notified
        • April
          • Management of Shotover wilding conifers moves to maintenance only phase
          • Media advisory: South Island weather event
          • Communities urged to have say on ORC’s Long-Term Plan
          • Notice of spraying operations - Waikoura & Hilderthorpe
          • Hunting for freshwater ‘freak of nature’ in Otago
          • Pilot study will model Nature-based Solutions in Te Hakapupu / Pleasant River
          • ORC planning broader flood work programme for Mosgiel’s Silver Stream
          • Reminder – some bus fares changing on 1 May
          • Silver Stream notice of spraying and mowing
        • May
          • Air quality reports reveal some improvements – but more work needed
          • ORC providing support and resources for dam owners around new regulations
          • ORC’s ECO Fund 3X oversubscribed again
          • Natural hazards report highlights community resilience
          • Huge rise in bus use in Queenstown and Dunedin
          • Communities respond to Otago Regional Council’s Long-Term Plan
          • Focus on maintaining the IWG gains for Otago farmers this winter – ORC
          • ORC green lights $854k for 33 community environmental projects
          • ORC wants community input on proposed change to Councillor representation
          • ORC statement on bus hub tragedy
          • Information regarding Bus Hub incident May 2024
          • Notice of environment court appeals on the proposed Otago regional policy statement 2021
          • ORC adopts updated dam policy
          • Southern dairy farmers urged to ‘stand stock’ before annual Moving Day
          • New multi-agency group to address Bus Hub concerns
          • Dairy farm consent compliance up
          • Variety of transport options sought from public submissions
        • June
          • Grounded vessel Tamahine being assessed
          • Flyover planned in Balclutha to survey riverbed
          • Buses connecting people for Matariki
          • Joint $1.78b transport plan adopted for Otago and Southland
          • Otago is one of NZ’s most botanically diverse regions
        • July
          • Free buses for rugby Test match - ORC
          • ORC launches new, mobile-friendly website
          • Initial proposal for representation arrangements for the 2025 local elections
          • Smouldering outdoor fires prompt 53 complaints around Otago – ORC
          • Public feedback sought on how air quality managed in Otago
          • Exceedances in air quality – June 2024
          • Enviroschools projects having positive changes with schools
          • Public encouraged to attend full ORC meeting in Cromwell
          • Want the dirt on Otago soil?
          • ORC takes ‘cautious outlook’, highlights possible flood-risks
          • ORC closely monitoring as heavy rain hits Otago
          • ORC continues to monitor as rain expected to ease
        • August
          • ORC seeks details on costs claim
          • Night bus detours happening in Queenstown from 11 August
          • Boost to biosecurity and biodiversity programmes
          • Bus travel increases in Queenstown and Dunedin
          • Exceedances in air quality – July 2024
          • ORC extends submission period for representation review
          • Submissions extended — Initial proposal for representation arrangements for the 2025 local elections
          • Safety prompts trial of new bus stop looping into Waitati township
          • Toitū Te Hakapupu / Pleasant River Community Planting Day
          • ORC grateful for $5.4m Govt flood protection grant
          • Proposed Otago Land and Water Regional Plan
          • ORC launches climate change survey
          • Nine projects funded $33k by ORC
          • Natural hazard risks and mitigation options identified for Glenorchy
          • Exploring a whole-of-catchment approach for Waitaki River
        • September
          • Bus safety campaign encourages respect
          • Public asked to report rook sightings
          • Destructive marine pest found at Port Chalmers
          • Building design celebrates history of place
          • Draft response to Minister approved
          • ORC releases response to Environment Minister Penny Simmonds
          • GPS monitoring to reveal South Dunedin land movement
          • ORC holding public, extraordinary meeting on Friday
          • Otago Southland Rescue Helicopter Trust reports to ORC
          • ORC shares first conservation status assessment for birds in Otago
        • October
          • 165 submissions received on representation review
          • Extra bus trips for cruise ship season
          • Red heavy rain warning issued for Costal Otago
          • People asked to avoid Otago roads tonight
          • Take extreme care and keep vigilant in Otago tonight
          • Otago river level and flow updates
          • More rain forecast for Otago - people asked to take extreme care and stay off the roads
          • Be vigilant and safe as rain persists in Otago
          • People urged to be cautious and aware across Otago
          • Emergency response teams assessing flood impacts
          • Water, roading still a concern following flood
          • Weather break time to reconnect
          • State of Emergency lifted – Otago begins recovery
          • ORC Rabbit Control — Lower Taieri Floodbanks
          • Rabbit Control — Lower Clutha Floodbanks
          • PM’s visit welcomed as recovery effort continues
          • Palmerston, Warrington and Waitati bus service update
          • Initial assessment says ORC flood schemes performed well in recent deluge
          • Do you know how to safely cross a river mouth bar?
          • ORC switches October meeting to Otago Museum
          • Focus on community-led environmental initiatives – ORC Annual Report
          • Spray control notice - Spartina
          • Notice of spraying operations — East and West Taieri
          • No vote on proposed Land and Water Regional Plan tomorrow
          • ORC votes for another Dunstan ward Councillor in rep’ review
          • ORC awards bus security tender
          • Notice of spraying operations — Tokomairaro and Lower Clutha
          • Caution issued over tomorrow’s weather front
          • Annual dairy farm checks getting underway shortly
          • Final proposal for representation arrangements for the 2025 local elections
          • ORC expands its consent funding policy
          • Restriction on using bus bike racks at night
          • Record six student hui across Otago – Enviroschools
          • ORC reports increase in winter air quality exceedances
        • November
          • ORC apologises for corrections to recent rates
          • Dunedin’s Lindsay Creek flooding focus
          • Mosgiel bus service set to expand with 13 new electric buses
          • Temporary bus bike rack restriction now day and night
          • Public notice for resource consent application - RM23.185
          • Community representatives sought for Taieri flood and drainage liaison groups
          • ORC proposes simplifying its ECO Fund application process
          • Public invited to ORC’s Balclutha meeting on Wednesday
          • Shotover Wastewater Treatment plant discharges being monitored
          • Catlins ecosystems plan ready for action
          • ORC public transport projects changed due to $9m funding shortfall
          • First toxic algae warning for summer at Butchers Dam
        • December
          • Building on successful community rabbit control programme at Moeraki – ORC
          • Head of Lake Whakatipu natural hazards adaptation strategy ready for public feedback
          • Community feedback sought on Draft Head of Lake Whakatipu Natural Hazards Adaptation Strategy
          • Update on monitoring of Shotover Wastewater Treatment Plant
          • Public/private funding collaboration clears Stevenson's Peninsula of wilding pines
          • Representatives selected for Lower Taieri flood and drainage group
          • Look out for ORC’s freshwater ambassadors in Central Otago this summer
      • 2023
        • January
          • ORC sets deadlines for return to full Public Transport timetables
          • Free buses to Otakou Marae on Waitangi Day
          • Public notice: Proposed Otago Regional Policy Statement
          • New Upper Clutha Wilding Tree Group calls for urgent action on controlling wilding conifers
          • ORC staff respond to three pollution incidents in Central Otago
          • Farmers urged to apply for IWG consents now
          • Regular bus service is back from 1 February
          • Warning for Waiwera water levels
          • Otago Regional Council ushers in safe passage for fish
          • Proposed Otago Regional Policy Statement
        • February
          • Otago water users being urged to use resource more efficiently
          • Hearings on the Otago Regional Policy Statement have commenced
          • Proposed Otago Regional Policy Statement 7 February 2023
          • Improving bus schedules as ORC beds in return to regular timetable in Dunedin
          • Effluent consenting to safeguard waterways on the horizon
          • Spray Control Notice
          • Otago Regional Council urges ‘common sense’ in the current dry, as next steps flagged
          • More trips being made by bus
          • Extension sought on land and water plan
          • ORC green lights Port Otago plans for new Whare Runaka office build
          • ORC approves draft Annual Plan, with new rates forecast, to now seek public feedback
          • Dry conditions in Otago weekly update
          • ORC launches expanded environmental data portal
          • Call for 2023 ECO Fund applications
          • ECO Fund applications now open for 2023
        • March
          • ORC approves Contact Energy amenities plan at Kawarau Arm
          • Dry conditions in Otago weekly update
          • Dry conditions in Otago weekly update 10 March 2023
          • Farmers workshops for intensive winter grazing consenting underway
          • Fees and Schedules - Annual Plan 2023-24
          • ORC’s proposed Annual Plan now online for public input
          • $5m contour channel upgrade underway on Taieri
          • ORC farm flyovers beginning this week for 2023 season
          • Air quality monitoring upgrades at six sites
          • ORC rabbit control - Lower Clutha floodbanks
          • ORC lifts bus drivers’ wages for third time to $30 p/h
          • Catchment groups’ report reflects community collaboration - ORC
        • April
          • Notice of spraying operations
          • Weir project benefitting rare Manuherekia Valley galaxiid
          • ORC responds to rabbits with no boundaries
          • Discussions with communities on land and water plan flow well
          • Notification of meetings 26 April
          • Last of IWG consent applications should be started by now
          • New flow gate opening day at ‘regionally significant’ Robson Lagoon
          • Open Day for Albert Town Lagoon – a chance to discover the part you play
          • Public notice: Spraying operations April–May 2023
          • Public notice: Rabbit control — Lower Taieri Floodbanks
          • Attending ORC’s next full Council meeting in Balclutha?
          • New morning bus service from Warrington to City
          • Five diverse environmental reports tabled
          • Number of poor air quality instances in 2022 almost halves
          • Report reveals high risk of extinction to Otago reptiles
        • May
          • Commissioners appointed to pORPS Freshwater Panel
          • ORC releases more information on Glenorchy and environs | Otago Regional Council
          • 207 IWG consents issued to date, with further workshops this month for farmers
          • ORC launches comprehensive Earthworks Guide for developers
          • Notice of spraying operations
          • Queenstown regular bus service resumes 1 June
          • 32 groups funded $536k for environmental projects
          • Moving Day reminder for Southern dairy farmers
        • June
          • Public notice: Aerial Rabbit Surveillance
          • Consents review of Contact Energy’s Clyde Hydro scheme completed
          • ORC and Fish and Game addressing Otago galaxiid’s ‘slide into extinction’
          • Free fares for children from 1 July
          • Pilot ORC earthworks event successful
          • Workshops on dealing with dairy effluent next month
          • Bus and ferry fares change 1 July
        • July
          • Amendments to Flood Protection Bylaw
          • New interactive Otago Native Planting Guide launched
          • Public notice: Exceedances in air quality – June 2023
          • Farm flyovers resuming this week
          • Update on Manuherekia TAG work
          • Freshwater Farm Plans on horizon for Otago
          • Remedial work underway on battered Balclutha breakwater
          • Action Plan for Catlins eco-systems
          • Free bus trips to world cup matches
          • The hitchhiker Otago doesn’t want to pick up – Freshwater gold clam
        • August
          • MPI funds ORC to plan for Otago high country erosion control
          • Public notice: Exceedances in air quality – July 2023
          • ORC thanks Otago dairy farmers for boost in fertiliser reports
          • Bus trip numbers continue to rise
          • Seven Otago projects receive more than $50,000 consent fee funding
          • New Otago economic reports a first – ORC
          • Onumai Enterprises Limited – RM22.550
          • Four external appointees welcomed onto ORC committees
          • New Mosgiel Express launches
          • Manuherekia flow setting report welcomed – ORC
          • Toitū Te Hakapupu / Pleasant River Community Planting Day
          • Head of Lake Whakatipu natural hazards community workshop on Thursday
          • Demonstration of ORC's new water science boats
          • Science of South Dunedin flyer lays foundation for future options
        • September
          • Passengers urged to check for bus stop changes
          • Meetings herald “key changes” to environmental protections for Otago
          • Freshwater Farm Plans Rollout Confirmed
          • Alternative approach to protect unique Taieri River scroll plains - ORC
          • QT people urged to outline future public transport options
          • Public Notice: ORC Rabbit Control — Lower Taieri Floodbanks
          • Public Notice: ORC Rabbit Control — Lower Clutha Floodbanks
          • Rook numbers in decline but public asked to report sightings
          • New Middlemarch rain gauge boosts flood forecasting capabilities
          • Public Notice of Right to Demand a Poll On Local Electoral System
          • ORC considering future Manuherekia River flow levels this week
          • Free buses for Dunedin on Car Free Day
          • Public notice: Spraying operations
          • ORC urges care around lakes and rivers leading into weekend
          • ORC keeping watching brief on lakes and rivers as heavy rain continues
          • River and lake levels across Otago being monitored closely following heavy rain
          • Sightings sought of elusive wetland birds – ORC
          • Otago-wide improvements to air quality monitoring - ORC
          • Buoy, oh buoy! Hidden hazards exposed at Poolburn Dam
          • Public notice: Regional Plan: Air for Otago Amendment of Plan
        • October
          • Advisory: Public invited to ORC Wānaka meetings next week
          • Otago farmers alerted to El Nino forecast
          • Working together to safeguard Otago’s deepwater lakes
          • Bats identified as severely threatened in Otago
          • Farmers encouraged to consider next year’s IWG planning
          • Mechanical skimmers continue cleaning operation at Careys Bay
          • Wood burners behind winter exceedances of national air quality standards
          • Media release – ORC welcomes $7m extra national funding for wilding pines control
          • Online feedback forms continue after final LWRP community meeting in Ophir
          • Port Chalmers route gets extra bus trips for cruise ship season
          • Otago Southland Rescue Helicopter Trust reports to ORC
          • New Dangerous dams policy proposed
          • ORC offers farmers and growers support for new freshwater farm plan regulations
          • Spray Control Notice
          • Safety on the water should be first priority – ORC Harbourmaster
        • November
          • Policy on Dangerous Dams, Earthquake-Prone Dams and Flood-Prone Dams
          • 550 public responses and counting - around ORC’s Land and Water Regional Plan
          • Advisory: ORC apology to Port Chalmers bus users
          • Mapping dataset now covers more than 3900-sq km of Central Otago
          • Otago leads the way for bus use in regional centres
          • Commissioning of more rain radar data
          • Adaptation options the future focus of natural hazard reports for Clutha Delta
          • Lake Hayes’ water quality work gathers pace
          • ORC’s new water monitoring portal changeover on 20 November
          • Busy day for buses with 7,000 cruise ship passengers arriving
          • Buses expected to be busy with another bumper cruise day
          • Outdoor burning of toxic items prompts warning
          • South Dunedin long list reveals wide range of ideas for future
        • December
          • Future Development Strategy update
          • Otago’s first toxic algal bloom for summer spotted at Butchers Dam
          • Public thanked for 573 public responses to ORC’s draft LWRP
          • South Dunedin adaptation long list approved
          • Look out for ORC’s Check, Clean, Dry advocates in Central Otago these holidays
          • ORC and Fish and Game team up for brook trout relocation near Kye Burn
          • ORC responds to Govt’s proposed resource management reforms
          • Future public transport options being considered for Queenstown
          • ORC’s summer top ten to keep the environment safe
          • Spy wallaby research looking to find new way to control wallaby
          • Toxic algal blooms prompt vigilance call – ORC
          • Busy day for buses with more than 7,000 cruise ship passengers arriving
          • Reports of algal blooms continue into holiday break – ORC
      • 2022
        • January
          • ORC General Manager Strategy, Policy and Science to depart for Australia
          • ORC urges swimmers and dog-walkers to be wary of toxic algae
          • ORC urges students and families to prepare for changes to school buses from term one
          • Back to School changes to buses
          • ORC makes changes to Dunedin bus routes, encourages students and parents to be prepared for travel next week
        • February
          • ORC keeping watching brief on lakes and rivers as heavy rain continues
          • School students in large numbers adapting to public transport in challenging circumstances
          • ORC to require vaccine passes at customer service points from 21 February
          • Bus timetable change to improve connectivity to King’s and Queen’s schools
          • ORC seeking public voice on Dunstan, Lower Clutha and Roxburgh Rohe waterways
          • COVID-19 preparedness for public transport users
          • ORC almost doubles its ECO Fund ahead of 2022 funding round
        • March
          • ORC to continue public transport support for schools
          • ORC planning for public transport continuity during COVID disruptions
          • New bus service for Palmerston community
          • Flood protection – Public views invited until 2 May
          • ORC supports half-price fares from 1 April
          • ORC and Environment Canterbury join forces to control wallabies in the two regions
          • Bus passengers asked to be flexible as half price fares start
        • April
          • ORC strongly supports flood infrastructure funding call
          • Otago Mayors release regional picture of waste and recycling
          • Bus patronage up with half price fares
          • Community priorities for vital wetland restoration in Clutha and Dunedin areas agreed
          • ORC responds to call during West Coast flooding
          • ORC provides PT Support for Queenstown students
          • Amendment 1 to Partially Operative Regional Policy Statement 2019
        • May
          • Media release: Significant fish kill prompts ORC public request
          • Media Release: Public feedback on flood protection changes to be heard
          • Media Release: Transit app updated in response to bus passenger feedback
          • ORC Chief Executive departure announced
          • Chris Hopkins appointed Port Otago director
          • Horne Creek water tests still awaited
          • Weekend bus service starts for Palmerston community
          • Welcome boost to public transport in Budget 2022
          • ORC flyovers resuming; consents for Winter 2023 on horizon
          • Water samples of Queenstown fish stream “inconclusive”
          • Latest phase of Otago LiDAR mapping data goes public
          • Regional Plan: Water for Otago - Partially Operative Date of Plan Change 8
          • ORC welcomes public feedback on Annual Plan
          • Manaakitanga on the mountain
        • June
          • ORC appoints Interim Chief Executive
          • New provisions for managing water and effluent going live
          • 'Adaptation' needed as Glenorchy community learns of significant natural hazards
          • Progress on wilding conifers and wallabies control programmes
          • ORC welcomes findings on woodsmoke effects
          • Public notice: Pindone Liquid Baited Carrots for Rabbit Control
          • Renewed commitment to Mana-to-Mana underlines Kai Tahu and ORC partnership
          • ORC’s annual ECO Fund attracts record 53 applications
          • Hello…is it you we’re looking for?
          • N-cap deadline for farmers next month
          • ORC's ECO Fund recipients for 2022
        • July
          • Public notice: Regional Plan: Waste for Otago - Operative Date of Plan Change 1
          • Public notice: Lake Waihola reserved for 2022 Lake Waihola Boat Marathon
          • ORC ratifies operative Regional Plan changes
          • Councillors to discuss South Dunedin Future programme plan
          • ORC Rabbit Control - Lower Clutha Floodbanks
          • ORC monitoring waterways with heavy rain and snow expected
          • ORC pleased community contribution has been streaming in
          • ORC monitoring rising rivers and streams
          • Otago Regional Council to reduce bus services for Dunedin and Queenstown
          • Otago Regional Council adds morning services in response to demand
          • River warnings for lower Clutha and Ophir
          • Electric buses for Dunedin will help meet climate goals
          • Pollutants in stormwater drains identified
          • A reminder about postal voting
          • ORC’s first 2022 rural flyovers capture positive results, but some follow-up visits
          • Public urged to stay away from rapidly rising rivers and streams around Otago
          • Vulnerable parts of Otago under close watch tonight as rain continues
          • Rain continues to fall across Otago
          • Close watch remains on Otago rivers and streams
          • ORC “heli-gauging” of flooded rivers piques public interest
          • Deer industry well represented in ORC planning
        • August
          • Low temperatures are bringing out the wallaby hunters
          • Work begins in North Otago to expand ORC’s groundwater monitoring network
          • Time running out to make a stand for ORC
          • ORC focus on years-ahead intensive winter grazing applications
          • ORC scoping study to assess 75 Otago lakes
          • Public notice: New Flood protection bylaw
          • Reduced bus timetable to continue
          • Public notice: Regional Plan: Water for Otago
          • ORC initiates review of Contact Energy’s Clyde consent conditions
          • Otago Regional Council decides to fund new living wage for bus drivers
          • Health check on the state of Otago estuaries
          • Otago Regional Council urges people to vote
        • September
          • ORC progress commended by Minister
          • A success story 30 years in the making – from 4000 rooks to 40 in the South
          • New ORC earthwork rules for urban residential developments
          • Warm winters likely affect air pollution readings
          • Website address missing from candidate profile statement
          • Re-purposed Harbourmaster vessel arrives
          • ORC’s flood schemes manage July and August deluge, but $2.5m repair bill identified across region
          • Freshwater elements of ORC plan to be re-notified at end of month
          • Consent map upgraded to farmer-friendly
          • Future of Otago’s waterways in spotlight
          • Free buses on all ORC services
          • Public Notice - FPIRPS 21
          • Otago Rescue Helicopter Trust grateful for strong support of ORC
          • New - reduced ORC consent fees for landowers
          • Submissions opening on ORC’s freshwater provisions
          • ORC increases bus driver rates from living wage to median $27.76 – starting tomorrow
        • October
          • Help sought to name new Harbourmaster vessel
          • ORC ushers in new triennium of Councillors
          • ORC urges safety on the water as Labour Weekend approaches
          • Spraying operations
          • Dunedin public transport study underway
          • Water quality focus of community meeting
          • ORC aboard on new national ticketing system
          • ORC’s Bee Card links buses and boats – QT style
          • Year of substantial growth for ORC, amid challenges
        • November
          • New winter grazing regulations in play
          • Alert to dog walkers as toxic algae reappears in Silver Stream
          • Feedback sought on Orbus Dunedin fares and frequency
          • Lakes Wanaka and Whakatipu buoyed for science
          • Consultation Proposal for Otago Regional Council Joining the Regional Sector Shared Services - Council Controlled Organisation
          • Change Proposed to Orbus Route 3 in Tainui St Kilda
          • Reminder on new residential earthworks rules for sediment control
          • Stay clear - toxic Cyanobacteria in Butchers Dam
          • Strong response to Dunedin bus survey
          • ORC Rabbit Control – Lower Taieri Floodbanks
        • December
          • Wide-ranging Otago report on rural industries released
          • Dart-Rees rivers floodplain report released
          • Weekly water tests for 30+ Otago swim sites
          • New Flood Management Protection Bylaw
          • Check, clean, dry; against spreading aquatic pests this summer
          • Public survey input praised by ORC Chair
          • Increasing care for Otago’s taonga lakes needs national support
          • Queenstown’s 30-year public transport plan ramps up
          • ORC’s new boat name revealed
          • Meetings finish, online feedback remains open until 31 December
          • Christmas hours
          • Holiday hours and services
          • Bringing the oioi back to Te Hakapupu
          • Proven leader and communicator chosen to head ORC
          • Check, Clean, Dry advocates out and about in Central Otago these holidays
      • 2021
        • January
          • Rabbit Control in Lower Clutha River Floodbank
          • Heavy rain sees rivers rising in coastal and North Otago
          • Rivers and rainfall Saturday 2 Jan update #2
          • Severe weather warning lifted although some rivers still rising
          • Rivers and rainfall update #4
          • Rabbit Control in Lower Taieri River Floodbank
          • Rivers and rainfall update #5
          • Rivers and rainfall update #6
          • Bus Talk is back
          • ORC flood alert service survey closing soon
          • Weed Control Notice
          • Back to school
        • February
          • Albert Town flood damage recovery works completed
          • Please keep out of Tomahawk Lagoon - potentially toxic algae is present
          • Initial Waikouaiti River water samples show no signs of lead contamination
          • SuperGold free travel is changing
          • Sediment analysis from Waikouaiti River shows normal levels of lead
          • ORC’s investigation into Silverstream fish deaths continuing
          • ORC investigating Kaikorai stream fish kill
          • Seismic survey maps part of Lake Wanaka lakebed
          • Bee Card for all ages
          • Potentially toxic algae confirmed at Silverstream
        • March
          • ORC’s ECO Fund is now open for applications
          • Additions to Partially Operative Otago Regional Policy Statement 2019
          • ORC submission on proposed variation to Dunedin’s 2GP
          • Update on Kaikorai estuary fish deaths investigation
          • ORC presenting river management proposal to Arrow and Cardrona communities
          • Groundwater monitoring sets State of Environment benchmarks in Otago
          • ORC presents first Otago Climate Change Risk Assessment
          • Having your say
          • Upper Clutha and Queenstown Private Water Supplies: Community information sessions
          • Independent reports recommend considerations following Kaikorai fish deaths
          • Statement on Long-term Plan 2021-31 funding arrangements
          • ORC adopts Draft Long-term Plan 2021-31 for consultation
          • Please use your Bee Card
        • April
          • Easter hours 2021
          • Bee ready for the holidays
          • Consultation now open on ORC’s Long-term Plan 2021-31
          • ORC receives report on states and trends of freshwater in Otago
          • Media Release: Plan Change 8 Consents Update – Intensive Grazing
          • Keeping up, looking ahead
          • ORC holding community drop-in session to prioritise Tomahawk Lagoon biodiversity and water quality projects
          • Real-time bus tracking in Dunedin and Queenstown going live with Transit
          • ORC to accept late submissions on Long-term Plan due to consultation document delivery issues
          • Otago’s newest stock truck effluent disposal site now open for business at Tarras
        • May
          • Consultation on the draft Regional Public Transport Plan for Otago opens today
          • Transported collaboration bringing history and storytelling to Dunedin bus shelters
          • Have your say on Public Transport
          • ORC team wins New Zealand leg of the Australasian Management Challenge
          • Regional Councillors concerned about potential risks associated with carbon forests
          • ORC is reminding people to burn dry firewood after the first air quality exceedances in the region for the year
          • One week left to have your say on public transport in Otago
          • ORC taking Manuherekia Rohe water management scenarios to the community for feedback
          • Long-term Plan 2021-31 hearings begin tomorrow
          • New LiDAR elevation mapping to give detailed insights into large parts of Otago
          • ORC stepping up its monitoring of intensive winter grazing this year, beginning with flyovers across the region this week
          • ECO Fund recipients for March 2021 funding round announced
          • Statement on living wages for bus drivers
          • ORC responding to Hawea Flat smoke complaints
        • June
          • ORC endorses natural hazards adaptation approach for the head of Lake Wakatipu
          • REGIONAL PLAN: WATER FOR OTAGO
          • Positive view of farming practices from first winter compliance flights
          • ORC receives first regional greenhouse gas emission inventory
          • ORC receives active faults and folds report for Dunedin and Clutha districts
          • New rain radar proves valuable during heavy rainfall event
          • ORC reminds outdoor burners of Air Plan rules as pollution complaints increase by nearly 50%
          • Statement on adoption of the Proposed Regional Policy Statement for Otago
          • Otago Regional Council adopts Regional Public Transport Plan
          • Proposed Otago Regional Policy Statement to be notified for public submissions tomorrow
          • Otago wallaby programme leads to a wallaby kill in the Kakanui Mountains
        • July
          • Bus Talk column - 01 July 2021
          • New fund to support environmental enhancement projects
          • Rabbit Control in Lower Clutha River Floodbank
          • Rabbit Control in Lower Taieri River Floodbank
          • Otago Regional Council urges careful sediment management amidst winter rainfall
          • Public consultation: He Mahi Rau Rika: Significance, Engagement and Maori Participation Policy
          • ORC releases summary report on Manuherekia Management Scenarios consultation
          • New team at ORC sees increased on-the-ground delivery focus
          • Dunedin ORC customer service point to be at Philip Laing House
        • August
          • Drilling in South Dunedin and Harbourside to improve groundwater and hazards understanding starts today
          • Overall public transport customer satisfaction remains high across Dunedin and Wakatipu
          • Statement on Manuherekia workshop
          • Bus Talk August 2021
        • September
          • Be on the lookout for rooks this spring
          • ORC operations at alert level 2: In-person customer services to re-open on Thursday
          • Long term trends show Otago air quality is improving, but more work is needed
          • Winter grazing flyovers show improvements, good compliance with current rules
          • Otago marks one year with the Bee Card
          • E-bus trial coming to Dunedin
          • ORC team places second in Trans-Tasman competition
          • Smooth Hill Landfill consent application to be publicly notified
          • Community Satisfaction Survey
          • Electric bus trial starts in Dunedin
          • ORC urging outdoor burners to be more considerate of community health
          • Bus Talk September 2021
        • October
          • Free buses in Dunedin and Queenstown to support Super Saturday vaccination drive
          • Bus talk October 2021
          • ORC urges safety on the water as Labour Weekend approaches
          • Media Statement on Plan Change 7 Environment Court Decision
          • ORC adopts ‘He Mahi Rau Rika’, a new Significance, Engagement and Maori Participation Policy
          • Wanaka community group the first to access new ORC environmental fund | Otago Regional Council
        • November
          • Statement on Marian Hobbs’ resignation from the Otago Regional Council
          • ORC warns dog owners to be vigilant after toxic algae identified in the Silver Stream
          • Bus Talk November 2021 | Otago Regional Council
          • Have your say in Queenstown and Wanaka on caring for your waterways | Otago Regional Council
          • Groundwater drilling set to uncover impacts of sea-level rise on the Clutha Delta
          • ORC begins review of Taieri Flood Protection Scheme
          • Share your view on how best to manage land and water in the Catlins | Otago Regional Council
          • ORC continues its strong support of Otago Rescue Helicopter Trust
        • December
          • Community survey highlights good awareness, areas of improvement for ORC
          • Coastal hazards report uncovers significant coastal change at lower Clutha
          • Electric bus popular with passengers, produced fewer carbon emissions
          • Don’t miss your opportunity to get your firewood dry for next winter
          • Otago swimmers urged “if in doubt, stay out”
          • Heritage Christmas bus service to operate with Otago Regional Council support
          • Report reflects accelerating workload for Otago Regional Council
          • Check, Clean, Dry advocates helping to stop the spread of aquatic pests
          • Otago Regional Council welcomes over $4m in funding to restore Te Hakapupu / Pleasant River Catchment
          • Orbus and Kaikorai Valley College working together for school bus solution
      • 2020
        • January
          • Otago Regional Council’s Natural Hazards Database made easier to use
          • Lake Hayes Estate to Queenstown direct bus service launching Monday 13 January
          • Manuherekia Rohe catchment values and aspirations
          • Bus Talk - Make a New Year’s resolution to catch the bus more
          • Media statement on Water Permits plan change
          • Rabbit control in Clutha River flood banks
          • Old Man’s Beard must go!
          • Fallen poplar removed from Clutha River at Albert Town
          • ORC take steps to add a ferry to its public transport network in the Wakatipu
        • February
          • ORC monitoring heavy rainfall in Otago
          • Heavy Rainfall Update #2
          • Heavy rainfall update #3
          • Decision on Proposed Plan Change 6AA
          • ORC notifies decision on deferring provisions in Water Plan
          • Have your say on the future of Otago’s natural and physical resources
          • Statement on water planning paper withdrawn from Council agenda
          • Meet our latest top drivers
          • ORC monitoring potential impact of former Tropical Cyclone UESI
          • Regional Plan: Water and Regional Plan: Waste - Proposal to Incorporate Material by Reference
          • Former Tropical Cyclone Uesi Update
          • Cyanobacteria confirmed in Lake Hayes
          • Potentially toxic algae confirmed at Falls Dam
          • ORC proposes 9.1% general rates increase in draft Annual Plan
          • ORC to request Ministerial ‘call-in’ of upcoming plan changes
          • Catching the bus for students 101
          • Our decision to request a call-in on our plan changes
        • March
          • ORC’s ECO Fund open for applications until 20 March
          • We’re changing how we manage Otago’s water
          • Otago’s Regional Policy Statement Roadshow
          • ORC to consult on Lake Dunstan’s inclusion in Navigational Safety Bylaw
          • We are proposing changes to the bus routes in St Kilda and we’d like your feedback
          • Update on the proposed Water Permits Plan Change
          • Proposed Water Permits Plan Change (Plan Change 7)
          • ORC notifies Water Permits plan change for submissions
          • Media Statement on Bus Services
          • Update on ORC services, events and customer service points
          • Update on Otago Regional Council Services
          • Update on public transport in Otago
          • Orbus and COVID-19
          • Otago Regional Council opens online consultation on Annual Plan 2020-21
          • Update on Arrow and Cardrona consultations
        • April
          • More time for submissions on ORC’s Water Permits Plan Change recognises Covid-19 impacts
          • ORC Chair emphasises that no decisions have yet been made on the Annual Plan for 2020-2021
          • ORC Council Meeting to be livestreamed on YouTube
          • Minister for the Environment calls in proposed ORC plan changes
          • ORC to consult on Lake Wakatipu public ferry service trial
          • Orbus and COVID-19 update #1
          • Otago Mayors and ORC Chair to donate 10% of their pay to charities for the next six months
          • Orbus and COVID-19 update #2
          • Appointment of Independent Member to Otago Regional Council Audit and Risk Subcommittee
          • ORC engineering staff manage coastline inundation
          • ORC monitoring forecast heavy rain in Otago lakes and rivers
          • ORC approves funding for 14 ECO Fund recipients
          • What will COVID-19 Alert Level 3 look like for Orbus?
          • ORC services at Alert Level 3
          • How we are adapting in COVID-19 Alert Level 3?
          • Letter to David Parker – Report under Section 27 of the RMA 1991
        • May
          • Rabbit control assets - sell or keep?
          • Moving day for farmers will go ahead
          • Plan change 6AA to Otago’s Water Plan to become operative on 16 May
          • ORC seeks community experts to help shape the future of Otago’s natural and physical resources
          • Bus service changes at Covid-19 Alert Level 2
          • A return to normal?
          • ORC resuming more services and fieldwork at Alert Level 2
          • ORC to consider interim flat bus fare structure for Dunedin
          • ORC votes to adopt flat bus fares in Dunedin
          • Would a $2 fare make the bus more attractive?
          • Potentially toxic algae sighted at Lake Hayes
          • Government announces Action for Healthy Waterways
        • June
          • What does Alert Level 1 mean for Orbus?
          • Otago Regional Council schedules Extraordinary Meeting
          • Letter from Otago Regional Council Chief Executive to Councillors
          • Asking our community
          • What do you want Otago to be like in ten years?
          • ORC adopts Annual Plan for 2020-21
          • ORC reference groups populated with diverse and accomplished members
          • Yes, buses are still free
        • July
          • Proposed Navigational Safety Bylaws and reversal of delegation hearings
          • Where’s wally? ORC calls on the public for help tracking an invasive pest
          • ORC appoints new Port Otago Director
          • Have your say on proposed plan changes for water quality and water permits
          • ORC flights to check land-use practices begin next week
          • Kuriwao Endowment Lands
          • Otago Regional Council elects Andrew Noone as new chair
          • Feedback on the flat fare consultation
          • Big gains made to control estuary pest plant
          • Otago receives $5m in central government funding for shovel-ready flood protection projects
          • Getting ready for the Bee Card
          • Work and play for a lover of the outdoors
          • Proposed Otago water and waste plan changes – online information session
          • ‘Bee’ ready – the Bee Card is now available in Otago
          • Clyde Rabbit Control
          • What’s happening to the Orbus GoCard?
          • ORC enabling collaboration for rabbit control
        • August
          • Ministry for the Environment announces new rules to restore healthy rivers
          • ORC approves interim $2 flat fare proposal for Dunedin buses
          • $2 fares with the Bee Card
          • ORC submission on plan changes
          • Gold Cards and Bee Cards
          • Expiry of GoCards with Introduction of New Bee Card
          • Sky’s the limit for this environmental champion
          • Good results from compliance flyovers, but work needed to comply with new rules
          • Bees, masks, fares and route changes
          • The Bee Card launches in Dunedin next week
          • ORC to take over maritime responsibilities for Lake Dunstan from 1 September
        • September
          • Progress on repairing flood damage upstream of the Albert Town bridge
          • New national regulations to protect and restore waterways now in force
          • Bee Card tips
          • No pay rise for Councillors
          • The Bee Card goes live in Queenstown tomorrow
          • ORC welcomes government announcement of the Manuherekia as an exemplar catchment
          • ORC progressing flood resilience initiatives in Glenorchy
          • Environmental Protection Authority calls for further submissions on ORC plan changes
          • ORC supporting a joined-up approach to assist catchment groups in Otago
          • Thank you, Dunedin bus passengers
          • National water quality picture shows more work is needed in urban and rural catchments
          • Proposed transfer of building act consent functions for large dams hearing
          • ORC reminds private bore owners to get their water tested regularly
          • 30 September Council meeting: venue change
          • ORC’s ECO Fund is open for applications from 1 October
        • October
          • Signs of success following Clyde rabbit control operation
          • Report highlights impacts of changing climate
          • ORC wants to see your vision for the future of freshwater in Otago
          • Be ready, be kind
          • Otago Rescue Helicopter Trust presents 2019-20 annual report to ORC
          • Check, Clean, Dry campaign rolling out for summer
          • Calling all SuperGold bus users
        • November
          • Significant progress being made on Lower Clutha flood damage repairs
          • ORC appealing for information about Otago Harbour diesel spill
          • Can I Swim Here? Summer recreation monitoring at popular swim sites starts soon
          • This week is the last chance to share your freshwater vision for Otago
          • ORC approves ECO Fund recipients for October round of funding
          • ORC tallies up its own greenhouse gas emissions
          • Finding your way better
          • Bee Card news
          • ORC issues low flow warning for La Nina summer
        • December
          • Otago Regional Council meeting in Cromwell on 9 December
          • ORC to receive over $6m in funding for wilding conifer and wallaby control this year
          • ORC extends $2 bus fares in Dunedin until mid-2021
          • Green light to swim: Summer swim monitoring kicks off with good results across Otago
          • Bus Talk - Getting around by bus these holidays
          • Buy and stack your firewood now to burn dry and breathe easy over winter
          • Statement on Department of Internal Affairs interest in ORC
          • ORC undertaking flyovers to monitor land disturbance this week
          • Funding and next steps confirmed for Otago climate resilience projects
          • ORC reminds dog owners to be wary of potentially toxic algae in rivers
          • Bus Talk - A big thank you!
          • Holiday hours and services
      • 2019
        • January
          • SDHB - Health advice - Queenstown Bay water contamination
          • Bus Talk #17 - Heads-up for Mosgiel and Ridge Runner passengers
          • DCC - Joining forces for a close look at South Dunedin ground
          • Working more closely together for water quality
          • Joint Media Advisory: Queenstown and Frankton community asked for insights on key commuter route and Queenstown Town Centre
          • ORC needs your support to control Old Man’s Beard around Otago.
          • Landowners responsible for pest control
          • The Central City Bus Hub is nearing completion
        • February
          • Transport partnership developing Lake Wakatipu water ferry business case
          • Dogs on display at Council Chambers
          • ORC boosting customer services in Queenstown
          • ORC staff to be tested by simulated oil spill in the Steamer Basin
          • Find out more about Orbus
          • Joint Media Advisory: Tackling Queenstown’s transport challenges is the Wakatipu Way to Go
          • Welcome to Julie, our new Science Manager
          • Oil Spill Exercise
          • Our new-look route map
          • Campus bus diversions may help ease congestion woes
          • Traffic congestion in University / Polytech precinct
          • ECO Fund recipients celebrated at Council
          • Dry weather warning for Otago farmers
          • Otago Regional Council welcomes new Science Manager
          • Bus Talk - Bus Hub FAQs
          • Winning the war on broom with miniscule mites
        • March
          • Maritime NZ’s National ‘No Excuses’ Campaign rolling out in Otago
          • Bus Developments in a Growing City
          • ORC welcomes community-led involvement in setting water policies
          • Otago Regional Council announces Bus Hub to open 20 March
          • Making better connections
          • Review of active fault lines and folds in Queenstown Lakes and Central Otago
          • Waitaki coastal hazards, looking into the future
          • Celebrating World Water Day 2019
          • Dunedin Central City Bus Hub officially opened
          • The Hub is open
          • Otago Regional Council monitoring water levels following MetService weather warning
          • Otago Regional Council heavy rain and flood warning update
          • Heavy rainfall for the Otago Lakes and headwaters has eased
          • Final day of Bus Hub transition
        • April
          • Otago Navigation Safety Bylaw adopted
          • Small rates increase to fund Otago priorities
          • Ki uta ki tai (from the mountains to the sea) influences setting of Freshwater Management Units by Otago Regional Council
          • Bus Hub complete smooth transition
          • ORC advise caution after Phormidium spotted in Kauru River
          • Your Easter bus update
        • May
          • ORC’s ECO Fund is open for applications from now until 20 May
          • Otago’s new Navigation Safety Bylaw effective from today
          • Thank you for your feedback
          • Upcoming work on cable ducts at the Bus Hub
          • What Lies Beneath Dunedin: Next phase of scientific drilling to begin
          • ORC to cooperate with Ministry for the Environment on investigation
          • Stock Truck Effluent Disposal site (STED) at Brassknocker Road on State Highway 85 operational from 17 May
          • Upcoming work on cable ducts at the Hub
          • Healthy waterways and safe roads paramount when moving stock for winter
          • Consultation on freshwater values in the Arrow and Cardrona River communities begins next week
          • Kaitiaki: Name of Harbourmaster’s New Boat Revealed
          • Increases to the Clean Heat Clean Air subsidy help make environmentally-friendly heating more accessible in Otago towns
          • Hub roadworks this weekend
          • Otago lake levels to remain high for the next few weeks
          • ORC pleased with community attendance at Arrow and Cardrona meetings
        • June
          • What’s been happening with the buses
          • ORC’s newest Rural Liaison getting quickly to work in Oamaru
          • Otago Regional Council appoints two Ngai Tahu representatives to Policy Committee
          • Winter is here!
          • Otago Regional Council appoints new Port Otago Director
          • ORC Confirms ECO Fund Recipients
          • Leith Flood Protection Scheme: Dundas St bridge to reopen in October
        • July
          • District Court finds Northlake Investment Ltd guilty of contaminating water
          • Water Quality Monitoring Buoy Installed in Lake Hayes
          • Orbus Dunedin partners with My Little Local to offer users bus information on the go
          • Orbus info now on My Little Local app
          • Information about stock water takes
          • Media Advisory: ORC taking to the skies to check for land-use impacts on water quality
          • Rainfall and rivers update
          • Rainfall and rivers update: Saturday evening
          • Orbus Queenstown to trial real-time bus tracking
          • Hub now smokefree
          • Media Advisory: Rooks spotted on Maniototo property
        • August
          • Dairy company sentenced for effluent discharge
          • Responsible outdoor burning
          • Consultation now open on how to restore the health of Lake Hayes
          • Bus Talk - Orbus Winners
          • Bus passenger numbers at an all-time high in Dunedin and Queenstown
          • Otago Regional Council approves proposal to extend 6A deadline, strengthen water quality framework
          • Values and aspirations for Arrow and Cardrona
          • Be part of the discussion about the future of water in the Manuherekia
          • Coming up in September
        • September
          • Extension of time: Ministry for the Environment RMA Section 24A investigation
          • Developers sentenced for contaminating water
          • Joint Release - Camp Street bus stops to move to Stanley Street
          • Ministry for the Environment announces action plan for healthy waterways
          • Who is your Orbus driver of the month?
          • Spraying Operations
          • Otago Rescue Helicopter Trust Presents Annual Report to ORC
          • Working together for the Manuherekia River catchment
          • Two New General Managers Join ORC’s Executive Leadership Team
          • ORC moves forward with proposal to extend water plan rule timeframes
          • Otago Regional Council approves return of Lake Dunstan Harbourmaster Responsibilities
          • MfE's freshwater proposals - what does it mean for you?
        • October
          • Decision on the Otago Regional Pest Management Plan 2019-2029
          • Otago Regional Council releases staff recommendation on Queenstown Lakes wastewater overflow consent application
          • Meet Bob, one of our first Driver of the Month winners!
          • Well done to Julie Mitchell, our Ritchies Driver of the Month for September
          • Rivers and Lakes Rainfall Update
          • Dundas St bridge to reopen to pedestrians
          • Bus Talk: And the top drivers are…
          • Q & A’s from our Facebook Live Stream
          • Joint Media Advisory: Queenstown Town Centre bus stops to open on 30 October
          • Otago Regional Councillors elect Cr Marian Hobbs to Chair
          • Keep up-to-date with detours and roadworks
          • ORC's submission on MfE's Action for Healthy Waterways
        • November
          • Kindness goes a long way
          • orc reminds private bore users to regularly test water and secure bore heads against contamination following e-coli readings
          • Regional Council Chair accepts Ministerial direction
          • Bus Talk - Our other top driver is…
          • Dundas St bridge to reopen to vehicles and pedestrians mid-December
          • Otago Regional Council approves next steps to respond to Ministerial direction
        • December
          • ORC monitoring river and lake levels
          • Seismic survey to map Lake Wanaka lake bed
          • ORC Heavy Rainfall Update #2
          • ORC Heavy Rainfall Update #3
          • Heavy Rainfall Update #4
          • ORC on track with Minister’s recommendation; interim Water Permits plan change consultation started
          • ORC Heavy Rainfall Update #5
          • ORC Heavy Rainfall Update #6
          • ORC Heavy Rainfall Update #7
          • ORC Heavy Rainfall Update #8
          • Council approves ECO Fund recipients for October round
          • New Regional Pest Management Plan for Otago finalised
          • Can I swim here? ORC monitoring popular swimming spots around Otago
          • ORC Heavy Rainfall Update #9
          • Tarras Community – Proposed Plan Change 5A (Lindis: Integrated water management)
          • Update on the Arrow and Cardrona water plan consultations
          • Chairperson Marian Hobbs responds to Minister Parker
          • Bus Talk - 19 December 2019
          • Decision released on QLDC wastewater overflow consent
      • 2018
        • January
          • Potentially toxic algae reported in Tomahawk Lagoon
          • Check clean dry to avoid spreading freshwater pests this summer
          • High levels of E. coli at Otokia Creek in Brighton
          • Safe to swim at Otokia Creek, Brighton
          • Dry conditions affecting Otago rivers
          • Public given more time to feedback on Clutha consultation
          • ORC seeking feedback on Leith river project with new tool
          • Queenstown’s new bus service proves popular
          • Rivers could rise rapidly with heavy rains
          • Mt Roy runoff risk prompts warning
          • Update on forecast heavy rains in Otago
        • February
          • Update: high flows for Dunedin urban waterways
          • New director appointed to Port Otago Board
          • Forecast predicts more heavy rainfall ahead for Otago
          • ORC launches ‘Where do you swim?’ survey
          • Collaboration critical during drought in Otago
          • Update on cyanobacteria in Otago
          • Mt Roy may remain at risk of runoff
          • Cyanobacteria reported in Lake Hayes
          • Heavy rain predicted for North Otago and Dunedin
          • Old Man’s Beard Must Go
          • Update on rivers and rainfall
          • E. coli reported at Frankton Bay
          • ORC receives approval to release rabbit virus in Otago
        • March
          • Frankton Bay and Lake Hayes - contact recreation results
          • Passenger numbers for Orbus Queenstown exceed expectations
          • Spotting endangered New Zealand Sea Lions on Otago’s Coast
          • How ORC responds in the event of marine pollution
          • Sediments and Seashores: More than meets the eye
          • Great diversity of surfing experiences on Otago’s coast
          • Portobello Sea Surface Temperature 1953-2018
          • High School Beach Clean-up groups in action! Part 1
          • Studying midget octopus
          • High School Beach Clean-up groups in action! Part 2
          • Coastal biodiversity in Otago
          • ORC prepares for release of K5 rabbit virus
          • Bacteria levels at rivers and lakes in Otago
          • Water quality monitoring at rivers and lakes in Otago
          • Public transport the way to go for Ed Sheeran concert
        • April
          • Otago Regional Council opens consultation on draft plan for the next ten years
          • Impact of K5 rabbit virus should be seen soon
          • Peninsula Bus Service - Opinion Piece CNR Stephen Woodhead (Chair)
        • May
          • Submissions on the Otago Regional Council draft long term plan close next week
          • Update on Chairman, Stephen Woodhead’s medical condition
          • ORC announces new approach for minimum flow plan changes
        • June
          • Stats on Rabbit Virus paints a more positive picture
          • ORC’s commitment to Communicate
          • ORC greenlights Biodiversity Strategy
          • E-Coli found in Lower Waitaki Plains Aquifer bores
          • ORC adopts Air Quality Strategy
          • ORC commits to further community meetings on minimum flows
          • Bus Talk 1: Bus talk is back, and so is winter
          • Bus routes in Wakari and Helensburgh are changing from 2 July 2018
          • ORC’s Long-Term Plan adopted
          • ORC re-vamps community grants program – ECO Fund.
          • Love Your Leith project makes strides
          • Bus Talk 2: Technology on the bus
        • July
          • Minimum Flows Plan Change Update
          • Bus Talk 3: Code of Conduct
          • City bus hub to be completed this year
          • Lower Waitaki plains aquifer - E-Coli test inconclusive
          • Bus Talk 4: Central city bus hub construction starts soon
          • Otago and Southland Regional Transport Plans mid-term update
          • Bus Talk 5: Keeping you updated on your bus service
          • ORC staff hold science discussions with Manuherikia catchment
          • Otago Navigation Safety Bylaw 2018 Draft
          • Community feedback sought on concepts for Leith
          • Bus Talk 6: Bus Hub Update
        • August
          • Bus Talk 7: Central City Bus Hub FAQ
          • Cardrona Community Information Session
          • Change to Minimum Flows Notification Date
          • Bus Talk 8: Empty buses – what’s the story?
          • Proposed changes to the Peninsula bus service now out for consultation
          • Otago Boundary Representation Review 2018
          • Bus Talk 9: Proposed changes to the Peninsula bus service
          • Update on Otago Navigation Safety Bylaw 2018 Draft
          • ORC Chairman thanks the community for input as rates notices go out
          • ORC provides overview of primary allocation in water plan
        • September
          • ORC’s ECO Fund open for applications
          • Rook eradication in Otago - On the path to success
          • ORC wants your help to prioritise projects for Lake Tuakitoto
          • ORC wants your help to prioritise projects for Tomahawk Lagoon
          • Bus satisfaction grows as improvements continue
          • ORC re-focuses on Culture
          • Research into lake snow needs co-ordinated approach
          • Bus Talk 10: Bus user satisfaction grows
          • Public Hearing
          • Alternative travel encouraged with free Buses in Dunedin and Queenstown for World Car Free Day
          • Bus Talk 11: World Car Free Day
          • Commencement of Annual Dairy Inspections
          • Otago Swimming Targets Consultation Open
        • October
          • Special trees to be replaced for University of Otago Memorial Garden
          • ORC reacts to Minister’s Freshwater work programme announcement
          • Bus Talk 12: Bus Hub Update
          • Southern Air Ambulance Joint Venture Announced
          • Successful Round One ECO Funds (Environment, Community, Otago) Recipients Announced
          • Update on the Bus Hub Timeline
          • Flood awareness campaign in Queenstown and Wanaka next week
          • Locals getting to grips with lake “snow” of a different kind.
          • Lower Waitaki Plains Aquifer bores update
          • Bus Talk 13: Passenger trip numbers continue to trend upwards
          • Consultation is now open for Otago’s proposed Regional Pest Management Plan and Biosecurity Strategy
        • November
          • Joint Media Advisory: Memorandum of Understanding to be signed to address transport challenges in Queenstown
          • Water Quality Challenges in the Waiwera River Catchment
          • Bus Talk 14: All go at the bus hub
          • Lindis Minimum Flow Environment Court Hearing Commences
          • Rainfall and rivers update - 19 November 2018
          • Rainfall and rivers update #1
          • Rivers and rainfall afternoon update
          • Rainfall and rivers update #3
          • Rainfall and rivers update #4 (1:30 p.m.)
          • Rainfall and rivers update #5 (5pm)
          • Rainfall and rivers update #6
          • Rainfall and rivers update #7
          • Rainfall and rivers update #8
          • Rainfall and rivers update #10 and summary of Otago Flood event
          • E. coli in a Lower Waitaki Aquifer bore
          • ORC Approves option for Air Strategy
          • Bus Talk 15: Bus Hub & Christmas
          • Otago Swimming Targets Finalised by Council
        • December
          • Christmas Hours
          • Three infringements for pugging
          • Don’t spread unwanted freshwater pests this summer holiday season
          • ORC’s ECO Fund open for applications
          • ORC adopts plan to manage water sustainably
          • ORC Director Accepts Job in Waikato
          • Bus Talk #16: Buses over the Christmas holidays
          • Safe swimming results in the Otago region
          • ORC Leith Flood Protection Scheme works update
          • Call for the public’s help to report pollution
      • 2017
        • January
          • Cyanobacteria found in Lake Waihola
          • Potentially toxic algae confirmed in Cardrona River
          • ORC watching river levels
          • Rivers rising in parts of Otago
          • Clutha Delta on watch as other rivers recede
          • Lake Waihola health warning lifted
          • Cyanobacteria suspected in Albert Town lagoon
        • February
          • Rabbit control virus release potentially one step closer for Otago
          • Improvements seen in Otago air quality
          • Possible marine oil spill - Media advisory #1
          • Possible marine oil spill - Media advisory #2
          • ORC improving how flow requirements for water takes are set
          • Cyanobacteria sighted in Tomahawk lagoon
          • Public transport breakthrough for the Wakatipu
          • Swimmability of Otago waterways reinforced
        • March
          • Velvetleaf discovery highlights need for renewed farmer vigilance
          • Next stage of Leith flood protection works due to start
          • Cyanobacteria re-appears in Lake Waihola
          • ORC mourns Cr Lawton’s untimely passing
          • Opportunity to explore the Water of Leith
          • Public feedback sought on ORC’s draft Annual Plan
          • Proposed improvements to public transport in the Wakatipu Basin released for consultation
          • Nominations sought for ORC councillor vacancy
          • Lake Waihola health warning lifted
          • Wanaka events to showcase Southern Lakes research
        • April
          • Submissions open on ORC draft Annual Plan
          • Heavy rain likely to push up Otago rivers
          • Otago Weather situation - Advisory #1
          • Otago Weather watch - Advisory #2
          • Otago Weather watch - Advisory #3
        • May
          • Geography students to learn first-hand about South Dunedin
          • Proposed changes to Wakatipu public transport well received
          • Mooving Day stock transfer preparations bring reminder to reduce effluent spillage
          • Dunstan Constituency By-election 2017
          • Public notice of Wakatipu RPTP hearings
          • Public notice of Draft Annual Plan hearings
          • Public notice of hearings: Variation to the Regional Public Transport Plan – Green Island – Concord Link
          • Public notice: Variation to Otago Regional Public Transport Plan
        • June
          • Air quality monitoring continues in Alexandra
          • New public transport contracts to bring service improvements in Dunedin
          • More farmers seeking information on how to comply with water quality rules
          • ORC investigates fish deaths
          • Otago home heating survey will inform new air strategy
          • Community feedback sought on Arrow River water allocation
          • ORC adopts 2017-18 Annual Plan
          • Fish electrocuted by faulty pump
          • Wakatipu bus network subsidies confirmed
        • July
          • Otago Regional Council knows that good things sometimes take time
          • ORC chairman welcomes wilding conifer control funding
          • Notice of Local Transition Period - Civil Defence Emergency Management
          • Bus Talk 1: Changes ahead for Dunedin buses
          • Free wi-fi coming for Dunedin bus passengers
          • Emergency Management Otago update #11 – 10.45am
          • Emergency Management Otago update #10 - 3.45pm
          • Emergency Management Otago update #9 - 8.00am
          • Emergency Management Otago update #8 - 6pm
          • Emergency Management Otago update #7 - 1.15pm
          • Otago CDEM Group update #6 - 9.35am
          • Otago CDEM Group update #5 - 4.50am
          • Emergency Management Otago update #4 - 23.30pm
          • Emergency Management Otago update #3 - 21.15pm
          • Emergency Management Otago Update #2 - 20.20pm
          • Otago Regional Council update #4 - 17.30pm
          • Target date for release of Queenstown's $2 buses announced
          • Emergency Management Otago flooding update #1 - 16.25pm
          • ORC Heavy rainfall Update #3
          • Heavy Rainfall Update 2, 5.15pm Thursday 20 July
          • ORC Heavy Rainfall Media Update #1
          • Residual Flows for Surface Water Takes - community discussion sessions
          • Bus Talk 2: Extreme weather tests buses
          • Pollution Hotline place to report environmental pollution incidents
        • August
          • Boil water notice - 15 August 2017
          • ORC chairman welcomes Dunedin Hospital rebuild announcement
          • Bus Talk 3: New timetable and more coming before the hub
          • Bus Talk 4: More bike racks coming soon
          • Bus Talk 5: Introducing Route 15 - The Ridge Runner
          • Bus Talk 6: More direct bus routes in Maori Hill, Roslyn, Helensburgh and Wakari
          • Dunedin bus network changes part of ‘fundamental shift’ in ORC approach to public transport
          • Bus Talk 7: Communicating timetable and route changes
        • September
          • Our website is changing!
          • Bus Talk 8: Total Mobility scheme an option for those who can’t access the bus service
          • ORC acknowledges former Port Otago chief executive's service
          • Lake snow research points strongly to genetic origins
          • Upper Clutha water management project secures Government funding
          • Bus Talk 9: Monday's the day!
          • ORC monitoring heavy rainfall in Otago region
          • Options and solutions under investigation for discontinued commercial school bus services
          • Alternative travel on World Car Free Day encouraged with free buses
          • World Rivers Day heralds boost for water quality data
          • Ritchies confirmed as provider for Queenstown’s new $2 bus service
          • Regional Council and schools band together to keep withdrawn commercial school bus services running for term four
          • Bus Talk 11: Bus ambassadors help passengers adapt to changes
        • October
          • Bus Talk 12 - Bus drivers have a challenging job
          • Clarification on Wakatipu school bus services
          • Bus Talk 13 - Accessing bus-stop info
          • ORC seeks new Chief Executive
          • Cyanobacteria confirmed in Tomahawk lagoon
          • Potentially toxic algae confirmed in Cardrona River
          • New Queenstown bus service identity unveiled
          • Flood awareness campaign in Queenstown and Wanaka this week
        • November
          • Bus Talk 14: Wifi by Christmas
          • Queenstown’s new bus service unveils route map
          • Bus Talk 15: Hub aims to streamline bus travel
          • Paint in Kaikorai Stream could be deadly to fish
          • Bus Talk 16: New name and look coming for the bus service
          • Queenstown’s new Orbus service launches next week
          • Queenstown’s new $2 bus arrives
          • ORC looking to set minimum flows and water allocations for the Clutha River/Mata-au
          • Appointment of ORC Chief Executive
          • Regional Council thanks Queenstown community for supporting new bus service
          • Upper Taieri River reaching low level
          • Roxburgh recovery works underway
        • December
          • Water management options being presented to Arrow and Wakatipu Basin communities
          • Christmas Hours
          • Any number is too many in Otago
          • Seeking feedback on transport plan changes
          • Dunedin bus patronage increases
          • Spraying Operations
          • High levels of E. coli in Lake Hayes
          • ‘Can I swim here’ launched today, includes 25 Otago sites
          • Low E. coli levels in Lakes Hayes
          • Public reminder to look out for potentially toxic algae this summer
          • Help prevent the spread of Undaria
          • High levels of E. coli at Clifton Falls
      • 2016
        • January
          • Last days of feedback on wilding conifer management
          • Support shown for controlling spread of pest pines
          • Paperless billing pushes rates penalties down
        • February
          • Water metering compliance urged
          • Minimum flow set for Waiwera River
          • ORC keeping an eye out for toxic algae
          • Toxic algae confirmed in the Cardrona River
          • Leith Flood Protection Scheme continuation of works
          • Pomahaka River management strategy drop-in sessions - 17th February and 22 February 2016
          • ORC Resource Consent Application - Kokiri Lime Company Limited
          • Notification of meetings
          • Operative Date of Plan Change 3C (Waiwera catchment minimum flow)
          • Pomahaka River Management Strategy meeting - 9th March 2016
          • Taieri River Management Strategy meetings - 8th and 10th March 2016
          • Otago Regional Council - Poison warning
        • March
          • MPI enlists support in hunt for pest weed
          • ORC to seek views on draft Annual Plan
          • ORC supports hunt for velvetleaf
          • Flood and Drainage Scheme meetings - 15th March 2016
          • Notification of meetings
        • April
          • Regional funding proposed for fight against pest tree
          • Draft Annual Plan queries to be answered in interactive Facebook Q and A
          • Strath Taieri community asked for ideas on river management plan
          • Community volunteers boost Otago Velvetleaf operation
          • Long-serving Port Otago director acknowledged
          • Bus passes gifted to new Syrian arrivals
          • Velvetleaf video - how to stop seeding
          • Notification of Meetings
        • May
          • ORC monitoring developing Otago weather event
          • Submissions close soon on draft Annual Plan
          • Otago farmers urged to stay on the lookout for velvetleaf
          • Otago offers disaster management simulation to international visitors
          • Regional gem shortlisted for national award
          • ORC continuing to monitor Otago river levels
          • Keep Otago’s roads clean and safe
          • ORC welcomes Government funding for fight against pest trees
          • Notification of Meetings - 8th and 22nd June 2016
        • June
          • Getting the jump on foreign invaders
          • Air Quality data breathes new life into website
          • ORC home heating telephone survey
          • First allocations made from ORC environmental enhancement fund
          • ORC adopts 2016-17 Annual Plan
        • July
          • South Dunedin natural hazards conversation urged
          • Simplified fare structure to offer free same zone bus transfers for GoCard users
          • Breach of National Environmental Standards for air - June 2016
          • Kakanui OVERSEER information request
          • Notification of Meetings
          • Proposed Plan Change 5C Integrated Water Management: Manuherikia Catchment
        • August
          • ORC funds large-scale pest control initiative
          • Upcoming changes to the Dunedin bus network
          • Minimum flow recommended for Lindis catchment
          • Award-winning idea for Good Water in Otago
          • One stop-shop to handle payments to local government in Central Otago
          • Minimum flow for the Manuherikia River
          • Drop-in sessions start of community conversation on South Dunedin's future
          • Farm flyover reveals soaring compliance
          • Look out - rooks are about
          • Breach of National Environmental Standards for air - July 2016
          • Notification of Meetings
          • Proposed Plan Change 5A
          • Poison Warning - Wanaka area
        • September
          • New website go-to tool for emergency planning in Otago
          • Communities shine during World Rivers Day (issued on behalf of LAWA)
          • ORC makes decision on proposed Regional Policy Statement for Otago
          • Long-serving ORC councillors attend last meeting
          • Reserve funding approved for wallaby targeting
          • Breach of National Environmental Stanards for air - August 2016
        • October
          • New structure strengthens Otago Civil Defence
          • Queenstown hosting emergency management conference
          • ORC grants boost community pest control efforts
          • October clouds offer silver lining to Otago farmers
          • Stephen Woodhead re-elected as ORC chairman
          • Notice of decisions on the Proposed Regional Policy Statement for Otago
          • Notification of Meetings
        • November
          • New faces take up key committee roles
          • Dog owners warned about toxic algae in waterways
          • Otago civil defence staff head north
          • Otago river levels dropping but forecast to rise again
          • ORC maintaining watching brief despite revised rainfall forecast
          • ORC rainfall monitoring focus on North Otago and Dunedin
          • Rain bursts push up Otago river levels
          • ORC director appointed to Government climate change panel
          • Farmers affected by wet weather
          • Dunedin achieves five consecutive years of air quality compliance
          • Working safely together - Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
        • December
          • ORC invites community feedback on planned bus ‘hub’ (interchange)
          • Summer swimming spot monitoring under way
          • New online guide to safe swimming launched
          • Reminder to Check, Clean, Dry this summer
          • Water of Leith - Flood mitigation works
      • 2015
        • January
          • Otago rivers below or nearing minimum flows
          • Otago rivers still critically low
          • Public urged to be on the lookout for potentially toxic algae
          • ORC issues water shortage direction to safeguard the Taieri
          • ORC extends water restrictions to safeguard the Taieri
          • Notification of Meetings
          • Aerial Spraying
        • February
          • Water Shortage Direction notice for Taieri withdrawn
          • Last chance to have say on transport plans
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          • Emphasis on biodiversity part of proposed Long Term Plan
          • Notification of Meetings
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        • March
          • Combating climate change is a Long Term Plan priority
          • Positive submissions on transport plans
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          • ORC close to setting a minimum flow for the Lindis catchment
          • ORC to test marine pollution responsiveness
          • Regional Services - Poison Warning
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          • Chatto Creek Possum Control - Poison Warning
          • Notification of Meeting
          • Successful Otago Southland collaboration on transport plan
        • April
          • Public to be updated on flood and drainage schemes work
          • South Otago couple win ORC water quality award
          • Time running out for Long Term Plan submissions
          • Community information session - Clutha and Taieri flood protection and land drainage schemes
          • Notification of Meetings
          • Regional Services Poison Warning
          • Possum control poison warning - Milton Flats
        • May
          • Community input sought into North Otago river management strategy
          • New ORC corporate services director appointed
          • ORC hosting Arrow River meeting
          • Waterway health and road safety paramount during Gypsy Week
          • High water levels in Lakes Wakatipu and Wanaka
          • Proposed Regional Policy Statement for Otago released
          • ORC running water quality drop-in sessions
          • Notification of Council meeting - 6 May 2015
          • Breach of National Environmental Standards for Air - April 2015
          • Operative Date of Plan Change 3B (Pomahaka Catchment Minimum Flow)
          • Request for Tenders Smith Road Pump Station Civil and Electrical Upgrade
          • Proposed Regional Policy Statement for Otago
          • Notification of Meetings
        • June
          • Otago heavy rainfall update - 1700 hrs
          • Otago heavy rainfall update - 2030 hrs
          • Otago heavy rainfall update 4 June 12 noon
          • Earthquakes, flooding highlight the need for community preparedness
          • New southern bus routes being established in Dunedin
          • ORC commends public participation in Long Term Plan process
          • Breach of National Environmental Standards for air
          • Possum control - poison warning
        • July
          • Breach of National Environmental Standards for Air - June 2015
          • LAWA river of the month - Waikouaiti River
          • Poison warning - Mt Creighton Station
          • Poison warning - Bendigo Station, Ardgour Station and Bendigo Creek
          • Notification of Meetings
          • Poison warning - Naseby Forest
          • Poison warning - Poison Creek, Mt Barker, Queensbury and Bannockburn
          • Poison warning - Macraes
          • Poison warning - Four Mile Road, Hyde
        • August
          • New Civil Defence manager/controller appointed for Otago region
          • ORC chairman elected to LGNZ role
          • ORC water management plan changes progressing
          • ORC welcomes strengthened relationship between local government and iwi
          • Breach of National Environmental Standards for air - July 2015
          • Public Notice of Decision on Proposed Plan Change 3C (Waiwera catchment minimum flow)
          • Public Notice of Proposed Plan Change 5A (Lindis: Integrated water management)
          • Poison warning - Hawea Flat, Queensbury and Fruitlands
          • Operative Date of Plan Changes 4B (Groundwater allocation) and 4C (Groundwater management: Cromwell Terrace Aquifer)
          • Notification of Meetings
          • Poison warning - Possum control in the Mopanui area
        • September
          • ORC to consult on wilding pine control involvement
          • Further submissions invited on proposed Regional Policy Statement for Otago
          • New directors appointed at ORC
          • ORC and dairy industry adopt collaborative approach to achieving improved water quality
          • Tsunami sea rise expected for southern coast
          • Environmental air standard breaches
          • Proposed Regional Policy Statement for Otago
        • October
          • Safer Boating Week under way
        • November
          • ORC consulting on flood protection benefits
          • ORC to seek public feedback on wilding conifer management
          • Serious conversation needed on sea level rise issue
          • Otago farmers win river award
          • Continued cooperation on water management sought during dry summer conditions
        • December
          • ORC begins annual recreational water quality monitoring
          • One week left to complete Wakatipu public transport survey
          • Otago/Southland students learning to manage a river
          • Joint conservation work benefiting Otago Peninsula streams
          • Next stage of Leith flood protection improvements to start
          • Otago Regional Council Christmas hours
          • Christmas and New Year Holiday Bus Services
      • 2014
        • January
          • High levels of E. coli in Taieri River near Waipiata
          • E. coli levels in Taieri River near Waipiata drop
          • Aerial Spraying
          • Notification of Meetings: 29 Jan & 12 Feb
          • Ettrick/Roxburgh Possum Control - Poison Warning
        • February
          • Council refrains from supporting motion to back oil and gas exploration in principle
          • Potentially toxic algae reappears in Tomahawk lagoon
          • Time for students to jump on the bus
          • Poisonous algae observed at Ophir
          • Tokomairiro Kaitangata possum control - poison warning
          • Notification of Meeting
          • Teviot Possum Control - Poison Warning
          • Queensbury Ridges - Poison warning
        • March
          • High levels of E. coli remain in upper Taieri River
          • Collaborative water quality website goes live
          • Waipori pump station commissioning
          • Ecosanctuary example of ORC support for biodiversity
          • Plan Change 6A to be operative from May 1
          • Notification of Meetings
          • Notification of Meeting - Regional Transport Committee
          • Pest control staff or sub-contractors needed
        • April
          • Upper Taieri residents to get E.coli briefing
          • Clutha and Taieri flood protection and land drainage scheme meetings
          • Council approves release of draft annual plan
          • ORC to conduct public awareness survey
          • ORC hosting water management workshops
          • Heavy rain expected in North Otago and Dunedin tonight and tomorrow
          • ORC has no plans for harbourside land sale or development
          • Otago flood conditions update 1000hrs
          • Otago flood conditions update 1430hrs
          • Otago flood conditions update 1730hrs
          • Otago flood conditions update 1600hrs
          • Otago flood conditions update 1300hrs
          • Notification of Meetings
          • Rates Penalty Reminder
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        • May
          • Survey completion date extended
          • Keep Otago’s roads clean and safe
          • Central Otago people urged to improve air quality
          • North Otago irrigators and ORC to jointly tackle water quality issues
          • ORC issues warning about uncontrolled outdoor burning
          • ORC’s new journey planner integrates Google Transit
          • Flood advisory 1630hrs
          • ORC response to AgResearch restructuring decision
          • Breach of National Environmental standards for air
          • Request for Tenders - Routine Water Quality Laboratory Services
          • Request for Tender - Paretai Pump Station Platform modifications
          • Otago Regional Land Transport Programme 2012 - 2015
          • Public Notice of Proposed Plan Change 4B (Groundwater allocation)
          • Silver Peaks - Possum Control - Poison Warning
          • Notification of Meetings
          • Winter rabbit control
        • June
          • New water quality rules to be explained
          • Lookout Point bus route to be reconfigured
          • Tokomairiro Kaitangata possum control - poison warning
          • Breach of National Environmental standards for air - May 2014
          • Notification of meetings
          • Mopanui possum control - Poison Warning
          • Lindis Crossing and Bendigo - Poison Warning
        • July
          • Draft public transport plan out for consultation
          • ORC seeking community involvement in groundwater decisions
          • Revised bus services take effect from end of next week
          • Breach of National Environmental standards for air - June 2014
          • Regional Services Poison Warning - Queensbury
          • Regional Services Poison Warning - Lowburn
          • Notification of meetings
          • Regional Services Poison Warning - Mt Brown, Dublin Bay
          • Regional Services Poison Warning - Locharburn Station
        • August
          • ORC seeking community involvement in groundwater management decisions
          • Further changes proposed for Otago Water Plan
          • ORC welcomes freshwater policy debate
          • Regional Services Poison Warning - Hawea River & Kennels Lane
          • Breach of National Environmental standards for air - July 2014
          • Registrations of Interest – Health and Safety Review and Audit
          • Notice of Meeting - Otago Civil Defence Emergency Management Group
          • Night shooting - Taieri Floodbanks
          • Regional Services Poison Warning - Mahaka Katia at Pisa Flats
          • Notification of Meeting - Otago and Southland Regional Transport Committees
          • Regional Services - Poison Warning Avalon Station
          • Poison Warning - Bendigo/Tarras Possum Control
        • September
          • New environmental risk assessment regime to apply to Otago dairy farms
          • Now’s the time to look for rooks
          • ORC retains First Past the Post voting system
          • Joint flood preparedness sessions
          • Leith flood protection scheme reaches significant milestone
          • Protecting farm waterways when cultivating for winter greenfeed
          • Breach of National Environmental standards for air - August 2014
          • Notification of Meetings
          • Public Notice of right to demand a poll on Local Electoral System
          • Otago Regional Land Transport Programme 2012 - 2015: Variation
          • Summary of Decisions Requested and Making Further Submissions on Proposed Plan Changes
        • October
          • ORC flood advisory: Pomahaka River levels remain high
          • Council hosting wilding pines field day
          • Dairy inspections find disappointing practices
          • ORC seeking feedback on new Significance and Engagement policy
          • Breach of national environmental standards for air
          • Notification of Meetings
          • Possum control - poison warning: Milton-Adams Flat
          • Rates penalty reminder
          • Poison Warning - Silver Peaks, possum control
        • November
          • ORC acknowledges conservationist’s lifelong dedication to the environment
          • ORC to update Upper Clutha community on local flood and erosion hazards
          • Otago features in NZ River Awards
          • Poison Warning - Glendhu forest at Lawrence
          • Summer Rabbit Control
          • Notification of Meetings
          • Poison Warning - Greenland Possum Control
        • December
          • ORC to establish field centre in Oamaru
          • Albert Town Track hazard update
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          • Tracks to re-open after stability assessment near Albert Town completed
          • ORC monitoring Otago river levels
          • Poison Warning - Locharburn Possum Control
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