Otago Regional Council
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Otago, in the south of New Zealand's South Island, is the second largest region in terms of land area. It has a population of 190 600 (2002 census). The city of Dunedin on the east coast is the regional centre.
OTAGO — Otago was one of the top performers in 2008-09 in terms of meeting the Dairying and Clean Streams Accord target for excluding stock from waterways according to a recently published report by the Ministry of Agriculture.
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OTAGO — Farmers are likely to be interested in three Clutha Delta Catchment field days being held in the area at the end of this month.
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OTAGO — The Otago Regional Council (ORC) has firmed up its processes for dealing with persistent breaches of resource consent conditions.
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CARDRONA — The process for determining future water management for the Cardrona River catchment will be outlined at a public information day near Wanaka later this month.
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OTAGO — The Otago Regional Council (ORC) is playing a key role in trying to best meet the transport needs of Dunedin's young people.
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OTAGO — The Otago Regional Council (ORC) is embarking on a proposed new direction for managing rural water quality contaminants which encourages farmers to become innovative in their farm management and measure farm water contaminant outputs.
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DUNEDIN — Local water quality and stream life come under the microscope in the Kaikorai Stream tomorrow (Tuesday 9 March 2010).
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OTAGO — The Otago Regional Council has announced the appointment of David Faulkner as a Director of the Port Otago Group.
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CROMWELL — A public workshop to promote better management of the local rabbit population is being held in Cromwell next week.
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WELLINGTON — A clear majority of New Zealand smokers across all socio-economic and ethnic groups support a ban on smoking in cars carrying pre-school children, according to latest research from the University of Otago, Wellington.
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OTAGO — Most medical consultants working in public hospitals report robust emotional well-being and healthy work engagement according to research into work-related burnout from the University of Otago, Christchurch.
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PORT CHALMERS — The departure time of the after five commuter bus service from central Dunedin to Port Chalmers will return to the earlier time of 5.15pm from next week.
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OTAGO — ORC director of environmental information and science Dr John Threlfall said that Alexandra, Arrowtown, Clyde, Cromwell, Mosgiel, Dunedin and Milton have recorded air pollution levels that exceed the standard.
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