ORC

1st February 2024 ORC

ORC highlights importance of wetlands

Otago Regional Council is highlighting the importance of the region’s wetlands on World Wetlands Day today.

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14th November 2023 Cruise / ORC

Dunedin preps transport for 7k cruise visitors

More than 7,000 visitors are expected to descend on Dunedin this week as two cruise ships berth at Port Chalmers on Friday.

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11th November 2022 ORC

Water monitoring buoys placed in southern lakes

Freshwater monitoring buoys have been deployed in lakes Wānaka and Whakatipu as part of an effort to improve water quality monitoring.

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13th July 2022 ORC / Transport

Queenstown bus services reduced

Bus services in Queenstown and Dunedin are being reduced from Tuesday 19 July due to driver shortages, winter illness and Covid, says the Otago Regional Council.

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24th June 2020 ORC

ORC opens consultation on Long-term Plan

Otago Regional Council has opened online pre-consultation for its Long-term Plan for 2021-31.

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News

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5 Mar 2024   Funding / FWA

NZ can learn from France’s tourism funding models – Grant Ross

5 Mar 2024   Milford Sound / MOP

Milford international visitor access fee will need law change – MOP

5 Mar 2024   Experience Co / Skydive

Chinese visitors driving faster NZ skydive recovery for Experience Co

5 Mar 2024   Roundup

Tuesday 5 March

4 Mar 2024   Whakaari / White Island Tours

White Island Tours “likely to go into liquidation” after $5.5m Whakaari penalties

4 Mar 2024   QLDC / Sustainability

Queenstown Lakes residents want tourism to pay for impacts – survey