Otago Region

The main issues in our province include a very diverse range of local ones as well as the big national issues. We cover environmental matters, the high country landscape, rates and how they are based and water quantity and quality are among these.

What's been happening

Submission to Otago Regional Council Plan Change 7

Posted on 6/05/2020
The Otago Regional Council Plan Change 7 (Water Permits) deals with both the replacement of deemed permits and the replacement of expiring water permits that expire before 31 December 2025...

Conversion of Deemed Permits to RMA Permits

Posted on 14/02/2017
Background: what is a Deemed Permit? In the 1880s, mining laws permitted the taking of water for mining purposes in water races, dams, creeks and channels across Otago. This was done on a first-in first-served basis.