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Managing Otago’s environment | Otago Regional Council
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Managing Otago’s environment | Otago Regional Council
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Otago Regional Council (ORC) is responsible for sustainably managing Otago’s natural resources on behalf of the community. Learn how we protect the environment.
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| title | Managing Otago’s environment | Otago Regional Council |
| url | https://www.orc.govt.nz/ |
| type | article |
| description | Otago Regional Council (ORC) is responsible for sustainably managing Otago’s natural resources on behalf of the community. Learn how we protect the environment. |
| image | https://www.orc.govt.nz/media/15765/web_tiles-_231129-conroys-dam.jpg |
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- [H1] Alerts
- [H1] Toitū te marae a Tāne, Toitū te marae a Takaroa, Toitū te takata.
- [H1] What's happening at ORC
- [H2] Tō kaunihera Your council
- [H2] Me nanao atu te rika Get involved
- [H2] Taiao Environment
- [H2] Te whakaaetaka me te tautukuka Consents and Compliance
- [H2] Te whakahaere o kā mōrea māori Managing natural hazards
- [H2] Mahia ki te ipuraki Do it online
- [H2] If the land is well and the sea is well, the people will thrive.
- [H2] Kia ora! What are you looking for today?
- [H2] Popular pages
- [H2] Otago ECO Fund webinars
- [H2] Check Clean Dry
- [H2] Learn more about ORC
- [H3] Private sector best placed to deliver Queenstown bus charging depot
- [H3] Free buses at the South Dunedin Street Festival
- [H3] Your councillors
- [H3] The ORC team
- [H3] Partnership with Kāi Tahu
- [H3] Projects in your area
- [H3] Pest of the month
- [H4] Toxic algae warnings
- [H4] Find river flow and levels
- [H4] ORC rates
- [H4] Report pollution
- [H4] Contact us
- [H4] Get on board with Orbus
- [H4] Plans and policies
- [H4] Report pests
- [H5] Find by A-Z
- [H5] Navigate
- [H5] Useful resources
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| Cr Robbie Byars | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Cr Hilary Calvert | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Cr Chanel Gardner | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Cr Neil Gillespie | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Cr Matt Hollyer | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Cr Gary Kelliher | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Cr Michael Laws | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Cr Kevin Malcolm | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Cr Andrew Noone | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Cr Gretchen Robertson | Internal | Passing Juice |
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| Cr Kate Wilson | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Strategic Directions | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Partnership with Kāi Tahu | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Co-designing the new ORC website | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Significance and engagement policy | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Aonui – Otago Regional Council Head Office | Internal | Passing Juice |
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| Why work at ORC? | Internal | Passing Juice |
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| News | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Enviroschools Otago newsletter | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Freshwater farm plans newsletter | Internal | Passing Juice |
| On board with Orbus | Internal | Passing Juice |
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| Te Mātāpuna | The Source | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Toitū Te Hakapupu newsletter | Internal | Passing Juice |
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| About your rates | Internal | Passing Juice |
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| How does Single Transferable Vote work? | Internal | Passing Juice |
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| Clutha Delta Natural Hazards Adaptation | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Head of Lake Whakatipu - Whakatipu Waimāori | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Hill Country Erosion | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Lower Clutha Flood Protection and Drainage Scheme Liaison Group | Internal | Passing Juice |
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| Maintaining the Gains in coastal Otago | Internal | Passing Juice |
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| Toitū Te Hakapupu: The Pleasant River Catchment Restoration Project | Internal | Passing Juice |
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| Waitaki catchment integrated freshwater management | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Report air pollution | Internal | Passing Juice |
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| Soil | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Managing nutrients | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Land use in Otago | Internal | Passing Juice |
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| Apply for a consent | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Contaminated land | Internal | Passing Juice |
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| Water data (rainfall, lake and river flow, levels, temperature) | Internal | Passing Juice |
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| Toxic algae warnings | Internal | Passing Juice |
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| Adopt a drain | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Reports and publications - water | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Otago's unique species | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Explore the species in Otago | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Regional threat assessments | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Nature-based solutions study | Internal | Passing Juice |
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| Report pests | Internal | Passing Juice |
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| Funding clinics | Internal | Passing Juice |
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| Te Awa Ōtākou – Otago Harbour Issues and Opportunities scoping report | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Reports and publications - ecology | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Report a marine incident | External | Passing Juice |
| Visitor Mooring Bookings | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Application to hold a special on-water event in Otago | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Taieri Mouth Bar crossing and camera | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Commercial use of the coast and harbours | Internal | Passing Juice |
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| Navigation Warnings and Alerts | External | Passing Juice |
| Check, Clean, Dry | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Key contacts | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Oil transfer form | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Environmental Data | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Consents in Otago map | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Land and water plan maps | Internal | Passing Juice |
| ECO Fund project activities map | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Cleanfill | Internal | Passing Juice |
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| Fish passage and instream structures | Internal | Passing Juice |
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| Sale or purchase of blocks of land | Internal | Passing Juice |
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| Rivers, lakes and wetlands - working in or around | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Guidance on willow control | Internal | Passing Juice |
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| Before you apply for a consent | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Find a consents application form | External | Passing Juice |
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| Technical Expert Guide | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Help with a consent | Internal | Passing Juice |
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| Queenstown Lakes District Council — Shotover River/Kimiākau Wastewater Treatment Plant – RM25.177 & RM25.206 | Internal | Passing Juice |
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| FWFP CCCV Introduction | Internal | Passing Juice |
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| Intensive Winter Grazing | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Managing silage | Internal | Passing Juice |
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| Stream clearance and works in waterways and rivers | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Synthetic nitrogen fertiliser cap | Internal | Passing Juice |
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| Otago Natural Hazards Database | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Flood, drainage and river management | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Flood Repair Programmes | Internal | Passing Juice |
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| Flood Protection Management Bylaw | Internal | Passing Juice |
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| Environmental Data Portal | Internal | Passing Juice |
| LAWA (Land Air Water Aotearoa) | External | Passing Juice |
| Otago Civil Defence | External | Passing Juice |
| Otago Maps | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Otago Native Planting Guide | External | Passing Juice |
| Otago Natural Hazards Database | External | Passing Juice |
| Spatial Data Portal | External | Passing Juice |
| Privacy and Terms & Conditions | Internal | Passing Juice |
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