Chris Morris

The Dunedin City Council faces a week of big decisions - from a $20 million waterfront bridge to an extra $4 million for Mosgiel's pool - but Mayor Dave Cull says the city needs to invest to thrive.

The Dunedin City Council has launched a wide-ranging review of the city's under-pressure parking.

The New Zealand Defence Force is battening down the hatches amid rumours a new Southern Ocean navy base could be established in Dunedin.

The long-serving manager of Dunedin's public libraries says he is ``chuffed'' to receive national recognition.

The  man in charge of Dunedin's roofed stadium is now one of the highest paid public servants in the city.

Dunedin City Council chief executive Sue Bidrose has linked her pay to that of her staff.

Dunedin is being urged to lead the way as Auckland eyes an ambitious new plan to develop its port area.

The Dunedin City Council is calling on the Otago Regional Council to move towards a complete ban on coal as a source of domestic heating.

The Dunedin City Council wants to rally the local government sector to tackle the threat posed by products that damage the environment.

Dunedin city councillors are defending their leader after Mayor Dave Cull interrupted an abusive ratepayer’s tirade to ask if he was "deaf or just stupid".

The dilapidated state of Dunedin’s Fortune Theatre is not to blame for the collapse of the theatre company, the board’s chairwoman says.

Illegal dumpers in Dunedin could now be stung with up to $400 fines after Dunedin city councillors backed a plan for extra enforcement powers.

There were audible gasps as Mayor Dave Cull asked a member of the public if they were "deaf or just stupid" during a feisty exchange at the start of a Dunedin City Council meeting yesterday.

Neighbours fear a loss of privacy - and an undesirable precedent - if a Dunedin industrial building is allowed to be converted to apartment living.

The Dunedin City Council is pressing ahead with a watered-down local alcohol policy, but says it will still benefit the community.

Dunedin mayor Dave Cull has been forced into a hasty apology after asking a member of the public if he was “deaf or just stupid”.

The Dunedin City Council has been taken to task for failing to invest boldly enough in arts and culture.