Chris Morris

Rates must rise to maintain momentum, mayor says

Dunedin faces a 7.3% rates rise as the Dunedin City Council eyes a decade of increased investment, but Mayor Dave Cull says it is essential for the city to keep riding a wave of activity.

'Ballistic' cat alerts family to fire

A couple and their young child escaped a house fire in Kyeburn after being alerted by their cat ''going ballistic''.

Tender troubles mean more delays for cycleway

Tender troubles mean more delays for cycleway

DCC staff have voiced frustration after a call for tenders to complete an Otago Peninsula safety improvement and shared pathway project came in $20 million over an already-inflated budget.

Ghostly gushing mystifies Regent workers

Regent Theatre technical manager Nelson Miles supervises the removal of flood-damaged carpet...

Ghostly gushing mystifies Regent workers

Sarah Anderson does not want to spook the audience, but she is struggling to explain recent mysterious incidents inside the Regent Theatre.

Children flock to Mosgiel TRYathlon

Matthew Hannah (9), of Brighton, heads down the home straight to the finish line yesterday. Photos: Christine O'Connor

Children flock to Mosgiel TRYathlon

They ran, biked and swam, but most of all they tried.

Hundreds queue to visit police station

Just over 700 people queued for up to an hour outside the Dunedin Central Police Station for yesterday's public open day. Photos: Christine O'Connor

Hundreds queue to visit police station

Max Moors has a simple plan. The 7-year-old likes dogs and wants to be a police dog handler.

DCC resignations cost $2 million

DCC resignations cost $2 million

An exodus of staff from the DCC's city property department under its former manager has fuelled a budget blowout of more than $2 million.

Sheeran on mural: 'Not everyone in NZ likes me'

Singer Ed Sheeran says he can understand why people in Dunedin might be annoyed at $8000 being spent on a mural of him.

Barnes Dance crossings set to return in $1m plan

Pedestrians cross at the Princes St-Dowling St Barnes Dance in the late 1960s. Queens Gardens is...

Barnes Dance crossings set to return in $1m plan

Dunedin is stepping back in time with a $1 million plan to bring back Barnes Dance pedestrian crossings.

Sheeran tour: $170k for weekend of events

Dunedin artist Tyler Kennedy Stent prepares a Bath St wall before beginning work on the mural of...

Sheeran tour: $170k for weekend of events

The Dunedin City Council insists a $170,000 bill for a long weekend of Ed Sheeran events will be money well spent.

Kyeburn farmhouse destroyed by fire

A farmhouse at Kyeburn, in the Maniototo, has been destroyed by fire today.

Customers not told of outage cancellation

Animation Research managing director Ian Taylor at work in his office yesterday. Photo by Gerard...

Customers not told of outage cancellation

Cancellation of a power outage for which all Animation Research Ltd's computers and servers had been shut down has Dunedin businessman Ian Taylor seeing red.

City marketing plan revised and improved

The Dunedin City Council may have scored an own goal with early work on its marketing plan, but the project is now on track after "dozens" of changes, deputy mayor Chris Staynes believes.

Sinking-lid pokies policy gets closer

Sinking-lid pokies policy gets closer

Dunedin is a step closer to a city-wide sinking lid for gambling machines, after a hearings committee rejected the pleas of sports organisations worried about a loss of funding.

DCC releases investment property portfolio

DCC releases investment property portfolio in about-face

The Dunedin City Council has reversed months of opposition and released details of the investment property portfolio it is earmarking for sale.

Aurora plans independent evaluation

Aurora Energy is to launch an independent review of its electricity network and seek a price rise to help pay for fixing it.

Fog causes delays for nine vessels

Taken from Broad Bay. Photo Katherine Dent

Fog causes delays for nine vessels

Fog at the entrance to Otago Harbour caused headaches for shipping and Port Otago over the weekend, as a queue of vessels waited for a chance to berth or set sail.

BP expansion in Mosgiel approved

The expansion of the BP service station in Gordon Rd, Mosgiel, has been given the go-ahead despite the concerns of neighbours.

Digital sculpture at gallery

Artist Shannon Novak explains the technology behind his augmented reality sculpture Gordon at the...

Digital sculpture at gallery

A digital sculpture on display at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery could open the door to a new generation of art-lovers, the man behind the work hopes.

Midwives’ frustration boils over

Notes from midwives and their supporters, voicing concern about underfunding of the sector,...

Midwives’ frustration boils over

Midwives have targeted Health Minister David Clark’s Dunedin office as a campaign to address a funding crisis in the sector heats up.

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