Nicks, Pretenders to play stadium
Stevie Nicks, Pretenders to play in Dunedin
Fleetwood Mac star Stevie Nicks is coming back to Dunedin in November with The Pretenders for a double-act South Island exclusive show.
Chris Morris
Hotel hinges on 'unbundling'
Hotel hinges on 'unbundling'
The fate of Dunedin's latest five-star hotel bid could hinge on a rare argument for the ``unbundling'' of planning rules.
Validity of hearing challenged
Validity of hearing challenged
A fresh legal challenge has been presented to the panel hearing submissions on Dunedin’s 17-storey hotel tower proposal.
Hotel not that ‘special’ draw
Hotel not that ‘special’ draw
A key figure in Dunedin’s heritage building revival says the city can do better than a high-rise hotel.
Informal online poll favours proposal
Informal online poll favours proposal
Submitters might be lining up to criticise Dunedin’s latest hotel bid, but voters in an Otago Daily Times poll have backed the project.
Fears cathedral garden area will be shaded
Fears cathedral garden area will be shaded
The peaceful garden space of St Paul’s Cathedral would be "seriously degraded" by a 17-storey hotel overlooking Dunedin’s Octagon, a hearing has been told.
Hotel design changes ‘likely’
Hotel design changes ‘likely’
Plans for a 17-storey, five-star hotel in Dunedin seem set to be revised after days of criticism.
Hotel needed for tourism growth, chamber says
Hotel needed for tourism growth, chamber says
The battle for hearts and minds hit top gear yesterday as two views of Dunedin's latest five-star hotel bid collided head-on.
Traffic problems at hotel flagged
Traffic problems at hotel
Plans for a five-star hotel tower in Dunedin are ''fatally flawed'' because of traffic problems on the site, a resource consent hearing has been told.
Dominance acknowledged
Dominance acknowledged
The team behind Dunedin's latest five-star hotel bid insist their plans are sound, despite conceding the 17-storey tower will dominate its surroundings.
Report timing challenged
Report timing challenged
A lawyer acting for a rival hotel chain has challenged the developers behind Dunedin's five-star hotel bid.
Rival's challenge over hotel
Rival's challenge over hotel
A lawyer acting for a rival hotel has challenged the developers pushing for a five-star hotel in Dunedin as the second day of a resource consent hearing began today.
Tower essential part of proposed hotel, hearing told
Tower essential part of proposed hotel, hearing told
A tower would be an essential part of Dunedin’s first five-star hotel, an international hotel investment specialist says.
Hotel ‘new life’ for city
Hotel ‘new life’ for city
The man behind Dunedin’s latest five-star hotel proposal says the city needs his project.
Panel urged to back five-star hotel plan
Consent panel urged to back five-star hotel plan
The team behind Dunedin's latest five-star hotel bid has urged a consent panel to back the project, as a hearing to decide the project's fate begins.
They will, they will rock you
They will, they will rock you
From Midnight Oil's Beds Are Burning to Lorde's Royals, they were hits as you have never heard them before.
Paedophile's photo removed but bishop's legacy stands
Paedophile's photo removed but bishop's legacy stands
A paedophile priest's picture has been removed from the wall at Dunedin's Kavanagh College after a group of its former pupils complained.
Planned hotel’s height set to be leading issue
Planned hotel’s height set to be leading issue
Height looms as a key issue when plans for what would be Dunedin’s tallest central city building go under the microscope.
Unannounced workers like ‘a wrecking ball’
Unannounced workers like ‘a wrecking ball’
Chorus workers installing ultra-fast broadband descended on a block of Dunedin City Council-owned flats like "a wrecking ball" and left elderly tenants terrified, a resident says.
ODT Insight: ‘Terrible’ treatment systemic
‘Terrible’ treatment systemic
The calls for a national inquiry into child abuse in state care are growing louder, as are the demands for a public apology, but the Government is refusing to budge.