Civic chiefs decline pay rise
Civic chiefs decline pay rise
Dunedin City Council chief executive Jim Harland and "most" of the council's 43 other senior managers have opted to decline a pay increase this year.
Mark Price
Drivers texted on new rules
Drivers texted on new rules
New rules for cellphone use in cars become law on Sunday and it seems most of the phone and car using population is aware, if not exactly prepared.
Museum trust responds to charges
Museum trust responds to charges
The Otago Museum Trust Board has "confirmed" to Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister Chris Finlayson that it is looking after the museum's collections properly.
Airport fees rise 'extortionate'
Airport fees rise 'extortionate'
Increased charges for parking at Dunedin International Airport were announced yesterday with holders of one-year parking cards in line for an increase of 142%.
Steam engines not fired up with coal
Steam engines not fired up with coal
Those hoping to get a nostalgic whiff of good old-fashioned coal smoke at the Otago Central rail link's 130th anniversary this Labour Weekend will be disappointed.
'Honeymoon' over for museum's butterflies
'Honeymoon' over for museum's butterflies
The "honeymoon" is over for the commercial stars of the Otago Museum - the butterflies of the Tropical Forest.
Staff concerns halt museum merger
Staff concerns halt museum merger
A merger of the Otago Museum and the Otago Settlers Museum appears to have foundered last year because of settlers museum staff concerns about the "culture" of the Otago Museum.
$25m Lookout Point traffic bridge back on agenda
$25m Lookout Point traffic bridge back on agenda
A $25 million traffic bridge over State Highway 1 at Lookout Point has been put back on the agenda by the national board of the New Zealand Transport Agency.
Margaret Moth seldom out of the light
Margaret Moth seldom out of the light
The former Dunedin television camerawoman who went on to work for CNN, was badly wounded in Sarajevo and is now terminally ill with cancer in a United States hospice, is remembered fondly by those who worked with her.
Roseneath rise part of cycleway
Roseneath rise part of cycleway
Cyclists using the new Dunedin to Port Chalmers cycleway, when it is completed in three or four years, will be confronted by just one small obstacle - the hill on which the suburb of Roseneath stands.
ORC criticises `unsophisticated' road safety strategy
ORC criticises `unsophisticated' road safety strategy
The Otago Regional Council is urging the Government to take a more sophisticated approach to road safety and is critical of its Safer Journeys discussion document.
Adventure tourism reaches new depths
Adventure tourism reaches new depths
Tourists could be diving with great white sharks in Foveaux Strait this summer if a code of conduct can be agreed between operators and other parties.
Guest to practise law again, with limits
Guest to practise law again, with limits
Struck-off lawyer Michael Guest has been reinstated to the High Court's roll of barristers and solicitors and could, with restrictions, be practising law in Dunedin again before the end of the year.
Fruitless search for mystery kayakers
Fruitless search for mystery kayakers
The search for eight people reportedly seen in heavy seas on a dinghy and kayaks off the Otago coast yesterday will be evaluated this morning, the Rescue Co-ordination Centre says.
Halted by parking question
Halted by parking question
The need to sort out problems arising from the Dunedin City Council's parking strategy is affecting council staff's progress on other projects.
Golden Centre 'on target'
Golden Centre 'on target'
The $5 million upgrade of the Golden Centre mall in George St is "on target" for a November 6 "formal reopening".
Otago still among most affordable
Otago still among most affordable
Otago remains one of the most affordable parts of New Zealand in which to live, but also contains the area that is the least affordable.
No problems with bends: engineer
No problems with bends: engineer
A senior Dunedin traffic engineer has found no problems with two bends on Portobello Rd blamed by police and nearby residents for a series of crashes.
Caversham to lose 21 properties to motorway
Caversham to lose 21 properties to motorway
The owners of 21 houses in Caversham Valley Rd have no choice but to sell their properties to the New Zealand Transport Agency to make way for the $33 million upgrade of the Southern Motorway.
Funding nod for new motorway design
Funding nod for new motorway design
Bulldozers moving on the upgrade of the State Highway 1 Caversham bypass in the next financial year - that is the hope of New Zealand Transport Agency regional director Bruce Richards.