Left in limbo after Burnside blaze
Owner still waiting for answers on cause of fire
Four months after fire tore through his Burnside lumber yard, Peter Chalmers is still waiting to be told how and why it happened.
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Long-serving cop quits to run pub
Long-serving cop quits to run pub
After 16 years, Middlemarch's sole police officer is calling it a day.
NZTA to finish shared path
NZTA to finish shared path
More than two years after a massive cost blowout put the project on hold, funding for the final section of the Dunedin to Port Chalmers shared path has finally been confirmed.
Boards urge council to look beyond city centre
Boards urge council to look beyond city centre
Dunedin's community board heads are imploring the city council not to forget about some of the city's smaller outlying communities.
Frederick St cafe granted liquor licence
Frederick St cafe granted liquor licence
An inner-city restaurant and cafe has been given a liquor licence despite opposition from neighbouring property owners and businesses who feared a return to the chaos associated with previous tenants.
Gales portent of stormy week
Gales portent of stormy week
Wild winds which buffeted parts of Otago and Southland yesterday were only the start of what meteorologists are expecting to be a week of wet, windy and snowy weather across the South Island.
Museum has double success
Museum has double success
The Otago Museum was the recipient of two gongs at the New Zealand Museum Awards last night.
Central Dunedin hotel gets consent
Central Dunedin hotel gets consent
Plans for a Dunedin central 27-room hotel have been approved by the city council.
$100k donation for pool project
$100k donation for pool project
Now the city council has financially backed Mosgiel's new pool, it is time for others to pitch in, a Dunedin business owner says.
Council pledges funding for professional theatre
Council pledges funding for professional theatre
Despite the closure of the Fortune Theatre earlier this month, the city council is still committed its support of professional theatre in Dunedin.
Funding boost for refugee support
DCC gives funding boost for refugee support
Those who help new migrants and refugees to settle in Dunedin will receive more funding.
Funding increase for events
Funding increase for events
The Dunedin City Council is increasing its grants budget for festivals and events to cover the rising cost of holding them.
Consent fee for insulation retrofits gone
Consent fee for insulation retrofits gone
Property owners who retrofit their homes with insulation will no longer be charged a consent fee.
Mosgiel pool project getting $4.4m more
Mosgiel pool project getting $4.4m more
After years of frustration and delays, Mosgiel's new pool is close to becoming a reality.
Cull mulls possible future tourism tax
Cull mulls possible future tourism tax
The possibility of a tourism tax to help protect Dunedin's wildlife was hinted at by Mayor Dave Cull yesterday.
Contributions suggested for street works
Contributions suggested for street works
Dunedin's tertiary institutions may be asked to contribute to a $20 million upgrade of North Dunedin streets.
Place-based groups granted $300,000
Place-based groups granted $300,000
A vote on how much money should be set aside for placed-based groups in Dunedin divided city councillors for a short time yesterday.
DCC raises debt limit by $65 million
DCC raises debt limit by $65 million
Asset sales are off the table but more debt will be needed to fund all the big-ticket items in the city council’s plans for Dunedin.
Flights in and out of Dunedin cancelled
Flights in and out of Dunedin cancelled
A brief reprieve from fog allowed a few planes to land at Dunedin Airport earlier this afternoon but disruptions look set to continue as the bad weather rolls in resulting in the cancellation of more flights.
Work starts on first building in lane-way redevelopment
Work starts on first building in lane-way redevelopment
The next stage in the rejuvenation of Dunedin’s warehouse precinct has begun.