Vaughan Elder

A woman who was instrumental in creating a park with panoramic views of  Dunedin was on hand to help beautify it at the weekend.

A person has received minor injuries after crashing their car near Clinton.

Clutha Mayor Bryan Cadogan is concerned over accusations the power network in his region has been dangerously mismanaged.

The woman behind a failed bid to build a $100 million waterfront hotel in Dunedin has moved on to making million-dollar bottles of wine.

The lengthy process of developing new planning rules for Dunedin is continuing, with six days of hearings on the city's residential zones.

Councillor Lee Vandervis says it is ''truly extraordinary'' ratepayers are footing the bill for Mayor Dave Cull's defamation defence.

Aurora Energy is not the only Otago power network with a dangerous attitude towards safety and maintenance, a lines company chairman says.

Aurora Energy has approved a $30.25 million programme to replace close to 3000 power poles but its chief executive is refusing to admit any fault over the way the network has been managed.

Aurora Energy has approved a $30.25 million programme to replace close to 3000 power poles in Dunedin and Central Otago by the end of next year.

Jobs could be on the line at Delta and Aurora after claims lives are at risk because of the two companies’ failure to replace dangerous power poles.

Dunedin Mayor  Dave Cull has been slammed over  his response to growing accusations about  the risk to city residents from dangerous power poles.

A detailed map showing the location of every dangerously compromised power pole in Dunedin reveals just how worried residents should be about the risk of death or injury.

Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull has hit back at claims councils are wasting money on social media advertising.

Delta and Aurora have been telling the Dunedin City Council entity tasked with overseeing them that a planned upgrade of the network was ''under control''.

Three separate investigations have been launched into Aurora and Delta amid claims their failure to replace dangerous power poles could cost the Dunedin City Council tens of millions of dollars.

Dunedin  risks gaining a reputation as a ``slum city'' if landlords continue to flout Government standards, Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull says.