Migrant influx hailed
Migrant influx hailed
A record gain in migrants coming to Dunedin over the past year has been hailed as ''very encouraging'' by Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull.
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Rough stones on path replaced
Rough stones on path replaced
A mistake meant stones laid at the new $6 million Dunedin Botanic Garden propagation buildings had to be replaced.
Portobello Rd cycleway progress
Portobello Rd cycleway progress
Work on a compromise solution to a problem-plagued section of cycleway on Dunedin's Portobello Rd could begin as early as this month.
Plan hearing to beheld in Mosgiel
Plan hearing to beheld in Mosgiel
The Dunedin City Council is taking its Long Term Plan hearings to Mosgiel as a ''mark of respect'' after it was inundated with submissions on a proposed new pool for the community.
Festival wants new groups to take part
Festival wants new groups to take part
The organisers of a festival which celebrates all things Taieri are looking for fresh blood to invigorate the annual celebration.
Anger over change of address
Anger over change of address
A St Leonards resident is angry the Dunedin City Council is forcing him to change the address of a house he has lived in for more than 40 years.
DCC quitting its fossil fuel shares
DCC quitting its fossil fuel shares
The Dunedin City Council has voted in favour of divesting its shares in fossil fuel extraction companies by the slimmest of margins.
Cycleway work proceeds slowly
Cycleway work proceeds slowly
The Dunedin City Council no longer has a ''firm'' schedule for the controversial $6.07 million South Dunedin cycle network after learning from past delays.
Warning over tax rebate charity transfer scam
Warning over tax rebate charity transfer scam
Unsuspecting southerners are being targeted as ''money mules'' in an unusual scam involving real money.
School of Dentistry welcomes top 10 ranking
School of Dentistry welcomes top 10 ranking
University of Otago's School of Dentistry will be ''highly sought after'' by staff and students after beating Harvard University in global rankings.
DCC fossil fuel divestment decision raises row
DCC fossil fuel divestment decision raises row
Dunedin based National Party list MP Michael Woodhouse has slammed the Dunedin City Council's decision to dump fossil fuel investments, as a row erupts over the move.
DCC backs city arts and culture strategy
DCC backs city arts and culture strategy
Dunedin city councillors have enthusiastically backed a new strategy aimed at boosting arts and culture in the city.
Highland Park popularity prompts schedule change
Highland Park popularity prompts schedule change
A Dunedin City Council committee has voted in favour of bringing forward $110,000 in Mosgiel roading improvements.
Plane crash at Tomahawk Beach
Plane crash at Tomahawk Beach
Emergency services have been called to a plane crash on Tomahawk Beach, police have confirmed
Young off-duty lifeguards rescue two boys from rip
Young off-duty lifeguards rescue two boys from rip
The quick actions of two junior lifeguards probably saved the life of a teenager who was sucked out in a rip at Dunedin's St Kilda Beach yesterday.
Gas leak scare - two taken to hospital with nausea
Gas leak scare - two taken to hospital with nausea
A leak from an unused gas line in South Dunedin resulted in two people being sent to Dunedin Hospital yesterday afternoon.
Sides square off ahead of DCC vote
Sides square off ahead of DCC vote
Both sides of the divestment debate are warning of the consequences if they do not get their way when the Dunedin City Council votes whether to dump fossil fuel investments today.
Funding needed for arts strategy
Funding needed for arts strategy
Dunedin City Council staff have indicated a strategy aimed at boosting arts and culture in the city will require fresh funding.
Ethical policy decision tomorrow
Ethical policy decision tomorrow
The Dunedin City Council is set to make a final decision tomorrow on whether to dump investments in fossil fuel extraction.
Listen to coroners, dean urges
Listen to coroners, dean urges
New Zealand owes it to the victims to learn from the short- comings revealed at this week's inquest into the murders of Bradley and Ellen Livingstone, a leading legal academic says.