DCC to take action against developer
DCC to take action against developer
The Dunedin City Council is set to take ''high level'' enforcement action against a developer who illegally added two rooms to a student flat and then on-sold it.
Vaughan Elder
Bowling club premises on market
Bowling club premises on market
The Dunedin City Council has put the Caledonian Bowling Club site on the market but is not revealing how much it expects to make from the sale.
Mayor seeks feedback on library spending
Mayor seeks feedback on library spending
Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull has reservations about a plan to cut the amount the city council spends on books so soon after the city gained Unesco Creative City of Literature status.
Planner opposes extra bedrooms
Planner opposes extra bedrooms
A Dunedin City Council planner has ''strongly'' recommended against giving retrospective consent for bedrooms illegally added to a pair of student flats.
Fight for Invermay goes on
Fight for Invermay goes on
The fight to save jobs at Invermay continued yesterday with the handing over of a 12,450-signature petition to Parliament.
Mongrel Mob rules out role in mowing gang
Mongrel Mob rules out role in mowing gang
The Dunedin Notorious Mongrel Mob is distancing itself from a plan to allow gang members to compete for the city's green space contracts.
Planner strikes a blow to proposal
Planner strikes a blow to proposal
Countdown is ''surprised and disappointed'' a Dunedin City Council planner has recommended resource consent for a $15 million Mosgiel supermarket be declined.
Delta wins $22m contract
Delta wins $22m contract
Dunedin City Council-owned company Delta has picked up a $22 million Christchurch City Council contract - a move hailed as good news for ratepayers in both cities.
Suspected gas leak in South Dunedin
Suspected gas leak in South Dunedin
Reports of a gas leak closed part of King Edward St in South Dunedin this afternoon.
City of Literature mayor defends library cut
City of Literature mayor defends library cut
Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull has defended a proposal to cut access to part of the central library on Sundays.
Fed up with 'silly debate'
Fed up with 'silly debate'
Dunedin City councillors are sick of spending their time on a ''silly debate'' over street names.
Dog bylaw request
Dog bylaw request
Dunedin City councillors have asked staff to get on with creating a new bylaw on dogs rather than have further public consultation on the contentious issue.
Committee votes to review camping policy
Committee votes to review camping policy
Some Macandrew Bay residents have been ''embarrassed'' at the way members of the community have treated freedom campers, Cr Aaron Hawkins says.
Seeking dark sky city status
Seeking dark sky city status
The Dunedin City Council is to investigate ways of limiting light pollution, after councillors were told Dunedin could become the world's largest ''dark sky city''.
Cutting through council bureaucracy
Cutting through council bureaucracy
A Dunedin woman says her experience with the Dunedin City Council's building department had her on the verge of giving up her dream of setting up a men's hairdressing business.
Gaming company building on 'incredible' success
Gaming company building on 'incredible' success
A Dunedin gaming company is proving a runaway success, with staff numbers doubling in the past year and more growth on the way.
Apology over Rod Stewart ticket mix-up
Apology over Rod Stewart ticket mix-up
Dunedin Venues Management Ltd has apologised for a ticketing mix-up which resulted in an Alexandra couple barely being able to see Rod Stewart.
Bus passenger injured in collision
Bus passenger injured in collision
A woman was taken to Dunedin Hospital after a collision between a car and a bus in the city this afternoon.
Tougher policy on freedom campers?
Tougher policy on freedom campers?
A tougher stance on freedom campers could be on the way for Dunedin following a recommendation from council staff.
City dog walkers' wish lists
City dog walkers' wish lists
City dog owners want to be able to walk their pooches in cemeteries and the central business district (CBD), according to a Dunedin City Council survey.