Speed bumps maybe next for George St
Speed bumps maybe next for George St
If motorists do not adhere to the 10kmh limit on George St over the long weekend, speed bumps could be installed.
Hamish MacLean
$20,000 Puaka Matariki Festival boost
$20,000 Puaka Matariki Festival boost
Increased funding for Dunedin’s indigenous "celestial celebration" is an important recognition of 800 years of local history and a step towards "the modern Dunedin", Dunedin city councillor Jim O...
$1million in recovery fund, requests denied
$1million in recovery fund, requests denied
Dunedin city councillors stuck to a 4.1% rates rise — and bulked up the Dunedin City Council’s Covid-19 recovery fund to nearly $1million as the council’s 2020-21 annual plan deliberations wrapped...
Mountain biking gains more funding
Mountain biking gains more funding
Mountain biking and Matariki were the only clear winners in yesterday’s annual plan deliberations, as just two projects received requested funding when Dunedin city councillors worked out who would...
Change to assist with raised valuations
Change to assist with raised valuations
The Dunedin City Council will push ahead with a change to its long-term plan, to decrease the community services targeted rate to $100 in an effort to help properties with low-valued residential...
Council reaches rates rise compromise
Council reaches rates rise compromise
The DCC has signalled an updated 4.1% rates rise, increased borrowing, and the creation of a pandemic relief fund of $500,000.
Council endorses work on George St plans to date
Council endorses work on George St plans to date
George St work has been given the green light and remains on track to begin in April next year.
DCC staff on $100,000 or higher accept cuts
DCC staff on $100,000 or higher accept cuts
More than 50 of the Dunedin City Council’s highest-paid staff are taking pay cuts as it is revealed the council is expecting a nearly $6.5million loss in external revenue next year due to Covid-19.
Barnes Dance phasing change abandoned
Barnes Dance phasing change abandoned
The Dunedin City Council has made a U-turn on one of its controversial temporary measures for George St, but the AA is calling for more.
Survey: George St parking no dealbreaker
Survey: George St parking no dealbreaker
Nearly nine out of 10 pedestrians surveyed in a Dunedin City Council-commissioned study would continue to visit the city centre if George St parking was not an option.
Control of local transport revisited by city council
Control of local transport revisited by city council
The Dunedin City Council continued its push to take control of the city’s public bus system yesterday as Dunedin Mayor Aaron Hawkins spelled out the need for transport planning and planning for...
QLDC wants more staff to deal with crisis
QLDC wants more staff to deal with crisis
There are not enough people on the ground to deal with the fallout from Covid-19 in Otago’s tourism epicentre, Queenstown Lakes District Council emergency management acting controller Meaghan...
Case made for George St change
Case made for George St change
Engagement on removing cars and increasing pedestrians in Dunedin’s main street could be just around the corner.
Submissions to be heard
Submissions to be heard
Hearings begin this week as Otago regional councillors consider submissions and make decisions on Otago Regional Council spending for 2020-21 from tomorrow.
Possibilities weighed over rerouting buses
Possibilities weighed over rerouting buses
The Otago Regional Council is not yet scrutinising George St changes to see whether buses are affected by lower Dunedin city-centre speed limits — but if required the council’s transport team would...
Water semantics, group structure contested
Water semantics, group structure contested
Otago regional councillors have scrapped a proposed governance model and criticised staff’s use of "inflammatory" language, but adopted in principle an approach for developing a new land and water...
DCC measures aim for CBD boost
DCC measures aim for CBD boost
The Dunedin City Council has "very suddenly" become business friendly - but not everyone is buying it.
Commuter rail study backed by majority
Commuter rail study backed by majority
The possibility of a commuter rail service in Dunedin has continued rolling forward after Dunedin city councillors on Thursday overwhelming voted in favour of a study into a union-backed trial.
Cars, pedestrians to mix on George St: 10kmh speed limit
Cars, pedestrians to mix on George St: 10kmh speed limit
Cars and people can mix in the road through Dunedin’s city centre as traffic is set to slow to 10kmh in George St as a response to Covid-19 Alert Level 2.
Traffic changes vote held back
Traffic changes vote held back
The debate and decision on a contentious 10kmh speed limit through Dunedin’s city centre was delayed yesterday until this morning.