Hamish MacLean

Council slammed over George St 10kmh plan

Dunedin city councillor Jules Radich says consulatation was lacking in a proposal to slow...

Council slammed over George St 10kmh plan

The latest traffic flow proposal for Dunedin’s city centre has been labelled a unilateral, ad hoc push towards pedestrianisation, as a tranche of Dunedin city councillors call for better consultation.

DCC response plan lambasted

The Dunedin City Council’s proposal for speed-limit changes in the central city. PHOTO: STEPHEN...

DCC response plan lambasted

A plan to support local retail and hospitality businesses through Covid-19 Alert Level 2 has been panned by members of the Dunedin business community.

DCC keen for major slowdown on roads

High risk . . . Dunedin City Council staff have identified Blackhead Rd as one of many Dunedin...

DCC keen for major slowdown on roads

Speed limits could be lowered for a number of key roads in and around Dunedin.

Thanks, team

Thanks, team

Pacific St resident Val Rowe walks past a "thank you" to essential services workers during the Covid-19 Alert Level 3 restrictions on Monday.

Early learning services funding boost

Early learning services funding boost

Schools across the South will be ready to roll out the welcome mat as "a new safe normal" greets pupils returning on Monday.

Now for the next phase

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Photo: Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images

Now for the next phase

The economic and social recovery phase to the Covid-19 pandemic response begins on Thursday — and while many are rejoicing, some say it could be too late.

Interest in rail needs testing: mayor

Interest in rail needs testing: mayor

There is an appetite for a commuter train trial in Dunedin — but whether people would actually use the service needs to be tested, Dunedin Mayor Aaron Hawkins says.

Mountain-biking tracks tourism drawcards

Mountain Biking Otago president Hamish Seaton in action on the Signal Hill track in Dunedin...

Mountain-biking tracks tourism drawcards

An "iconic" mountain bike track could be a major tourism drawcard for Dunedin.

Union proposes Dunedin-Mosgiel commuter rail trial

Standing in support of a six-week trial of a commuter train from Mosgiel to Dunedin are Rail &amp...

Union proposes Dunedin-Mosgiel commuter rail trial

A six-week trial of commuter trains between Mosgiel and Dunedin could save jobs and keep Dunedin Railways infrastructure usable, Rail & Maritime Transport Union branch secretary Dave Kearns says.

Mosgiel board seeks cuts in spending, rates

Joy Davis has announced her intention to stand for the Mosgiel Taieri Community Board. Photo...

Mosgiel board seeks cuts in spending, rates

The Mosgiel-Taieri Community Board led the six Dunedin community boards’ annual plan hearings submissions with a push for 13 Covid-19-related responses in the Dunedin City Council’s forthcoming...

Engineering site plea

The dilapidated building’s interior. PHOTOS: PETER MCINTOSH/GREGOR RICHARDSON

Engineering site plea

The former Sims Engineering building in Port Chalmers needs $450,000 in remedial work but could become a registered heritage building and ‘‘a very swish industrial site — and a community...

Bus users ask to be listened to seriously

The Dunedin City Council is considering an inner city bus loop trial. Photo: ODT files

Bus users ask to be listened to seriously

Both the young and the old called on Dunedin City Council to support changes to the way buses run in the city, at yesterday’s 2020-21 annual plan hearings. Both senior citizens and students made...

Chamber calls for 0% rates rise

White-knuckled businesses need the relief of a 0% rates rise, Otago Chamber of Commerce chief executive Dougal McGowan says.

Orokonui seeks fence funding

Orokonui seeks fence funding

Orokonui Ecosanctuary’s predator fence is vulnerable in three high-risk areas and so, too, are the protected species inside, Otago Natural History Trust chairman Colin Campbell-Hunt says.

Cleaning councillor caught with pants down

A Dunedin councillor caught bare-legged on camera has clarified that he was wearing pants, just of the short variety.

Vandervis: budget changes must help crisis’ ‘losers’

The proposed 6.5% rates rise for Dunedin should be scrapped, Cr Lee Vandervis says.

City's retail restart in spotlight

A plan to support local retail and hospitality businesses has been lambasted.

City's retail restart in spotlight

Planning is under way for how physical distancing could work in Dunedin city streets as retail outlets reopen.

Fire crews save new house

Six stations were called to the fire at the property in Big Stone Rd after 6.30pm yesterday....

Fire crews save new house

When fire crews arrived at a rural Kuri Bush blaze on Saturday night, flames leapt 20m high and ammunition was going off inside a large shed engulfed in flames at the remote property.

Call to address housing

New figures from CoreLogic show the average price of a house in Dunedin had jumped 18% and, at ...

Call to address housing

More than $100 million in infrastructure spending could be a game-changer as Dunedin continues to struggle through a housing crisis exacerbated by the fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic.

Ammunition goes off as shed goes up in flames

When fire crews arrived at a rural Kuri Bush blaze last night, flames leapt 20m high and ammunition was going off inside a large shed at the remote property.

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