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Crunch meeting on Gore CEO's future

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CEO’s future on Gore council agenda

Calls for Gore District Council CEO Stephen Parry to quit will be heard, while a review aimed at restoring confidence in the organisation lingers in the background and relationship issues with the mayor simmer.

Clip-on bridge for pathway to cost about $1m

Work on the Waikouaiti River rail bridge in November last year. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

Clip-on bridge for pathway to cost about $1m

About $1 million will be needed for a proposed shared pathway to clip on to a new rail bridge over the Waikouaiti River north of Dunedin.

Slightly cheaper entry to new pool for spell

Mosgiel’s new pool complex, Te Puna o Whakaehu, will open this month. PHOTO: FACEBOOK

Slightly cheaper entry to new pool for spell

The new Mosgiel pool could have slightly cheaper access fees in the first dozen days than will apply for the next year.

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Sparse details on new hospital design

A sparse crowd listened to an update last night at Otago Museum’s Hutton Theatre about the...

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Sparse details on new hospital design

Piling has been completed and steel will soon be erected for the outpatient building of Dunedin’s new hospital, but clarity about the inpatient building and parking have yet to materialise.

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Landfill options considered

An old aerial photo of Kettle Park, the site of the landfill. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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Landfill options considered

Some extraction of landfill material from under seaside Dunedin sports fields appears inevitable, the Dunedin City Council’s chairman of infrastructure services says.

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DCC adds $35m to Three Waters spending

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DCC adds $35m to Three Waters spending

Much more expenditure looms to get Dunedin’s water infrastructure in strong shape and the city council is keen to get on with it.

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Court to rule on museum stipend

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Court to rule on museum stipend

The Otago Museum Trust Board has asked the High Court to rule on whether the person chairing the board can be paid a stipend.

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Kettle Park fill hazardous: report

An old aerial of Kettle Park, the former landfill site in St Kilda. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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Kettle Park fill hazardous: report

Landfill material under Dunedin seaside sports fields that may require excavation to head off erosion is probably too hazardous to be dumped elsewhere without treatment.

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3 Waters spending on table

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3 Waters spending on table

Dunedin councillors will decide next week if they want to hit the accelerator on $35.2 million of Three Waters capital spending amid uncertainty over associated debt.

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Fraud claims are untrue: ex-council staff member

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Fraud claims are untrue: ex-council staff member

A former chief financial officer of the Gore District Council is disheartened baseless rumours have reached him on the other side of the world.

Reduced speed limits around schools coming

Some schools will have permanent 30kmh limits around them, while others will have 30kmh limits...

Reduced speed limits around schools coming

Reduced speed limits are due to be established around Dunedin schools before the end of July.

30kmh speed limit around schools from July

New speed limits are due to be in place around Dunedin schools before the end of July.

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Road project lacks funds

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Road project lacks funds

The Dunedin City Council has moved to keep completion of the Peninsula Connection road safety improvement project in the frame for national funding.

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6.6% rise result of fiscal restraint: DCC

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6.6% rise result of fiscal restraint: DCC

Dunedin councillors have endorsed a rates increase of almost 6.6% and declared it a result of fiscal discipline in inflationary times.

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$100,000 set aside for theatre options

The Dunedin City Council deliberates yesterday on its draft annual plan for 2023-24. PHOTO:...

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$100,000 set aside for theatre options

Dunedin is still some way off knowing where a mid-sized theatre might be developed, but $100,000 will be set aside to help a network of three heritage venues explore options and costs.

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Mud tank post divides locals

A Dunedin City Council contractor clears leaves from near a mud tank in Hawthorn Ave, Mornington....

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Mud tank post divides locals

A tongue-in-cheek social media post about keeping mud tanks free of debris sure got Dunedin residents talking.

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Freedom of expression important for council

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Freedom of expression important for council

Dunedin councillors are this weekend preparing to make arguments about where money should or should not be spent.

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DCC $10.3m better off than thought

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DCC $10.3m better off than thought

The Dunedin City Council is projected to be about $10.3million better off than it had predicted, setting it up to claw back some of a planned deficit.

Museum draws most feedback

Museum draws most feedback

A call for the Tūhura Otago Museum to be allocated significantly more funding was the most common piece of feedback for the Dunedin City Council this year about where money should be spent.

Gore residents welcome Council truce & refocus

Gore District Council chief executive Stephen Parry has some thinking to do.

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