Grant Miller

A trip on the Trans-Siberian Railway will have to wait for Dunedin Mayor Aaron Hawkins.

Residents still waiting for a functioning water supply at Waihola after days of travelling to places such as Dunedin to have a shower are also fed up with the system when it does work.

Loss of roadside parking is a price worth paying to provide a safe entrance to Mosgiel’s new pool, Dunedin councillors say.

The Government should hit the brakes on Three Waters reforms, which have been poorly pitched and rushed, Dunedin councillors say.

The Dunedin City Council has signalled it is worried "a spirit of trust" could be compromised while large regional water entities are being set up.

Contentious changes to a Mosgiel intersection could be signed off today.

The prime minister’s assertion local government can shape its own destiny is being challenged by southern community leaders who are sceptical after the Government’s handling of Three Waters reform.

A post box to replace one damaged beyond repair in Caversham, Dunedin, has been delivered in time for postal voting in local body elections.

A thousand smart water meters have been installed in Dunedin and more are on the way.

New inclusive campaign guidelines for local body elections have been called an "abomination" threatening free speech, but many candidates in the South have endorsed the call for respectful debate.

The Dunedin City Council is poised to put forward a case for the southern region to keep control of its Three Waters assets.

Dunedin's older housing and its perceived heritage value are set to come into sharp focus in court.

Dunedin's beaches copped a hammering from the weather in the past week with some mixed results.

Nominations have opened for the Dunedin City Council and first out of the blocks in the election race were two women both standing for council and the mayoralty.

One pole stood stubbornly and then it, too, succumbed to the forces of nature — the last in a long line.