Fed up with flat tyres
Fed up with flat tyres
A Dunedin commuter cyclist who is tired of punctures wants some routes to be prioritised for road maintenance.
Grant Miller
Rule changes to help boost housing stock take effect
Rule changes to help boost housing stock take effect
It just got easier to build houses in much of Dunedin.
Belief Dunedin has little to fear from Chch stadium
Belief Dunedin has little to fear from Chch stadium
Dunedin has little to fear from Christchurch pressing ahead with building its own covered stadium, community leaders say.
Gas line hit in central Dunedin
Gas line hit in central Dunedin
A gas line struck by a contractor in central Dunedin this morning is back in service.
City’s infrastructure holds up through wild weather
City’s infrastructure holds up through wild weather
The worst of the stormy weather has passed over the South and Dunedin seemed to come through it in sound shape.
Music venue soundproofing plans flagged
Music venue soundproofing plans flagged
Soundproofing rules could be updated in Dunedin to give music venues and inner-city residents a better chance of co-existing in harmony.
Speed bumps altered after bus-ride injury
Speed bumps altered after bus-ride injury
A bumpy bus ride that resulted in a boy hitting his head has been followed by a prompt reworking of speed bumps on the Otago Peninsula.
Review into way transport group is governed
Review into way transport group is governed
A review has started into the way a Dunedin transport forum is governed.
Councillor calls for greater protection of music venues
Councillor calls for greater protection of music venues
Stronger protection of music venues could be needed to prevent Dunedin from losing them, a city councillor says.
Snow and rain hit parts of South
Snow and rain hit parts of South
Snow has closed roads in parts of the South and some roads in Dunedin have been flooded in heavy rain, as wild weather hitting much of the country moves into Otago.
St Clair School to get piece of former racecourse
St Clair School to get piece of former racecourse
A slice of the former Forbury Park racecourse in Dunedin looks set to be used to give St Clair School more space.
Bus depot is in ideal spot, union says
Bus depot is in ideal spot, union says
A union for bus drivers has raised doubts about the wisdom of a possible shift of a longstanding Dunedin depot.
Bring beach more sand: consultant
Bring beach more sand: consultant
Importing sand to nourish St Clair Beach in Dunedin is likely the most effective way to shore it up against erosion challenges, an environmental consultant says.
Steering of plan for South Dunedin should remain local: mayor
Steering of plan for South Dunedin should remain local: mayor
Dunedin Mayor Aaron Hawkins says redesigning South Dunedin’s future should be driven locally and "we should be careful what we wish for" when it comes to central government involvement.
Supreme Court bid about reputation—Vandervis
Supreme Court bid about reputation—Vandervis
A Dunedin city councillor who wants to take his own council to the Supreme Court says his reputation was harmed through unprecedented misuse of the council’s code of conduct.
Majority support for South Dunedin plan
Majority support for South Dunedin plan
Attitudes about climate change have come a long way since South Dunedin flooded in 2015, one city councillor says.
Vandervis: 'I had to protect my reputation'
Vandervis: 'I had to protect my reputation'
A Dunedin city councillor who wants to take his own council to the Supreme Court says his reputation was harmed through unprecedented misuse of the council's code of conduct.
Vandervis to take parking ticket case to Supreme Court
Vandervis to take parking ticket case to Supreme Court
Dunedin city councillor Lee Vandervis wants to take his own council to the Supreme Court, it has been confirmed.
Call for united action on Sth Dunedin climate adaptation
Call for united action on Sth Dunedin climate adaptation
Decision-makers need to get on with the crucial job of helping South Dunedin adapt to climate change, an Otago regional councillor says.
Housing, bus depot sites weighed up
Housing, bus depot sites weighed up
The wheels are turning on attempts to relocate a bus depot from Dunedin’s Princes St, as Kainga Ora nears a decision about buying the site to develop housing.