Grant Miller

Proposed changes to Dunedin’s kerbside rubbish and recycling collection service and the possible development of a mid-sized theatre are two of the talking points from a draft 10-year spending plan.

The funeral of former Dunedin mayor Dave Cull will be held at the Dunedin Town Hall on Monday.

A ratepayers’ lobby group in Dunedin has appointed a committee, but it is not ready to start lobbying.

Owners of apartments in central Dunedin say it was irresponsible of the city council to allow a live music venue to be set up next door without requiring sound mitigation.

The case can now be made to restore local government vitality with renewed purpose, Dunedin Mayor Aaron Hawkins says.

A temporary solution to parking problems in a narrow Dunedin street may well become permanent.

Just a few months on from facing significant health challenges, Judith de Mabasa Mitchell is in a happier place.

The planned new Dunedin Hospital has been designed with the future in mind and a health sector shake-up does not change that, Health Minister Andrew Little says.

Waikouaiti Coast residents unimpressed by a maintenance proposal for Seacliff’s Truby King Reserve say local knowledge and skills have been disregarded.

The health response to lead contamination of East Otago water supplies has been deemed timely and appropriate, but a review has highlighted communication problems were a hindrance.

Demolition work has been halted at the site of a former Dunedin bookshop because the developer should have a building consent.

There could be room for both bicycles and trains if the Otago Central Rail Trail is extended to Dunedin.

A Waikouaiti farm owner wants to subdivide a 19th-century homestead so it can be preserved, but planning rules may get in the way.

If Dunedin city councillors decide today Dunedin Railways Ltd requires financial support, it will have to come from money that is not in the council’s budget.