Debbie Porteous

The Outram Fire Brigade is calling on Taieri residents and farmers to help it compile a list of water resources in the area.

A significant swing in the fortunes of the Dunedin City Council's group of companies can in large part be attributed to recent changes in governance and the ''tidying up'' of the operation of the companies, the chairman of the companies' parent group says.

AA Otago has grave concerns about a separated cycle lane on State Highway 1 through central Dunedin and is disappointed at a lack on involvement in developing the proposal.

Dunedin's newly formed ''cat committee'' is already running into controversy.

A Dunedin woman who produces just half a chip packet-full of household waste a month is set to become the Dunedin City Council's poster girl for waste minimisation.

A strategy for regional development would be one of the first things a Labour government would look at, party leader David Shearer says.

The economic development of Dunedin is far and away the top priority for its residents, a survey has found.

Stockpiled recycling will not be put in the landfill if no new market can be found, the Dunedin City Council says.

Between 200 and 400 parks on the central Dunedin one-way system will be removed and replaced by dedicated cycle lanes if a new plan by the New Zealand Transport Agency goes ahead.

A Dunedin steel fabricator seeking to expand its business and employ more people has applied for resource consent to build on a part of the old Burnside freezing works site in Kaikorai Valley.

The St Clair Surf Life Saving Club should have a temporary boat ramp installed before beach patrols begin on October 28, the Dunedin City Council says.

The Dunedin City Council's hesitation to agree to become part of a proposed Otago-wide rural fire district has led to a series of short-notice meetings around the outer reaches of the city this week to get some feedback on the idea from the affected public.

The Environment Court says it is not satisfied, at this stage, that there are any existing use rights for quarrying on Saddle Hill.

A scheme to assist Dunedin homeowners wishing to warm up their homes has been extended, even though Government subsidies are no longer available to most people.

A passionate plea from retiring Dunedin city councillor Colin Weatherall this week saw the council reverse a decision not to give the Fairfield community a share of the return from trees harvested in the area.

A Dunedin business quarrying on Saddle Hill has appealed the Environment Court's decision that no consent exists for the activity.