The Dunedin City Council could sell residential land it owns at Allanton and use the money to subsidise a new sewerage system for the village, a residents' group has suggested.
Two Scottish groups both vying for Dunedin City Council funding to organise a festival in November have been advised to work together.
A St Clair resident appeared unable to convince the Dunedin City Council's annual plan hearings committee the council should take over and upgrade a private road.
Youth worker Mark Faed made sure he gained councillors' attention when he spoke to the Dunedin City Council annual plan hearings committee yesterday.
People might soon be able to watch sea birds up close and personal and for free, if an idea from archaeologist Dr Jill Hamel gains momentum.
The possible loss of a small piece of parkland in Brockville has raised a big storm among nearby residents.
‘‘We need help and we need it soon.'' That was the plea from Otago Hockey Association chief executive Chris Aubin to the Dunedin City Council yesterday.
A community group hopes the Dunedin City Council will contribute more than $1.2 million over the next nine years to re-establish native bush and exotic plantations on Signal Hill.
Tourism Dunedin, the tourism body largely funded by the Dunedin City Council, wants the council to increase its funding to the sector by almost 32%.
Reopening a Mosgiel intersection has been suggested as a way to solve flooding and traffic problems in the town's main retail area.
A trust is being formed to take over the organisation of Dunedin's New Year's Eve concert.
A diplomat, a rugby player turned businessman and a poet and teacher will give the key addresses at three University of Otago graduation ceremonies this month.
When Victoria Adlam graduates from the University of Otago today with a PhD in chemistry, she will be following a well-trodden path.
Ms Adlam (28) is the fourth generation of women in her family to graduate from the university with a science degree.
And to reinforce the family ties, she will be wearing the red doctorate gown first used by her great-aunt.
Educators in Dunedin and Christchurch have united to create what they say will be the most sophisticated midwifery flexible-learning course in the world.
Information about Irish literature has suddenly become easier to find in the University of Otago Central Library's ample shelves.
More than 70 years after her last taste of a classroom, Margaret Pitches has re-engaged her thirst for knowledge.
Tertiary students will soon be able to complete a BA or a postgraduate diploma in Islamic Studies because of a new joint venture between the Universities of Otago and Victoria.
Michael Woodhouse had his sights set on trying to win a seat in Parliament at the 2011 general election, but the sudden retirement of National list MP Katherine Rich has changed all that.
A University of Otago psychology researcher has come up with an idea so simple it is dazzling.
An Otago Polytechnic manager has high hopes a substantial government grant will enable him to help launch six new businesses.
