Chris Morris

Heritage buildings in Dunedin and across Otago may have been handed a 20-year death sentence by the Government, it has been claimed.

Heads will not roll over the Forsyth Barr Stadium budget blowout, but the total bill could rise again to more than $260 million, it has been revealed.

Dunedin needs to ''stand up'' to government cuts, and a new political party giving a voice to the South could be just the ticket, businessman Ian Taylor says.

The developers behind Dunedin's proposed $100 million waterfront hotel say work is continuing as they attempt to address concerns about the project.

Members of the Otago Sculpture Trust are calling for the Dunedin City Council to start from scratch as it prepares to sign a contract for a new sculpture at the Dunedin Botanic Garden.

The temperature is rising in Dunedin's mayoral race as incumbent Dave Cull and one of his fiercest rivals go head-to-head over credit for slashing the Forsyth Barr Stadium interest bills by $128 million.

Dunedin's financial fortunes could be looking up, with confirmation Ngai Tahu is planning a $20 million student hostel in the city.

The return to health of the Dunedin City Council's multimillion-dollar Waipori Fund should not encourage councillors to consider selling it, the fund's head has warned.

There is anger in the South after leaked documents revealed AgResearch has ignored recommendations to save key parts of the Invermay agricultural research centre in Dunedin.

The Dunedin City Council has been dealt a body blow with confirmation chief executive Paul Orders is poised to head back to Wales.

A key to Dunedin's future prosperity could lie buried beneath the seabed just 60km off the coast. But so, too, could the seeds of an environmental catastrophe. Reporter Chris Morris talks to Dunedin's mayoral candidates about oil and gas.

Ratepayers will not be hit in the pocket again despite the company running Dunedin's Forsyth Barr Stadium missing its mark by nearly $700,000.

Outgoing chief executive Paul Orders has been worth every cent, Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull says.

Former Act New Zealand MP Hilary Calvert has made an early play for high office in Dunedin by aiming a projection of her image at Mayor Dave Cull's office.

The Dunedin City Council is poised to finalise the sale of land to Ngai Tahu needed for a $20 million student hostel.

The Dunedin City Council has signed off its new transport strategy, but not before a final round of impassioned support and last-minute criticism.

Plans for a new rural fire authority spanning Otago have struck opposition from Dunedin city councillors, who have refused to sign up until concerns about the new structure were addressed.