Staff cuts continue at DCC
Staff cuts continue at DCC
The Dunedin City Council is shedding staff and eyeing major reviews of other expenditure as it pushes ahead with an efficiency drive aimed at finding millions of dollars of savings each year.
Chris Morris
DCC admits mistake as case back to court
DCC admits mistake as case back to court
The Dunedin City Council will head back to the High Court next week, after mediation talks with a landowner failed to resolve a dispute linked to the State Highway 88 realignment near Forsyth Barr Stadium.
Specialist advice sought over mall glass
Specialist advice sought over mall glass
The Dunedin City Council will take advice from an Australian specialist as it seeks to avoid a repeat of the glass roof panel that exploded inside the Wall Street mall, raining debris down on two shoppers, earlier this week.
Plan to change Dunedin's one-way system
Plan to change Dunedin's one-way system
A plan to rearrange Dunedin's one-way street network to breathe new life into the city's faded heritage warehouses has cleared a key obstacle, but faces another in the form of a $5.6 million price tag.
Interest in subdivision pushes value to more than $5m
Interest in subdivision pushes value to more than $5m
Continuing strong demand for a Mosgiel subdivision has resulted in the value of sales interest doubling to more than $5 million within days, developer Allan Dippie has confirmed.
Council observer for ORFU meetings
Council observer for ORFU meetings
The Dunedin City Council will have a permanent presence at future Otago Rugby Football Union board meetings, after councillors yesterday appointed an observer to help avoid any future "train-wrecks".
Debt clarification sought
Debt clarification sought
The Dunedin City Council is to seek clarification over any liability for the Otago Rugby Football Union's $1.2 million debt formerly owed to the Bank of New Zealand.
Choice suggested in bus shelter design
Choice suggested in bus shelter design
Dunedin residents may have a say in the design of new bus shelters coming to a street near them - but only at a cost.
Plan-change request to be notified
Plan-change request to be notified
Two landowners who want a change to Dunedin's district plan to allow their proposed 24-lot subdivision at Outram have cleared the first hurdle.
Workers could commute to Christchurch
Workers could commute to Christchurch
Commuter trains could be used to ferry Dunedin tradespeople to and from rebuilding jobs in Christchurch, to avoid a permanent exodus of workers and their families from the deep South.
24-lot subdivision planned at Outram; plan change sought
24-lot subdivision planned at Outram; plan change sought
Developers behind a proposed 24-lot subdivision at Outram - incorporating the historic Balmoral homestead - are seeking to change the Dunedin City Council's district plan to allow the development.
Recycling facility formally opened
Recycling facility formally opened
Dunedin's recycling culture has come a long way in a short time, helped by the city's multimillion-dollar Green Island recycling plant, Mayor Dave Cull says.
Contamination delays project
Contamination delays project
Contractors clearing contaminated material from inside the Dunedin Town Hall are unearthing more carcinogenic tar, pushing the building's refurbishment behind schedule and forcing up costs.
Lay-offs feared for Oamaru yarn plant
Lay-offs feared for Oamaru yarn plant
A fresh round of redundancies is feared at one of Oamaru's largest employers, Summit Wool Spinners, after the company announced plans to cut production following a downturn in orders.
Near-record number of submissions
Near-record number of submissions
Cycleways, the stadium and the Otago Rugby Football Union bail-out have helped fuel a near-record level of public submissions on the Dunedin City Council's draft budgets.
Kennels could go if consent bid fails
Kennels could go if consent bid fails
They might be cute, white and fluffy, but a Dunedin kennel of award-winning Samoyed breeding dogs could soon be leaving town.
Councillor booked in to have surgery
Councillor booked in to have surgery
Dunedin city councillor Colin Weatherall is to take a break from his civic duties as he faces surgery to remove a "cancerous-type" growth.
Network extending
Network extending
A new fibre network bringing more ultrafast broadband to Dunedin is spreading through the central city.
Replace mall glass, manager advises
Replace mall glass, manager advises
The glass roof panels of Dunedin's Wall Street mall should be replaced, amid fears more panels could "spontaneously shatter" and place lives at risk, a construction source says.
Glass showers pair in mall
Glass showers pair in mall
A wheelchair-bound man and his support worker got "a hell of a fright" after being showered with falling glass fragments when a roof panel exploded inside Dunedin's Wall Street mall yesterday.