Dunedin city councillors have moved to allay community concern over delays to Otago Peninsula cycleway and roading improvements, by bringing forward about $3.3 million worth of work on the next two stages.
The developer of a Mosgiel subdivision has won approval from the Dunedin City Council for family-themed street names, despite concerns the council's road-naming policy was failing its first test.
A Dunedin developer wanting to continue a theme of family street names in his 52-lot residential subdivision in Mosgiel could be facing a dead-end.
Plans for a $1.5 million redevelopment of the former Dunedin North Post Office have been revealed by the Otago Museum.
Budding cricketer Cameron Chapman has one eye on the wickets and the other on former fast bowler Shane Bond's speed record.
Christchurch author Joe Bennett is not - repeat, not - celebrating news the Christchurch City Council will let him stay in his home.
A marketing campaign promoting active lifestyles in Dunedin appears to be a flop with city councillors, despite the civic leaders voting to spend more than $100,000 funding it.
The Dunedin Tunnels Trail Trust is facing a $1.6 million hurdle in its quest to reopen the old Caversham tunnel to cyclists.
Communities across Dunedin will need to do more to help pay for projects, as the Dunedin City Council grapples with tight finances threatening to curtail spending on key ventures, Mayor Dave Cull says.
There were emotive arguments as Dunedin city councillors split into camps over the restructuring of Forsyth Barr Stadium debt repayments to a 40-year term yesterday.
Residents are calling for action to save homes from erosion on a vulnerable strip of Otago Peninsula, amid claims waves from passing cruise ships and container carriers are making the problem worse.
A $250,000 plan to fix battered pieces of the St Clair sea wall ramp and stairs has been unveiled, as the Dunedin City Council confirmed concerns were raised when the beach access walkways were built.
Introducing a traffic light system for food packaging - clearly identifying the best and worst salty foods - would help boost nutrition in New Zealand, University of Otago researchers say.
Claims of "bullying" have been levelled at Otago Museum managers, a group of disgruntled ex-staff having banded together to lobby for change.
The humble sausage sizzle could soon come with an unwelcome side-serving of cost-inflating red tape.
The Dunedin City Council could resort to an unauthorised budget overspend, if required, to address erosion residents say is threatening homes on Te Rauone beach, on Otago Peninsula, Mayor Dave Cull says.
A finger of rock stretching 100m into Otago Harbour is the key to holding back erosion at Te Rauone Beach, on Otago Peninsula, a resource consent application says.
A planned safety upgrade for Riccarton Rd has received another setback, when a push to add $500,000 to the Dunedin City Council's budget for the project stalled amid confusion this week.
A fight for compensation by the Dunedin City Council over flaws in the design of the St Clair sea wall could end up as a courtroom battle.
Dunedin city councillors have given initial backing to a proposal to slash the Forsyth Barr Stadium's $2 million annual rates bill.
