Chris Morris

More people would support controversial projects like Dunedin's Forsyth Barr Stadium if proposed changes to the Local Government Act are adopted, a city councillor believes.

The Dunedin City Council received $249,000 in a joint payout from KiwiRail, Port Otago and a third party, in compensation for damage to a pedestrian railway overbridge, it has been confirmed.

A Dunedin City Council radio advertisement has been taken off the air after "outraged" councillors objected to its anti-council overtones.

The Dunedin City Council is considering new ways to support the growth of the healthcare industry, as new figures show the scale of the sector's economic contribution to Dunedin.

The Dunedin City Council is to consider relocating the Donald Stuart statue.

The Dunedin City Council has banked a $2 million profit from parking meters in less than a year, new figures show.

Changes are afoot at Dunedin's Meridian Mall, with original retail tenant Kmart making room for Australasian chain JB Hi-Fi.

Battle lines are being drawn in Broad Bay, on Otago Peninsula, over plans for a $1.1 million multipurpose waterfront building.

Work to widen a 1.4km section of Portobello Rd, on the Otago Peninsula, is expected to stretch into next year.

Two more candidates have emerged to challenge for a seat at the Dunedin City Council table, under the umbrella of the Greater Dunedin ticket.

A Dunedin city councillor sitting on the board of the New Zealand Masters Games insists he has followed correct procedures, after queries over a possible conflict of interest led to a review by the Office of the Auditor-general.

Otago could soon play host to a second international celebration of winter sports, with plans being drawn up for a Winter Masters Games, at venues across Dunedin and Central Otago.

It stands 2.3m high, weighs 80kg and was carved from Oamaru stone. Its safe arrival in Otaru, Japan, after travelling from Dunedin, has prompted sighs of relief at the Dunedin City Council's offices.

A complaint over a conflict of interest forced Dunedin city councillor Dave Cull to quit this week's debate over illegal water connections.

Dunedin needs to work harder to avoid being overtaken by other New Zealand cities competing for a slice of the lucrative cruise-ship market, a city councillor warns.

Dunedin business owners calling for Mercury Energy to honour its aborted offer of discounted power now have a legal opinion supporting their case.

Mercury Energy staff will not attend tonight's meeting of angry business owners in Dunedin, as the fallout from the company's botched marketing campaign continues.