Chris Morris

Those left scratching their heads by changes to daylight saving this summer may not be alone in their confusion.

The owners of Dunedin's Hungry Frenchman restaurant received a $360,000 payout from the Dunedin City Council as part of a deal to end the lease of the premises, it has been confirmed.

A proposal that could require some property owners to collect sheep droppings accumulating on their land has come as a surprise to Cr Michael Guest, the chairman of the Dunedin City Council working party considering the new rules.

Lamb Chop could soon be followed around the paddock by an owner with a pooper-scooper.

Don Hill has spent a lifetime grappling with the challenges of Dunedin's roading network.

Police claims the Dunedin suburb of Corstorphine has been living in fear of gang activity have come as a shock to some residents.

Fire restrictions have been lifted in coastal parts of Dunedin, but water restrictions in other areas of the city will remain in place for the time being.

A Dunedin city councillor is among "dozens and dozens" of homeowners siphoning off the city's water without paying for it.

She may be small in stature, but her message is substantial.

Japan's ambassador to New Zealand says sister city relations such as the one between Dunedin and Otaru, Japan, are "invaluable".

A plan by Minister for Local Government Rodney Hide to force councils across New Zealand to open their books in new ways has been questioned by Dunedin Mayor Peter Chin.

Contractors armed with chainsaws using a truck crane rolled in to begin removing 18 poplar trees from beside University Oval cricket ground in Dunedin yesterday.

A large piece of the support structure that will hold up the roof of the Forsyth Barr Stadium was swung into place in Dunedin yesterday - helped by a giant 400-tonne crane.

Supermarket operator Progressive Enterprises' bid to build a Countdown outlet in South Dunedin - beside the Dunedin Gasworks Museum - has been rejected by the Dunedin City Council's resource consents hearings committee.

The Dunedin City Council will be monitoring the Waikouaiti River daily for signs the river level is rising, before considering whether to lift level-two water restrictions introduced earlier this month.

One of the Dunedin Gasworks Museum trustees expects to have a supermarket as a neighbour eventually, despite the setback dealt to Progressive Enterprises by the Dunedin City Council's hearings committee.

The Dunedin City Council should seek new ways to cash in on swimmers at Moana Pool, as well as building a pool at Mosgiel and a high-performance training pool at the Forsyth Barr Stadium, a consultants' report has suggested.