Chris Morris

The Dunedin City Council is preparing the city's waterfront regeneration plans as it waits for a decision on a bid for a multimillion-dollar chunk of the Provincial Growth Fund.

A volcanic crater at Foulden Hill near Middlemarch should be turned into a ''geo-park'', not sacrificed to the mining industry, two residents say.

Mountain Biking Otago is seeking backing for an ''iconic'' track for Dunedin - even though it plans to pay for it itself.

The Dunedin Symphony Orchestra is seeking a funding boost as it prepares for a major programme next year.

The Dunedin City Council has been asked to take over the construction and ownership of a new artificial hockey turf planned for South Dunedin.

Free bus travel may soon be available in Dunedin.

Dunedin students want cheaper beer.

The Dunedin City Council has again been urged to ''do something'' to protect its invaluable collection of archival material.

Dunedin city councillors have thrown their support - and $130,000 a year - behind the Mayor's Taskforce for Housing final report amid calls for action mixed with words of caution.

Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull says a city councillor he accused of verbally abusing and harassing female staff within the Dunedin City Council has an "obligation" to explain himself.

Allegations of inappropriate process over a delayed Dunedin City Council investigation into a unitary council have been rejected by Mayor Dave Cull.

Dunedin city councillor Lee Vandervis has been accused by Mayor Dave Cull of targeting female staff across the Dunedin City Council with "numerous" verbal sprays, leaving some in tears.

A Dunedin city councillor's move to change eligibility rules for the office of Local Government New Zealand president has been soundly defeated, amid allegations of naivety and ''nefarious'' intent.

Cr Lee Vandervis walked out of a Dunedin City Council meeting in protest yesterday, after his speaking rights were curtailed in a politically-motivated ambush sprung by another councillor.

The scheduled start of Football South's new girls-only Twilight League has been delayed as workers put the finishing touches to new artificial playing surfaces at Logan Park.

Dunedin's Municipal Chambers - restored to their former glory - will be on show soon when scaffolding covering parts of the building comes down.

Seismic strengthening work inside Dunedin's Edgar Centre is going "really well'', Dunedin City Council property services group manager David Bainbridge says.