Chris Morris

The growing level of anxiety at the possible demise of plane trees in Dunedin's Octagon has been spelt out to Dunedin city councillors.

Those wanting to marvel at the spherical splendour of the Moeraki Boulders should get in quick - in just 20,000 years they could be gone.

Plans to consult the public over the future of John Wilson Ocean Dr in Dunedin appear likely to drag out for almost another year.

The Dunedin City Council faces a double whammy of lost revenue and community anger - at least from some sectors - if it defers some or all of a list of major capital projects in an effort to save money.

Yoga practitioners are getting a group of Dunedin businesses, and their customers, in a twist.

The future of Dunedin's Lovelock Ave realignment appears to have been thrown wide open, after serious doubts emerged among some councillors at yesterday's annual plan meeting.

A multimillion-dollar budget for the redevelopment of Logan Park will be carried over to the 2010-11 year as planning for the project continues, Dunedin city councillors at yesterday's annual plan hearing were told.

There appears to be support among Dunedin's city councillors to try for a substantial reduction in forecast rates at today's annual plan meeting.

With the big decisions made, and the borrowing under way, the Dunedin City Council now has to find a way to manage its debt-heavy budget for the next year and beyond.

There are renewed calls for Dunedin to consider investing in tidal power generation in Otago Harbour, stimulated by progress towards a $600 million scheme north of Auckland.

For years, European relatives of the Roughtons, of Whangarei, have demanded to know why the family did not visit New Zealand's scenic South Island.

So, who goes camping in a city over the holiday season? Chris Morris visits Dunedin's camping grounds to find out

A plot to poach the Wellington Sevens rugby tournament for Dunedin's Forsyth Barr Stadium is being hatched in the deep South.

Dunedin man Rob Pape has received a late and unwanted Christmas present - two tonnes of old refrigerators and other whiteware, and even an old car, dumped on his doorstep.

Few would argue Dunedin's Forsyth Barr Stadium is one of the city's most ambitious - and controversial - civic projects. But what about the man at the centre of it all? Reporters Chris Morris and David Loughrey talk to David Davies about his past and his plans to make the stadium work.

The Dunedin City Council insists its severance payments are not a cause for concern, despite paying out more than $200,000 to four staff in the past financial year.

Phil Sweeney was trapped in his hotel room during the terror attacks in Mumbai, India in November 2008. Chris Morris reports.