Mayor says it with flowers
Mayor says it with flowers
Dunedin Mayor Peter Chin presented a bouquet to councillors and staff yesterday, congratulating them for surviving a tough year full of difficult decisions - and for putting up with each other.
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City council's recruitment bill for stadium chief tops $66,500
City council's recruitment bill for stadium chief tops $66,500
The international hunt that led the Dunedin City Council to David Davies - the man tasked with running Forsyth Barr Stadium - was one of the most expensive in the council's history, it has been confirmed.
Rising sea 'will pose threat to Dunedin'
Rising sea 'will pose threat to Dunedin'
Water lapping over the Forsyth Barr Stadium site, parts of Portsmouth Dr under water and roads crumbling into the sea on the Otago Peninsula - it is a grim picture painted by a University of Otago climate change model.
Private input in school 'not good idea'
Private input in school 'not good idea'
A hunt for profits could erode the quality of new schools, if a government proposal for public private partnerships (PPP) in the education system is pursued, the Otago branch of the New Zealand School Trustees Association says.
Lawyers hit back at legal aid report
Lawyers hit back at legal aid report
The Otago branch of the New Zealand Law Society has hit back at a damning review of the country's legal aid system.
Toxic lead could hit neighbours
Toxic lead could hit neighbours
Neighbours to a contaminated North Dunedin home are being warned to protect their children from possible lead poisoning, after the Otago Regional Council conceded the problem was worse than previously believed.
DCC may defer Tahuna work
DCC may defer Tahuna work
The Dunedin City Council looks set to delay part of the planned $74.3 million stage two upgrade to the Tahuna wastewater treatment plant.
John Wilson Dr consultation likely
John Wilson Dr consultation likely
After months of debate, petitions and appeals, an opening and another closure, the Dunedin City Council is finally considering consulting the public on plans for John Wilson Ocean Dr.
'Very little' city can do about climate change
'Very little' city can do about climate change
Dunedin will have to "roll with the punch" when hit by climate change - riding out higher seas, more severe flooding and a host of other challenges, a leading New Zealand climatologist says.
Market postponed
Market postponed
Plans to launch a new weekend market in Dunedin have been postponed, after organisers ran out of time to obtain licences for their traders.
Total fire ban tonight for parts of Dunedin
Total fire ban tonight for parts of Dunedin
Rural parts of Dunedin are drier now than at the height of last summer, prompting the Dunedin City Council to announce a total fire ban for parts of the city.
Overbridge victims wait for apology
Overbridge victims wait for apology
Australian tourist Thu Bui is still waiting for someone to say sorry, almost two years after her daughter was thrown from Dunedin's historic 104-year-old pedestrian overbridge when it was struck by a passing freight train.
Solution to landfill problems needed soon
Solution to landfill problems needed soon
Dunedin's only private landfill, which provides for the refuse of hundreds of commercial customers and thousands of homes, is filling up fast - and threatening to reduce the lifespan of the Dunedin City Council's own operation at Green Island.
Public to have say on coastal reserves
Public to have say on coastal reserves
Members of the public have until mid-January to have their say on a new management plan for coastal reserves around Dunedin.
Power out at Waikouaiti
Power out at Waikouaiti
Power was cut to more than 700 homes in and around Waikouaiti, some for several hours, yesterday afternoon.
Object finds as walls rise
Object finds as walls rise
Workers adding a Mediterranean twist to the Dunedin Botanic Garden have unearthed a small collection of historic objects.
SH1 slip work will affect some native trees
SH1 slip work will affect some native trees
Some native trees in Dunedin's Town Belt will be spared, and more than 150 others replanted, when the New Zealand Transport Agency begins work to fix a slip threatening part of State Highway 1 at Pine Hill.
Maybe 'the best training venue in NZ'
Maybe 'the best training venue in NZ'
Martin Johnson has never played at Carisbrook, but the England rugby coach may have just set foot on "the best training venue in New Zealand".
Market Reserve Sunday market likely to be shifted
Market Reserve Sunday market likely to be shifted
A new market planned for Dunedin's Market Reserve will likely be looking for a new home within months.
Plans for art gallery out soon
Plans for art gallery out soon
The Dunedin City Council now expects to make an announcement on plans for the former art gallery at Logan Park before Christmas.