AA roading issues survey canvasses motorists' views
AA roading issues survey canvasses motorists' views
Dunedin motorists are being asked to have their say on issues ranging from the closure of John Wilson Ocean Dr to the city's new parking regime.
Chris Morris
Cellphone tower worries could spur rule changes
Cellphone tower worries could spur rule changes
Growing concern over the proliferation of cellphone towers could prompt changes to the Dunedin City Council's district plan.
No outcome to complaint
No outcome to complaint
The Dunedin man who laid a complaint against Dunedin city councillor Paul Hudson, after a heated telephone call following a death at Lawyers Head, is still waiting for an outcome more than two months later.
Okia Reserve plan alters wildlife focus
Okia Reserve plan alters wildlife focus
Dunedin city councillors have agreed to amend a new management plan for Okia Reserve, on Otago Peninsula, after doubts were raised about prioritising yellow-eyed penguins over other wildlife.
Consent for cell tower angers property owner
Consent for cell tower angers property owner
Brighton woman Kaye Wilson says she may be forced sell her home, after the Dunedin City Council approved plans for a 30m-high cellphone tower nearby.
DCC eyes ultra-fast network
DCC eyes ultra-fast network
The Dunedin City Council says an ultra-fast broadband network, dedicated to advanced research in New Zealand, is "underutilised" and should be opened up to the public.
Street names should depict city history
Street names should depict city history
Street names that better reflect Dunedin's history could soon be popping up in new developments around the city.
Allanton sewer system approved
Allanton sewer system approved
Plans for a new pressure sewer system at Allanton, costing almost $1 million less than previously expected, have been welcomed by Dunedin city councillors.
Cable car planning encouraged by DCC
Cable car planning encouraged by DCC
The group promoting a plan to have cable cars rolling up and down Dunedin's High St has been encouraged to continue its work by the Dunedin City Council.
Wheelie bins still in the slow lane
Wheelie bins still in the slow lane
The chairman of the Dunedin City Council's infrastructure services committee has again signalled plans to introduce a new kerbside collection system in Dunedin could be delayed.
Cycleway hit by NZTA funding delay
Cycleway hit by NZTA funding delay
Plans to investigate a possible cycleway between Caversham and Wingatui, via two old railway tunnels, is one of six Dunedin projects stalled by delays in receiving more than $700,000 in New Zealand Transport Agency funding.
Stuart St cable car plan rejected
Stuart St cable car plan rejected
A plan to have cable cars rolling through the centre of Dunedin for the first time in more than 50 years has been rejected in a report by Dunedin City Council staff.
Riccarton Rd residents primed for council fight
Riccarton Rd residents primed for council fight
Residents living on Riccarton Rd, East Taieri, say they are looking forward to their day in court, after fighting the Dunedin City Council over a planned upgrade of the road for more than a decade.
Wants to know home safe
Wants to know home safe
Dunedin woman Alice Peattie wants to know if her Selwyn St home is safe.
Price stalls SH88 land sale
Price stalls SH88 land sale
The Dunedin City Council is still locked in talks with Scenic Circles Hotel chairman Earl Hagaman over land needed for the realignment of State Highway 88 past the Forsyth Barr Stadium, just months before construction is to begin.
Bridge settlement edges closer
Bridge settlement edges closer
Nearly two years of finger-pointing over an unpaid $275,000 bill for damage to Dunedin's historic pedestrian railway overbridge could be coming to an end.
Underground springs could be causing slip
Underground springs could be causing slip
The New Zealand Transport Agency says underground water springs, rather than leaking Dunedin City Council pipes, could be to blame for a slip threatening part of State Highway 1 leading north out of Dunedin.
Stadium chief executive starts work
Stadium chief executive starts work
The new head of the Forsyth Barr Stadium has started work in Dunedin.
SH1 threatened by accelerating slip
SH1 threatened by accelerating slip
Urgent engineering work is planned in Dunedin's Town Belt to repair an accelerating landslip threatening to crumble a section of State Highway 1 at Pine Hill - the main route north out of Dunedin.
Call to tell tenants about toxins
Call to tell tenants about toxins
Another former tenant of a contaminated home in Selwyn St, North Dunedin, has come forward and is calling for more information to be made available to those renting properties.