Chris Morris

Plans to turn the white fence around the Forsyth Barr Stadium site into Dunedin's biggest work of art have been approved.

The historic pedestrian causeway unearthed during construction of Dunedin's Wall Street mall is likely to be submerged in a chemical treatment for at least another year, but experts are confident it can be saved.

A motorist involved in an angry confrontation with another motorist says the Dunedin City Council's new parking regime is partly to blame.

More than 600 people have spoken out about plans for the Dunedin City Council's proposed kerbside collection system.

A Cromwell farmer's desperate attempt to save his 1000-tonne fruit crop from a severe frost by burning rubber tyres generated a plume of toxic smoke and led to a conviction in the Environment Court in Dunedin yesterday.

After years of delays, divisions and accusations, the gates blocking vehicle access to Dunedin's scenic John Wilson Ocean Dr will be opened within days.

The Dunedin City Council is refusing to reveal how much it is charging the Otago Rugby Football Union to use Carisbrook, despite speculation it could be receiving up to $490,000 each year.

Motorists marked the reopening of scenic John Wilson Ocean Dr in Dunedin to vehicles yesterday with a cruise to Lawyers Head and a stroll, a moment of quiet reflection or a sandwich.

Golfers are angry with plans by the Dunedin City Council to build a security fence at Lawyers Head, claiming the move will "destroy" one of New Zealand's best-known golf holes.

The Dunedin City Council is defending the fees it charges for water and waste services, in the wake of the closure of the Graeme Lowe Otago fellmongery in Green Island.

Dunedin residents have until tomorrow to comment on the city's new waste and recycling system. But, as the deadline approaches, some important new ideas are already beginning to take shape, as Chris Morris reports.

A lover of Dunedin's historic buildings has made their feelings clear on the partially-demolished shell of the former Butterworth's building in High St.

More than 100 years of Dunedin history disappeared in a cloud of dust as contractors began the demolition of the former Smiths City building in High St yesterday.

City leaders have reacted with fury after the arrival of the Undie 500 rally from Christchurch again brought a weekend of violence, bottle-throwing and baton-charges to the streets of North Dunedin.

Six employers - most of them charities - offering training to Dunedin people who "fall through the cracks" fear for the future of their programmes, faced with a 50% drop in funding and looming job losses.

Dunedin's deputy mayor is calling for student loans to be tied to lawful behaviour following a third year of Undie 500 chaos in North Dunedin.

Tourists in search of a "clean and pure" Dunedin experience are less impressed than previously with what they find, a survey has found.