Stadium piles plunging 10m into earth (+ video)
Stadium piles plunging 10m into earth (+ video)
Massive concrete piles needed for the Forsyth Barr Stadium are plunging up to 10m into the earth before hitting solid ground.
Chris Morris
Carisbrook fan drives his point home
Carisbrook fan drives his point home
Dunedin man Wayne Squire does not like what he sees taking shape outside the windows of his house bus.
Stadium work going to plan
Stadium work going to plan
Carisbrook Stadium Trust officials are encouraged by the results of early piling work at the site of the Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin.
Moana Pool puts sunbeds to rest
Moana Pool puts sunbeds to rest
Dunedin's Moana Pool is closing the lid on sunbeds as customers turn their back on the ageing machines following increased publicity about links with skin cancer.
DCC hikes fees across board
DCC hikes fees across board
Many Dunedin City Council fees and charges are set to rise tomorrow.
Consultation over Vodafone tower bid
Consultation over Vodafone tower bid
The Dunedin City Council has decided to widen consultation with residents over plans by Vodafone New Zealand to build a 30m communications tower near Brighton.
Snow-crash driver blames Air NZ
Snow-crash driver blames Air NZ
A Dunedin motorist whose car was written off after crashing while trying to reach Dunedin International Airport during last week's snowstorm is blaming Air New Zealand for being slow to react.
Fallout from breach taking toll
Fallout from breach taking toll
Cr Teresa Stevenson says she feels "marginalised" by fellow councillors and may walk away from the Dunedin City Council at the next election.
Carisbrook deal believed to be $7m
Carisbrook deal believed to be $7m
The Dunedin City Council will be handed the keys to Carisbrook within weeks in a deal believed to be worth $7 million to the Otago Rugby Football Union.
Stevenson late for council most often
Stevenson late for council most often
When Teresa Stevenson appeared at this month's Dunedin City Council annual plan meeting more than an hour after it began, she extended a run of late arrivals.
Ratepayers watchdog group goes into recess
Ratepayers watchdog group goes into recess
Long-serving watchdog Syd Adie is calling for fresh blood to fight the Dunedin City Council over controversial issues like the Forsyth Barr Stadium.
Stevenson apology finally accepted
Stevenson apology finally accepted
Dunedin city councillors want new powers to police elected representatives who break the rules, following an end to the long-running saga over Cr Teresa Stevenson's apology.
Worshippers grateful for consent to build church
Worshippers grateful for consent to build church
Members of the Baptist Church in Dunedin are giving thanks after plans for a large new multimillion-dollar church in Concord won the approval of the Dunedin City Council.
Star-rating system for student tenants urged
Star-rating system for student tenants urged
Students renting flats in Dunedin should be given a star rating based on their behaviour, to warn property owners of bad tenants, a real estate agent says.
Wardens likely for airport
Wardens likely for airport
Dunedin International Airport is about to be granted new powers to operate its own parking wardens, independent of the Dunedin City Council's, to target motorists breaking its rules.
Star rankings of student flats could widen to city
Star rankings of student flats could widen to city
Plans for a new "star rating" system to rank Dunedin's student flats could be rolled out across the city.
Pupils take to the stage for Jump Jam
Pupils take to the stage for Jump Jam
Some young boys could be forgiven for blushing brightly when asked to set the dance floor alight while wearing red flares and gold stars.
New parking machines installed in central city
New parking machines installed in central city
New parking machines are to be rolled out across central Dunedin in the coming days as part of the Dunedin City Council's revamp of city parking.
Birds of a feather fly free
Birds of a feather fly free
A group of old birds committed to "ageing disgracefully" may have ruffled a few more feathers after entering themselves in the annual Dunedin Bird Club show.
Trainer 'forced to quit beach' after 56 years
Trainer 'forced to quit beach' after 56 years
Horses trained by Ken Robertson have been thundering down Ocean View beach near Dunedin every day for 56 years.