DCC trims probable rates rise
DCC trims probable rates rise
Ratepayers could be spared a proposed 7.8% rates increase, after Dunedin City Council staff yesterday announced they had shaved nearly $1.3 million off roading budgets.
Chris Morris
Walking and cycling strategy fast-tracked
Walking and cycling strategy fast-tracked
Dunedin city councillors have voted to fast-track progress towards the completion of walking and cycling strategies for the city.
Council delegation to meet opponents
Council delegation to meet opponents
A delegation from the Dunedin City Council will meet businesses opposed to the council's harbourside development, in an effort to avoid a court battle.
Stadium target of 'Nazi' cartoon
Stadium target of 'Nazi' cartoon
A Dunedin city councillor is considering legal options after a cartoon depicting Mayor Peter Chin and pro-stadium councillors as goose-stepping Nazis was published, and sent to Prime Minister John Key.
Council works to plug water leakage
Council works to plug water leakage
About 15% of Dunedin's water supply, recently upgraded at a cost of $64 million, is slipping through the cracks.
McKenzie big on back care
McKenzie big on back care
He is 72 years old and only 1.49m tall, yet Precious McKenzie can still hoist a much bigger man on to his shoulders and bench press 100kg.
The real face of unemployment
The real face of unemployment
Fisher and Paykel employee Fiona Freeman, of Mosgiel, arrived for work on April 21 thinking her job was secure.
Heated exchanges as Butler fronts DCC
Heated exchanges as Butler fronts DCC
The fallout over the $198 million Otago stadium continues, with vitriolic exchanges between Stop the Stadium president Bev Butler and city councillors during yesterday's Dunedin City Council annual plan hearing.
Surfing club wants John Wilson Dr reopened
Surfing club wants John Wilson Dr reopened
A Dunedin surfing organisation has joined calls to reopen Dunedin's scenic John Wilson Ocean Dr, saying the road's continued closure was "without reason and undemocratic".
Warning DCC will be blamed for any riots
Warning DCC will be blamed for any riots
The Otago Polytechnic Students Association (OPSA) has warned construction of the $198 million Otago stadium will lead to more behavioural problems for students in North Dunedin.
The OPSA claim was made in a submission to the Dunedin City Council's annual plan hearings committee, presented by OPSA president Mark Baxter and vice-president David Coxon yesterday.
Harbour barrier could control sea, create power
Harbour barrier could control sea, create power
A Barrier should be built across Otago Harbour to protect Dunedin from sea-level rise and help generate electricity, Dunedin city councillors were told yesterday.
Concern at plan to halt sport funding
Concern at plan to halt sport funding
Sport Otago has expressed concern at plans by the Dunedin City Council to cut the organisation's $50,000 annual funding completely in two years.
Potential seen in shopping
Potential seen in shopping
Dunedin's retailers need to find their own voice to draw shoppers from across Otago, councillors were told yesterday.
Call to build new facility
Call to build new facility
The provision of theatres took centre stage during day two of the Dunedin City Council's annual plan hearings yesterday.
Developers eye up Awatea St area
Developers eye up Awatea St area
Construction of the $198 million Otago stadium could be just the beginning of development around Dunedin's Awatea St, the Carisbrook Stadium Trust believes.
Fluoridation failure 'disgusts' opponent
Fluoridation failure 'disgusts' opponent
A Waitati woman opposed to fluoridation of the township's water supply says she is "disgusted" to learn she has been drinking water treated with the chemical for weeks.
Replacement bridge in use this month
Replacement bridge in use this month
A replacement pedestrian bridge over Kaikorai Stream in Dunedin is expected to be open within two weeks, ending a five-month headache for residents of Green Island and Abbotsford, the Dunedin City Council says.
Cartoon action ruled out
Cartoon action ruled out
One of the Dunedin city councillors depicted as a Nazi in a controversial anti-stadium cartoon has ruled out taking legal action, as debate over its publication appeared to divide some anti-stadium campaigners.
Free Awatea St parking giving way to stadium work
Free Awatea St parking giving way to stadium work
Free parking is set to end for hundreds of Dunedin motorists effectively squatting on the site of the $198 million Otago stadium.
No word yet of council's meeting about Stevenson
No word yet of council's meeting about Stevenson
There is still no word on the fate of Dunedin's allegedly wayward councillor.