Local Government Minister Rodney Hide has requested "all relevant information" to ensure the Dunedin City Council and Otago Regional Council are acting appropriately in backing the planned $198 million Otago stadium.
New regulations aimed at fixing New Zealand's leaky homes scandal have backfired in Dunedin, creating a mountain of paperwork and driving up costs - not to mention blood pressure levels - for homeowners, builders and the Dunedin City Council. Chris Morris reports.
Two Dunedin city councillors invited to explain the merits of the planned $198 million Awatea St stadium at a public meeting in South Dunedin have rebuffed the offer, saying their views would not be listened to.
The Dunedin City Council is to deploy city safety officers to keep an eye on youngsters during the school holidays.
Organisers of the Otago Farmers Market say they are "disappointed" at a suggestion by the Carisbrook Stadium Trust (CST) they are considering a move to the planned $198 million Otago Stadium.
Rules for film companies and dog owners wanting to use Otago Peninsula's Okia Reserve are among those to be tightened in a draft management plan aimed at protecting wildlife and vegetation in the area.
Dunedin city councillors have called for scenic John Wilson Ocean Dr to be reopened to motorists, saying long-term closure "wasn't council's intention".
A proposal to reopen Dunedin's scenic John Wilson Ocean Dr to motorists could be considered within weeks.
Chrisholm Park Golf Club professional golfer Andrew Whiley says the continued closure of John Wilson Ocean Dr is costing him "thousands" in lost business each year.
Plans for a coffee bar, performance space and live music at the Dunedin Public Library have raised the eyebrows of some Dunedin councillors.
There were calls for a city-wide referendum to decide the fate of the planned Otago Stadium after howls of protest were directed at the project during a public meeting in Port Chalmers, Dunedin, last night.
Dunedin Mayor Peter Chin yesterday dismissed calls for a city-wide referendum to decide the fate of the planned Awatea St stadium.
The New Zealand Warriors and the Wellington Phoenix have sent signed expressions of interest to the Carisbrook Stadium Trust, confirming their keenness to stage matches at the $198 million Otago stadium, if it goes ahead.
Auckland has claimed the title "super city", but what about Otago? We asked southern leaders whether there is a need for a "super council", centred on Dunedin, but stretching from Waitaki to the Lakes District and Clutha.
Auckland is pressing ahead with plans to create a unitary council or 'super city' headed by an all-powerful mayor. But what about Otago?
If a lolly scramble of new mayoral powers sounds tempting, southern leaders are not letting on.
With heavy hearts, more than 120 workers walked away from their jobs at Fisher and Paykel Appliances in Mosgiel for the last time yesterday after a farewell barbecue.
Dunedin looks set for a $200,000 spruce-up, paid for by ratepayers, as part of preparations to play host to six Rugby World Cup teams and their visiting fans in 2011.
Work will begin within days on stage one of the $51 million redevelopment of the Cadbury Confectionery Ltd factory in Dunedin, the company has announced.
A multimillion-dollar refurbishment of Dunedin's Golden Centre should also resolve a dispute with the Dunedin City Council over an incomplete walkway linking the centre and the city's new Wall Street mall.
