Chris Morris

A decision on Dunedin's bid to become New Zealand's next refugee resettlement centre will be made within weeks, Immigration New Zealand says.

The ''nightmare'' Syrian conflict and terror attacks in Paris demonstrates the need to extend the hand of friendship to refugees, a Dunedin city councillor says.

The rumours are true -- Fleetwood Mac is coming to Dunedin.

Dunedin accommodation is already bulging at the seams as the city prepares to be flooded by music fans for three major concerts at Forsyth Barr Stadium.

Fleetwood Mac may have just won their youngest fan.

Some Waikouaiti residents say they feel ''duped'' by a Dunedin City Council plan to accelerate the harvest of pine trees lining their beach.

Suggestions a Dunedin fizzy drinks institution that also sells alcohol is being treated unfairly, while supermarkets are ignored, have been given short shrift by authorities.

The Dunedin City Council is spending millions upskilling its staff, but ratepayers are also reaping the benefits, chief executive Dr Sue Bidrose says.

Asbestos uncovered by volunteers working at the Forrester Park BMX track is likely to be buried again, the Dunedin City Council says.

Safety fears are being played down as work begins on one of the largest pieces of undeveloped residential land in Mosgiel.

Property owners face new rules but the city's heritage is in for a boost, as the Dunedin City Council pushes ahead with a new district plan for the city. Chris Morris and Craig Borley report in the first of a two-part series.

The Dunedin City Council has spent $36,000 sending chief executive Dr Sue Bidrose to leadership training courses at England's prestigious Oxford University.

An internal review of the initial police investigation into the $1.5 million Citifleet fraud has made several findings, but exactly what they are remain under wraps.

A crackdown on cats suggested by some Dunedin city councillors could be scratched due to legal concerns.

Wal's Plant Land might be a Mosgiel success story, but there is no room for its growth in the area's over-stretched wastewater network, the Dunedin City Council has decided.

The Exclusive Brethren has won its fight to hold regular gatherings of up to 650 worshippers in Dunedin after showing it can love its neighbour.

Bradken has confirmed 11 redundancies at its South Dunedin foundry, just weeks after moving to a four-day week in an attempt to save their jobs.

AgResearch is locking horns with the Exclusive Brethren over plans for a new church on the Taieri Plain.