Chris Morris

Otago Peninsula couple Steve and Lorraine Hawkins fear the worst whenever it starts to rain.

The couple at the centre of a long-running battle with the Dunedin City Council over stormwater problems on their Otago Peninsula property say they may reconsider negotiating a deal.

The Otago Regional Council says it could take the Dunedin City Council to court over stormwater problems on an Otago Peninsula property.

Supermarket giant Countdown says the loss of its central Dunedin alcohol licence for three days is a ''learning experience for the business''.

The Dunedin City Council says lessons have been learnt after it botched a contract to remove trees bordering Logan Park.

The Dunedin City Council is preparing for a possible second wave of legal highs that could hit shelves within months.

Dunedin deputy mayor Chris Staynes has a taste for politics and wine.

The woman behind a failed bid to build a $100 million waterfront hotel in Dunedin says the Dunedin City Council's fresh push to attract more accommodation is ''great''.

A shortlist of four possible sites for a new Mosgiel aquatic centre has prompted a flood of submissions.

Rodney Hogg's dream subdivision has turned into a $1 million ''nightmare'' after a frustrating fight with the Dunedin City Council.

Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull says he is concerned about ''a false impression'' after Dunedin police released an outdated report into the Citifleet fraud suggesting a lack of co-operation.

A group pushing to return cable cars to Dunedin's High St plans to take the next step towards its goal today.

Dunedin community boards fear changes to the city's local government landscape will ''plunge a knife into the heart'' of their communities.

The war of words is continuing between Mayor Dave Cull and outspoken councillor Lee Vandervis over claims of widespread fraud within the Dunedin City Council.

Hundreds of Dunedin City Council staff have received fraud detection training, but more training is planned, as the organisation seeks to avoid any repeat of the Citifleet scandal.

A plan to create a new pedestrian-only space in the heart of Dunedin's warehouse precinct has run into opposition from the New Zealand Fire Service.