International students targeted for city jobs
International students targeted for city jobs
A new jobs initiative aims to keep more of Dunedin's 3000 international students in the city for longer.
Chris Morris
Winter ills put pressure on hospital
Winter ills put pressure on hospital
Dunedin Hospital is feeling the pressure after a spike in the number of patients with flu-like symptoms filling beds, it has been confirmed.
Mayor's China trip spurs clash
Mayor's China trip spurs clash
Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull is heading back to China later this year, but the trip has already sparked a fresh clash with one of his outspoken councillors.
Vandervis told to produce 'evidence'
Vandervis told to produce 'evidence'
Mayor Dave Cull and Cr Lee Vandervis locked horns yesterday after the latter claimed to have ''plenty of evidence'' of tender fraud involving the council.
Five redevelopments get rates relief
Five redevelopments get rates relief
The Dunedin City Council has signed off on rates relief worth more than $34,000 to support five heritage building redevelopment projects across the city.
Mosgiel gardens site for aquatic centre opposed
Mosgiel gardens site for aquatic centre opposed
A new group being established is vowing to fight plans to turn part of Mosgiel's Memorial Gardens into a home for a new aquatic centre.
Public feedback sought on pool site
Public feedback sought on pool site
The trust pushing for a new Mosgiel pool says the project has not taken a step back, despite going from a preferred site to a shortlist of four options.
DCC has no plans to spend surplus in Waipori Fund
DCC has no plans to spend surplus in Waipori Fund
The Dunedin City Council is celebrating a better-than-expected 13.1% jump in the value of its Waipori Fund, but has no plans to spend the bonus.
Civic leaders' conference worth $1m
Civic leaders' conference worth $1m
A gathering of New Zealand's civic leaders in Dunedin next year is expected to pump the better part of $1million into the city's economy.
Man badly cut in fall
Man badly cut in fall
A 73-year-old Ohai man with a ''large laceration'' to his arm managed to drive himself to the local fire station to seek help yesterday.
Speed limit loophole confidence
Speed limit loophole confidence
The Dunedin City Council is confident a loophole in local government bylaws revealed by Transport Minister Simon Bridges was never an issue in Dunedin.
DCC launches energy plan and environment strategy
DCC launches energy plan and environment strategy
Two new strategic plans unveiled by the Dunedin City Council should work together to secure the city's environmental future, a councillor says.
DCC still in talks over Citifleet fraud
DCC still in talks over Citifleet fraud
The Dunedin City Council is still in talks with its insurer over the Citifleet fraud, months after receiving a payout worth more than $1 million from QBE.
Questions still unanswered
Questions still unanswered
A leaked report into the Dunedin City Council's Citifleet fraud sheds new light on a tangled web of car buyers, but significant questions remain. Chris Morris reports.
Nothing to hide, says car buyer
Nothing to hide, says car buyer
Wayne ''Tubby'' McFadyen says he has nothing to hide.
Long list of car deals
Long list of car deals
Council cars bought and sold within days, and handfuls of cash that disappeared without trace are detailed in Deloitte's full report into the $1.5million Citifleet fraud.
SH88 cycleway plan a 'win-win'
SH88 cycleway plan a 'win-win'
Plans to complete a $6million missing link in Dunedin's West Harbour cycleway have been revealed, and are already stirring excitment in Port Chalmers.
$6.6m boost for city cycleways
$6.6m boost for city cycleways
More than $6 million in Government cycleways funding is heading for Dunedin and could be used to build a key harbourside bridge for pedestrians and cyclists.
Policy change puts heat on off-licence sales
Policy change puts heat on off-licence sales
The Dunedin City Council does not want to be the ''fun police'' but is prepared for a legal battle to defend its new approach to alcohol in the city.
Waikouaiti road threatened by erosion
Waikouaiti road threatened by erosion
Coastal erosion north of Dunedin could spell the end for a popular beachside road in Waikouaiti, the Dunedin City Council says.