Chris Morris

Plans for a multimillion-dollar accommodation development beside Logan Park will help tackle the city's reputation for cold and dingy student flats, an academic says.

Forsyth Barr Stadium needs another $1.8 million a year from ratepayers if its financial position is to be secured, a Dunedin City Council review has found.

Dunedin city councillors are preparing for a fresh war of words over Forsyth Barr Stadium, following confirmation it needs another $1.81million a year from ratepayers.

Sue Bidrose is not what you might reasonably expect.

Queenstown police have released the name of the motorcyclist who died after crashing into a van carrying tourists near Kingston yesterday.

Plans to convert another building in Dunedin's warehouse precinct into a trendy Google-style office space could be just the tip of the iceberg, it has been suggested.

There were congratulations, but also calls for haste, as Dunedin's Gigatown victory was marked yesterday.

A Dunedin company has secured a significant trade deal exporting to Shanghai, and more are predicted to follow as the city's relationship with China continues to grow, the Dunedin City Council says.

The Dunedin City Council is calling for expressions of interest as it seeks a private operator to take over the Andersons Bay crematorium.

Forsyth Barr Stadium is set to deliver another major concert with confirmation Neil Diamond is coming to Dunedin.

Police are investigating after a Dunedin City Council parking enforcement officer's scooter was allegedly rammed from behind by a motorist yesterday.

Heritage New Zealand is defending its stance on the protection of Dunedin's harbour sea walls, but will not be drawn on controversial comments aimed at it by Cr Hilary Calvert.

Dunedin city councillors have backed a new plan to manage the St Clair sea wall, rather than spend millions building expensive improvements to protect the area.

Dunedin city councillors voiced fresh frustrations about freedom campers yesterday after hearing some visitors to Otago Peninsula are still flouting the rules.

The crystal ball was broken when the Dunedin City Council decided to build Forsyth Barr Stadium, but it is too late for a refund.

A judge will decide the immediate fate of the $198 million Otago stadium within days, after Dunedin councillors yesterday voted to sign a construction contract despite the threat of a High Court injunction.

A squeeze on Dunedin City Council finances is not behind a push to defer multimillion-dollar options to protect the St Clair sea wall, Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull insists.