Two road sections could be widened
Two road sections could be widened
The Dunedin City Council will consider pressing ahead with the next two sections of Otago Peninsula road widening and sea-wall improvements simultaneously.
Chris Morris
Reallocation could enable funding for digital office
Reallocation could enable funding for digital office
Dunedin city councillors have backed a proposal that could yet result in continued funding for the Dunedin Digital Office and the ''Sexy Summer Jobs'' business internship programme.
Weighbridge deferred; no fees change
Weighbridge deferred; no fees change
Dunedin city councillors have backed off from a plan to install a second weighbridge - costing more than $100,000 - at the Green Island landfill, but have also balked at a proposal to raise fees by more than originally suggested.
Higher developers' charges endorsed
Higher developers' charges endorsed
The Dunedin City Council has endorsed a new development contributions regime that will result in developers contributing more to council coffers.
Decision on landfill charges deferred
Decision on landfill charges deferred
The Dunedin City Council wants more information before making a decision on increasing charges and installing a $110,000 weighbridge at the Green Island landfill.
Council to evaluate taking over buses
Council to evaluate taking over buses
The Dunedin City Council wants access to more than $1 million held by the Otago Regional Council for the city's public transport network, as part of any transfer of responsibility for the service.
Some operators abusing payment system
Some operators abusing payment system
A second weighbridge at the Green Island landfill could help stop ''skimming'' of the system by some commercial operators using the Dunedin City Council-owned facility, councillors have been told.
Council dismisses groyne talk
Council dismisses groyne talk
The Dunedin City Council looks set to commit another $95,000 to holding back the surf at St Clair Beach, but is not yet ready to confirm a longer-term fix.
South Dunedin temporary library plan axed
South Dunedin temporary library plan axed
The Dunedin City Council says it remains committed to a multimillion-dollar South Dunedin library development, despite shelving plans for a temporary library intended as a stop-gap measure.
Landfill charges to rise - report
Landfill charges to rise - report
Landfill charges will have to rise, but most people will still be better off, if a second weighbridge is installed at Dunedin's Green Island landfill, a report says.
Council battles to limit rates rise
Council battles to limit rates rise
The heat is on the Dunedin City Council's targeted 3% rates rise as councillors prepare to debate unexpected demands for extra funding, Mayor Dave Cull says.
City finance chief off to flying start
City finance chief off to flying start
Grant McKenzie is still getting his feet under the desk as the Dunedin City Council's new group chief financial officer.
Uninsured DCC asset value work
Uninsured DCC asset value work
The Dunedin City Council is working to clarify exactly how exposed it is to a repair bill for uninsured infrastructure assets in any future disaster.
Legal high move 'better late than never'
Legal high move 'better late than never'
A pledge to introduce legislation aimed at removing all remaining legal highs from shelves within weeks has been welcomed as ''better late than never'' by Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull.
Dunedin, Auckland team up on quake Bill
Dunedin, Auckland team up on quake Bill
Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull says a joint approach by Dunedin and Auckland that aims to fight new rules for earthquake-prone buildings shows how ''clumsy'' the legislation is.
4am World Cup TV in city bar opposed
4am World Cup TV in city bar opposed
A Dunedin bar's plans to screen Fifa World Cup matches later this year could be derailed by concerns the venue could attract early-morning drinkers ''like moths to the flame''.
Reclamation for cycleway
Reclamation for cycleway
A chunk of Otago Harbour will be reclaimed, and Dunedin's railway line shunted sideways, when the next stage of a walking and cycling pathway to Port Chalmers is built.
Traffic issues 'could have been resolved'
Traffic issues 'could have been resolved'
The traffic engineer hired by Betterways Advisory Ltd to help progress Dunedin's waterfront hotel has rejected claims the project was fatally flawed.
Hotel project 'terminated'
Hotel project 'terminated'
Plans for a $100 million waterfront hotel in Dunedin have been scrapped and the developers' partnership with the Dunedin City Council has descended into acrimony.
Royal baby comment 'misreported'
Royal baby comment 'misreported'
Calm down and carry on Dunedin - reports a second royal baby could be in the offing appear premature.