An increase of almost $40 million in Dunedin City Council electricity lines company Aurora Energy's capital expenditure in the past three or four years is behind the company's inability to provide dividends to the council.
International rugby league, showcasing some of the superstars of the game, could be in the frame for next year's Dunedin sporting calendar, because of doubts about the availability of AMI Stadium in Christchurch.
Dunedin's Forsyth Barr Stadium is expected to be using only MasterCard's "PayPass" system, or cash, for the Rugby World Cup, rather than eftpos.
A management plan for Pukekura (Taiaroa Head) will deal with concerns about the area Maori have had since the 1970s, Otakou runanga chairman Edward Ellison says.
A Dunedin City Council meeting at Otakou yesterday recognised the "mana and standing" of the marae, Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull said.
It is a story as old as rock 'n' roll itself.
When Francis Leilua headed for the Forsyth Barr Stadium yesterday, the Selwyn College second five-eighth was hoping he might dot down first for his team.
An electrical fire at the Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin has put more pressure on promoters as they prepare for the first "test" game at the venue on Sunday.
Extending the lifetime of the Dunedin City Council's stadium loans has emerged as an option for dealing with part of the city's $8 million shortfall.
Insurance companies refusing to cover Dunedin's infrastructure because of post-earthquake fears about their own exposure are not turning down business.
Dunedin City Holdings Ltd chairman Paul Hudson says he is "not sure" he wants to retain his position following criticism from Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull.
This is what I like about Strictly Come Dancing, series six: the show's host, the fabulous Sir Bruce Joseph Forsyth-Johnson, Kt CBE, began his television career before World War 2.
Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull has stuck to his claims the board of Dunedin City Holdings Ltd was responsible for formally acknowledging it could not provide the money required by the city to pay its debts.
Dunedin's policy for earthquake-proofing the city's ageing building stock will be scrutinised, amid warnings about the future of the city's historic churches.
A force of volunteers who will be both the face of the Dunedin and the backbone of the city's response to the Rugby World Cup received some job training yesterday.
The Forsyth Barr Stadium's roof behaved "exactly as it was supposed to behave" in recent snowfalls, and was designed for much heavier, Carisbrook Stadium Trust chairman Malcolm Farry said yesterday.
The Dunedin City Council has steered clear of a national scheme to make sure debt-heavy councils keep the ability to borrow money, but has left the door open to take advantage of the scheme in future.
A proposed residential development near Aramoana, in Dunedin, has come under fire from neighbours and other opponents, as developers seek to establish sites for three new homes in one of the city's more sensitive areas.
Concerns Port Chalmers heritage buildings are being damaged by the shaking they receive when heavy vehicles pass through the town's centre will be voiced, but when, to whom, and how, is yet to be decided.
The Canterbury Engineering Students' Association (Ensoc) is keen to rehabilitate its image in Dunedin, and despite cancelling a "Great Quake Escape" event in August, wants to return to the city "a few years down the track".
