Plans for rail event unveiled
Plans for rail event unveiled
Plans for a major new heritage rail event for Dunedin, that organisers say could attract a significant number of overseas visitors to the city, are building steam.
David Loughrey
Better access to Signal Hill wanted
Better access to Signal Hill wanted
The development of a car park and access road behind Logan Park High School would help develop the Signal Hill recreation reserve into a world-class mountain bike park, Mountainbike Otago president Hamish Seaton told the hearings committee.
'Friends' enter Lovelock debate
'Friends' enter Lovelock debate
Debate over the Lovelock Ave realignment continued on the third day of the Dunedin City Council annual plan hearing yesterday.
Library move to CPO backed
Library move to CPO backed
The Dunedin Public Libraries Association has come out in support of plans to move the library to the former chief post office building in the Exchange.
Cr Butcher juggles duties
Cr Butcher juggles duties
Childcare and consultation came together yesterday when Fliss Butcher combined her roles as care-giver and Dunedin city councillor.
No vitriol makes for dull DCC hearings
No vitriol makes for dull DCC hearings
There was something missing at the Dunedin City Council's first day of annual plan hearings yesterday.
B&B tourism rate of $500 too expensive
B&B tourism rate of $500 too expensive
A $500 flat rate on Dunedin's bed and breakfast owners was too heavy a price to pay for businesses often run by retired people for a small second source of income, the annual plan hearing was told yesterday.
Killing time in jail
Killing time in jail
The debut of the latest series of reality-based Australian crime series Underbelly on TV3 could not have been more topical if it tried.
Backers say scheme will improve student housing
Backers say scheme will improve student housing
A long-standing Dunedin tradition of frozen, damp and squalid student flats could be coming to an end, the backers of a new scheme designed to increase the quality of student housing stock say.
Realigned SH88 cost rises $9.2m
Realigned SH88 cost rises $9.2m
The cost of the planned realignment of State Highway 88 past the Forsyth Barr Stadium, in Dunedin, has blown out by $9.2 million.
Stadium tenders over budget
Stadium tenders over budget
Tenders for carpentry at the Forsyth Barr Stadium have come back "significantly over budget", a new report on the project says.
Natural burial site bid gaining force
Natural burial site bid gaining force
A small but growing number of Dunedin people are pushing for the establishment of a site for natural burials in Dunedin.
Witherow says STS will pay costs near time of election
Witherow says STS will pay costs near time of election
Court costs owed by the organisation formerly known as Stop the Stadium will be paid, its president says, but not at the time being stipulated by the Dunedin City Council.
Plan deemed a double-up
Plan deemed a double-up
Local Government Minister Rodney Hide has introduced an amendment to rules surrounding local government transparency and financial management, but its effect, if it gets through Parliament, seems anything but clear at this stage.
McDonald's reviews Mosgiel site viability
McDonald's reviews Mosgiel site viability
Restricted opening hours set by a Dunedin City Council resource consent committee for a planned McDonald's restaurant in Mosgiel have led the company to review the development.
Parking debacle: DCC makes 150 changes
Parking debacle: DCC makes 150 changes
A raft of parking changes made in Dunedin during the past few months appears to have brought the debacle of the Dunedin City Council's new parking strategy to a close.
Private stadium funding may top total
Private stadium funding may top total
Private sector funding for the Forsyth Barr Stadium, being raised by the sale of seating products, could reach $10 million more than required by the Carisbrook Stadium Trust, but the future of any extra funding, if secured, is unclear.
Heated debate over demolition
Heated debate over demolition
A petition protesting the demolition of a group of historic Princes St buildings made it to the Dunedin City Council yesterday, but appears set to go no further.
Python does more than just limp on
Python does more than just limp on
It is difficult to imagine, after four decades of watching the many television series, movies, and individual projects of each if its members, that there is anything more to be mined from Monty Python's Flying Circus.
Its arrival on New Zealand television in the 1970s marked such a radical shift, such a quantum leap in comedy, it was as if it had arrived from outer space.
Foul-tasting water due to algal bloom
Foul-tasting water due to algal bloom
An algal bloom in a reservoir that feeds into Dunedin's water supply has resulted in "foul, mouldy-tasting water", and technology to get rid of it could cost up to $25,000.