Wild rat population explodes
Wild rat population explodes
Dunedin has had a bumper year for rats, which the Dunedin City Council's contractor says is the worst in the past seven years.
David Loughrey
Strict limits on business
Strict limits on business
The future of a planned new business park in Portsmouth Dr, in Dunedin, is unresolved, despite resource consent being granted for the proposal.
Town Hall closure disrupting events
Town Hall closure disrupting events
Some performing arts organisations have managed to solve their problems following the announced closure of the town hall and the Dunedin Centre next year, while others are still looking for venues for planned events.
Here comes the sun
Here comes the sun
Residents of Glenross, in Dunedin, will be hoping an application to fell a stand of trees at Frasers Gully will bring back both the sun and safety to their suburb.
Appeals end; Lovelock Ave realignment set for 2010
Appeals end; Lovelock Ave realignment set for 2010
Work on Dunedin's long-debated Lovelock Ave realignment should start in the next financial year, after it was confirmed yesterday there were no more legal impediments standing in the way of the plan.
Prista hearing to reconvene
Prista hearing to reconvene
A contentious plan to demolish a series of protected historic buildings in Princes St, Dunedin, and another in Stafford St, will go before a reconvened resource consent hearing on Monday.
Hearing to decide voting system
Hearing to decide voting system
The number of Dunedin City Council wards, community boards, and even the number of councillors will be argued next week, when the Local Government Commission visits for a hearing to decide the future of the city's voting system.
High speeds on Princes St
High speeds on Princes St
The Southern Festival of Speed 1/8 mile standing sprint held on Saturday, in Princes St, Dunedin, has been deemed a success, and organisers are planning to run the event again next year.
Damp Dacron threat cancels Santa parade
Damp Dacron threat cancels Santa parade
A drizzling Dunedin day, combined with the delicacy of Dacron, derailed the annual Santa Parade yesterday.
Brutal week of marathons 'fun', Aucklander says
Brutal week of marathons 'fun', Aucklander says
Runners feeling exhausted after finishing the gruelling 60km Kepler Challenge at Te Anau on Saturday might spare a thought for Malcolm Law, who has just completed not one but seven such challenges in the past seven days.
Toothy tarbosaur stars in visiting exhibit
Toothy tarbosaur stars in visiting exhibit
Their life was short, probably brutal, and death took them long ago, but a group of dinosaurs and their eggs are finally getting a world trip to die for.
Cycle trail groups uniting for funds
Cycle trail groups uniting for funds
Dunedin cycle trail enthusiasts are getting together to try to extract government funding for the city's trails, in an initiative they say could have extensive benefits for tourism.
Rubbish costs set to double
Rubbish costs set to double
Dunedin residents will have two recycling bins if the latest city council "preferred option" is adopted.
Proposal accepted
Proposal accepted
A proposal for a subdivision with five residential dwellings, and a small dairy farm, as part of a heritage tourism venture on Harbour Cone, were accepted by the Dunedin City Council's finance and strategy committee yesterday.
Stadium 'bold move'
Stadium 'bold move'
The man hired to run Dunedin's Forsyth Barr Stadium yesterday congratulated the Dunedin City Council on a "bold move" to build the facility.
Dunedin seeking to be a fair trade city
Dunedin seeking to be a fair trade city
Dunedin looks set to become New Zealand's first fair trade city, after a vote to go ahead with the proposal yesterday.
Lifestyle property, B&B rates may rise
Lifestyle property, B&B rates may rise
Lifestyle block owners and bed and breakfast establishments face increased rates under changes to Dunedin's rating system, while farmers look set to pay less of the overall rate take during the next nine years.
Some finding it hard to pay rates bills
Some finding it hard to pay rates bills
The amount of Dunedin City Council rates owed from last year has risen slightly, as anecdotal evidence shows some people are struggling to pay.
Rates still unpaid this year are also up marginally.
Review: Christmas cheer not forever
Review: Christmas cheer not forever
With the Christmas holidays on the way, it's a good time to start thinking about the end of the world.
Chinese Garden visitors well down
Chinese Garden visitors well down
Dunedin's Chinese Garden has a new manager, and with numbers well down on a "honeymoon period" last year, Margo Winchester has her work cut out.