Hint Dunedin's free water will dry up
Hint Dunedin's free water will dry up
The Dunedin City Council has warned getting water for free is a concept the public "needs to get away from".
David Loughrey
Quarry plan will knock off knoll
Quarry plan will knock off knoll
Palmers Quarry is planning to expand its excavation at Logan Point in Dunedin over the next 40 years, knocking the top off a "highly visible knoll"on the hill above the original quarry.
Leaked document shows subdivision may go ahead
Leaked document shows subdivision may go ahead
A leaked document from Environment Court mediation shows a controversial subdivision in Evansdale, Dunedin, may go ahead, although in a reduced form.
$370 annual water cost to ratepayers
$370 annual water cost to ratepayers
Dunedin urban ratepayers already pay a $370 a year fee for their water, and conservation, not money, is behind the consideration of water meters in the future, the council says.
Timing issues cited in $13m DCC operating surplus drop
Timing issues cited in $13m DCC operating surplus drop
The Dunedin City Council's operating surplus was almost $13 million less than expected at the end of the financial year, but timing issues, rather than budgetary problems, are mostly to blame, the council says.
Website to be forum on city's design, architecture
Website to be forum on city's design, architecture
A new website devoted to Dunedin design, architecture and urban design is expected to open next month, a product, in part, of debate about the Forsyth Barr Stadium.
Price still unknown
Price still unknown
"Minor technicalities" have held up a final agreement on the sale of Carisbrook to the Dunedin City Council, meaning it will be another week before the price is known.
Historic buildings may be demolished
Historic buildings may be demolished
Heritage and cost assessments may have sounded the death knell for a group of historic Princes St buildings in a protected townscape precinct.
'High alert' as beach battered
'High alert' as beach battered
Dunedin is on "high alert" as its beaches take another hammering from king tides and winter storms that have caused the worst damage since emergency powers were invoked in 2007.
Residents to appeal Lovelock Ave realignment
Residents to appeal Lovelock Ave realignment
The Dunedin City Council has another fight on its hands, with Opoho residents set to take their opposition to the realignment of Lovelock Ave to the Environment Court.
'Grass will grow in stadium'
'Grass will grow in stadium'
The success of an experiment designed to discover whether grass would grow under the roof of Forsyth Barr Stadium has its developers expecting there will be only limited restrictions on the stadium's use.
Chocolate, palm oil and orangutans
Chocolate, palm oil and orangutans
Every now and then, the planets of television, topicality and newsworthiness align, and programming coughs up a show that seizes the zeitgeist in a most timely way.
Mayor cancels trip to Japan sister city
Mayor cancels trip to Japan sister city
The economy, swine flu and the small number of people going were all reasons a sister city trip to Japan has been called off, Dunedin Mayor Peter Chin said yesterday.
Dunedin's leaders consider direction
Dunedin's leaders consider direction
A group including leaders of Dunedin's business, tertiary education and social services sectors came together yesterday to help decide the future direction of the city.
Taxi stand dangerous, drivers say
Taxi stand dangerous, drivers say
Taxi drivers are concerned a new taxi stand in the Octagon is dangerous, but the Dunedin City Council yesterday said it was only trying to respond to their complaints.
Feasibility of library shift mulled
Feasibility of library shift mulled
The political will for another major city council project seems to be in place, but most councillors want to be fully convinced moving the Dunedin Public Library to the Exchange is a prudent move before they go ahead.
Already parking consent
Already parking consent
A resource consent is ready to go for a four-level car park behind the former chief post office building, and could add to parking options if the Dunedin City Council decides to move the library there.
Library good office location
Library good office location
Members of the real estate industry say finding a new use for the Dunedin Public Library building in Moray Pl should not be hard, and its central location should make it attractive for offices or other development.
Exchange plan for library
Exchange plan for library
The Dunedin City Council ended weeks of speculation when it confirmed yesterday it would investigate moving the Dunedin city library to the former chief post office building in the Exchange.
Library plan welcomed in Exchange
Library plan welcomed in Exchange
Businesses in the Exchange in Dunedin are pleased with the idea of a having a library in their midst, expecting a resulting increase in foot traffic to bolster trade, if the plan reaches fruition.