Proceeds from the auction yesterday of a David St, Caversham, house are to be split between the Dunedin City Council and the homeowner, after the council forced its sale to recoup costs.
The response to a free community accounting centre has led to hopes it will become a permanent fixture in Dunedin.
The Government confirmed yesterday the $15 million it plans to provide for the planned stadium in Dunedin will come with "no strings attached".
English cornetist Stephen Wilkinson usually has a 400km round trip from his home in South Shields, near Newcastle-upon-Tyne, to play and rehearse with the Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band in West Yorkshire.
An attempt has been made to use the Otago Daily Times letters to the editor column to spread misinformation about the planned stadium at Awatea St.
Kaikorai resident Diane Yeldon faces an expensive bill for a damaged drain she does not use, and for which the Dunedin City Council, the Otago Regional Council, her insurance company, and even the New Zealand Earthquake Commission will not take responsibility, or pay.
Otago property values are declining at a slightly lower rate than the rest of the country, as the market outside Auckland flattens.
The Department of Labour is considering action against 33 retailers nationwide after the Easter weekend, but the department will not say who they are, or whether any are in Otago.
Jumbo the elephant stood swaying in the car park of The Kensington pub, in Dunedin, yesterday, as a small group of protesters, circus management and police played out an ongoing dispute just metres away.
Dunedin city councillors have been assured no contract will be signed with main stadium contractor Hawkins Construction until the matter goes to a vote on April 20.
A defiant Dunedin Mayor, Peter Chin, yesterday labelled as "incorrect" some information heard at last week's Stop the Stadium organised meeting and stood by the process his council had followed in its support of the project.
The recent meeting organised by Stop the Stadium at the Dunedin Town Hall, attended by 1800 people, raised as many questions as it answered.
A meeting organised by Stop the Stadium at the Dunedin Town Hall last week, and attended by 1800 people, raised many questions.
Dunedin Mayor Peter Chin has questioned how a proposed rates cap could work, when different local authorities rate in different ways, and the amount rated varies widely, as does the level of infrastructure councils have.
Dunedin's libraries have reported an almost 30% increase in visitors, mirroring a worldwide trend of people choosing cheaper pastimes during the recession.
It is a strange and perplexing conundrum. For the lady or gentleman with the most highly tuned taste in television, the height of viewing pleasure is late - very late.
The Dunedin City Council is keen to hear from as many people as possible as it works through a review that could introduce major changes to the city's voting system.
Local Government Minister Rodney Hide's visit to Dunedin to consider the stadium issue is not expected to happen in the short term.
Last Sunday, a public meeting at the Dunedin Town Hall heard a wide range of arguments from a line-up of speakers on why the city did not need a new stadium.
Dunedin City Council chief executive Jim Harland says the council's lawyers were fully briefed on changes to the stadium project before they advised that more consultation on the issue was not needed.
