Stadium hearing in November
Stadium hearing in November
A hearing in Dunedin on a district plan change that would allow development of the Awatea St stadium is expected to begin in early November, with 83 people indicating they want to be heard.
David Loughrey
Council starts buying stadium land
Council starts buying stadium land
The next stage of multimillion-dollar spending on the Awatea St stadium project - payment for the purchase of land at the site - has begun.
Undie visitors not to blame
Undie visitors not to blame
Police say it was Otago students and hangers-on - not their Canterbury peers - who were responsible for another round of Undie 500 disorder in Dunedin on Saturday night.
Poor water quality 'short-term' pain for Dunedinites
Poor water quality 'short-term' pain for Dunedinites
Residents of Waikouaiti, Karitane, Merton and Seacliff should get a more reliable water supply next year, but they are in for at least four months of having to boil water before that happens.
Pitts' role split in two
Pitts' role split in two
Two people are to replace former Dunedin Public Art Gallery and Otago Settlers Museum director Priscilla Pitts, with the organisations reverting to separate management structures.
Bad weather worsening pollution at Dunedin beaches
Bad weather worsening pollution at Dunedin beaches
Bad weather causing swells from the northeast is both pushing pollution on to St Kilda and St Clair beaches, and hampering an all-but finished project planned to fix the problem.
'NBR' claim rejected by online mall
'NBR' claim rejected by online mall
A Dunedin start-up company partly financed by the Dunedin City Council's holding company is still operating, its chairman says, despite one of its products, a virtual mall, being on hold.
Report on liquor ban proposed
Report on liquor ban proposed
A report on the effects of a permanent liquor ban in North Dunedin will be put together in the next few weeks, as efforts to find solutions to problems in the area continue.
Sale of reserve land under consideration
Sale of reserve land under consideration
A landowner's request to buy part of a 20m wide, C-shaped reserve on the bank of Kaikorai Stream will be given further consideration, following a meeting of the Green Island Esplanade Reserve hearings committee in Dunedin.
Mayor says disorder fuelled by media 'hype'
Mayor says disorder fuelled by media 'hype'
Media speculation about what would happen fuelled the subsequent trouble in north Dunedin on Saturday night, Dunedin Mayor Peter Chin believes.
Man robs South Dunedin dairy
Man robs South Dunedin dairy
A masked man made off with $160 after robbing the dairy on the corner of King Edward and Melbourne Sts, South Dunedin.
Disappointment all round at disorderly Castle St events
Disappointment all round at disorderly Castle St events
"Disappointed" was the word on the lips of every person contacted for a response to Saturday night's disorder in Castle St.
Businesses face waste charges
Businesses face waste charges
Several thousand Dunedin businesses will get a visit from the city council in the next six months, as staff ascertain which will have to pay more to dispose of their waste.
Stadium conference claims disputed
Stadium conference claims disputed
Claims the Awatea St stadium will not have conference spaces, or that it will not have the facilities necessary for conference events are wrong, Carisbrook Stadium Trust chairman Malcolm Farry says.
DCC councillors 'need a willy' to progress - Butcher
DCC councillors 'need a willy' to progress - Butcher
"You have to have a willy to get anywhere in this council."
Sexist council claim rejected
Sexist council claim rejected
Prejudice occurs in all areas of society, but sexism is not a problem within the Dunedin City Council, one current and one former female councillor say.
$310,000 bill to save 40% of causeway
$310,000 bill to save 40% of causeway
Saving 40% of the historic causeway under the Wall Street development in Dunedin will cost as much as saving it all - $310,000 - and the city could be set to pay for similar finds in future.
Dunedin missing conferences, meeting told
Dunedin missing conferences, meeting told
Opponents of the Dunedin Centre extension used a forum last night to reiterate their views, but the meeting also heard Dunedin was losing valuable conferences because of a lack of facilities.
Car parking for elderly to be reviewed
Car parking for elderly to be reviewed
Dunedin drivers over the age of 75 appear to have had a reprieve from restrictions on their free parking.
Alternative town hall option mooted
Alternative town hall option mooted
The Dunedin City Council has ordered an engineering feasibility report on using the ground floor of the Municipal Chambers to provide extra space for the town hall.