Cobb & Co's pokies plan slammed
Restaurant gambling machines 'appalling'
Dunedin's new Cobb & Co restaurant is set to include nine gambling machines, a move the Problem Gambling Foundation calls "absolutely appalling''.
David Loughrey
Rates rise of 2.99% likely to get tick
Rates rise of 2.99% likely to get tick
Dunedin ratepayers should have a 2.99% rates increase confirmed tomorrow, but the city faces complex major issues at the next long-term plan round.
Art part of infrastructure to become council policy
Art part of infrastructure to become council policy
Dunedin is set to have a new policy that will ensure artwork and creativity are integral to the city council's otherwise mundane infrastructure projects.
One dead in light plane crash
One dead in Otago plane crash
One person has died and another seriously injured following a plane crash at Welshman's Creek, northeast of Middlemarch, this morning.
Concerns over planned roundabout
Concerns over planned roundabout
Owners of shops nearby a St Clair intersection targeted for an unusually shaped roundabout say they are yet to be convinced the plan will work.
Mysterious young man early suspect
Mysterious young man early suspect
A mystery Delta worker in his 20s seen spraying roses at the Northern Cemetery was an early suspect in a mass rose poisoning, but was never identified.
Plunge cracker way to stimulate metabolism
Plunge cracker way to stimulate metabolism
Midwinter is here, and cold waters run deep. David Loughrey challenges Dunedin to take the 2017 Polar Plunge tomorrow, in the nude.
Blackspot plan 'not normal'
Unusual road plan for intersection
A peanut-shaped roundabout could fix one of the city's more dangerous intersections.
Owner baffled over court action
Building owner baffled over court action
The owner of an award-winning Dunedin warehouse precinct building has been called to face the Environment Court in a case he described yesterday as ``vexatious''.
Heating bedrooms could be lifesaver
Heating bedrooms could be lifesaver
The message may not be new, but the importance of heating bedrooms overnight does not appear to be filtering through, at Dunedin local government level at least.
Jetty St sheep to stop traffic
Sheep in warehouse precinct to stop traffic
A mob of sheep on a road is a good way of stopping traffic. Make them out of concrete and steel weighing 800kg, and you could stop pretty much anything.
Heritage building programme approved
Heritage building programme approved
A new heritage building programme will provide help for owners of run-down heritage properties, the Dunedin City Council says.
Building WoFs due within months
Building WoFs due within months
Dunedin's Wall Street and town hall buildings should have warrants of fitness in place in the next few months.
Parking plan opposition grows
Parking plan opposition grows
The Otago Farmers Market is the latest business to come out in opposition to changes that would replace car parks directly outside the market with a cycleway.
Sammy's venue set for a comeback
Sammy's venue set for a comeback
Dunedin venue Sammy's is set to make a comeback with a new name and the financial backing of the Dunedin City Council.
Anger over car parks plan
Loss of carparks opposed by cafe, Dunedin Railways
Plans to remove 19 car parks near Dunedin Railway Station and replace them with fewer parks elsewhere to make way for a cycleway has angered a cafe and Dunedin Railways.
Stargazers fans of streetlight plan
LED streetlights plan pleases stargazers
A $14 million plan to replace Dunedin’s 15,000 street lights with LED technology has pleased dark sky advocates.
ORC set to build bus hub
ORC set to build bus hub
Building of Dunedin’s central bus hub could begin as soon as next month.
Can Cadbury be saved?
The Loughrey interview: Can Cadbury be saved?
The ODT's David Loughrey talks to Jim O'Malley about his plan for the Dunedin factory.
Oh, the sheer pluck of this conspiracy
Oh, the sheer pluck of this conspiracy
A monster turkey landed in Dunedin this week, at the same time as a representative of prominent evil empire the US visited this country. Coincidence? David Loughrey thinks not.