Without warrants for years
Without warrants for years
The Dunedin City Council, the authority that administers building warrants of fitness, says two of its major buildings have been without warrants for years.
David Loughrey
Call to focus on clean water
Call to focus on clean water
Today's tourists are environmentally aware, and clean water is an essential aspect for New Zealand’s tourism future, the Tourism Export Council (TEC) says.
Solution found to funding bishop
Solution found to funding bishop
Dunedin appears set to get a new Anglican bishop following the retirement of the Rt Rev Dr Kelvin Wright at Easter, but the nature of the role is likely to change.
Crewman's death hits passengers
Crewman's death hits passengers
Passengers say the death yesterday of a crewman on board a cruise shop docked at Port Chalmers has ''affected everyone'' on the vessel.
Local government interns both give and gain
Local government interns both give and gain
Ten University of Otago students are getting a crash course in the world of local government this summer.
Subdivision bid opposed
Subdivision bid opposed
A plan to subdivide 260ha of rural Otago Peninsula land in an outstanding natural landscape area has run into serious opposition.
Flight for survival
Flight for survival
While most people would run in fear from a dive-bombing falcon, sharp of beak and claw and intent on attack, researcher Chifuyu Horikoshi stands smiling in the face of nature’s fury.
Harbour role not filled
Harbour role not filled
The search for an Otago harbourmaster with skills suitable for both the high seas and the needs of community groups is set to restart after no suitable applicant could be found.
Intersection fix 'a priority'
Market St intersection remediation 'a priority'
After crashes and controversy, the DCC says it will return a problematic St Kilda intersection to its pre-cycleway layout.
Brighton turns it on for gala day
Brighton turns it on for gala day
It was a day of explosions, stunts and remarkable temperature plunges as thousands flocked to the Brighton Gala Day yesterday.
All go for railway station deck
Green light for railway station deck
Dunedin's historic railway station is set to have a deck built at its northern end and a Cobb & Co restaurant opened by June.
Railway Station deck to go ahead
Commissioner signs off on Cobb & Co deck
An independent commissioner has given the go-ahead for a restaurant to build a deck beside the historic Dunedin Railway Station.
Dunedin cycleway divides
Cycleway development divides the pundits
Dunedin's $8 million cycleway has the support of educational, motoring and cycling interests, but it has been given a black mark by many ODT readers.
Maintaining the fabric of St Paul’s
Maintaining the fabric of St Paul’s
St Paul's Cathedral is about to undergo work that could include earthquake strengthening, a general tidy up and even an extension.
NZTA still working on West Harbour cycleway
NZTA still working on West Harbour cycleway
Design work for the long-awaited completion of the Dunedin to Port Chalmers cycle-walkway is continuing, and the NZ Transport Agency has confirmed it is still committed to the project.
SH1 cycleway work to start
SH1 cycleway work to start
Work will start soon on an $8 million separated cycleway on Dunedin's one-way system.
City and ORC merger sought
City and ORC merger sought
The Dunedin City Council has taken its first step down a route that could end in a unitary authority in the city.
Speed shearing at Middlemarch
Speed shearing at Middlemarch
A small Strath Taieri community with a reasonably recently formed young farmers club is set to run its second speed shearing event.
Community boards put their cases for council support
Community boards put their cases for council support
Dunedin's community boards took their annual wish-lists to the Dunedin City Council's annual plan meeting yesterday.
Concern farmers' rates rise less than 'fair'
Concern farmers' rates rise less than 'fair'
Farmers look set to take the biggest rates hit after the revaluation late last year of Dunedin properties.