Gregg's spends $20m on Dunedin plant
Gregg's spends $20m on Dunedin plant
Cerebos Gregg's yesterday celebrated the completion of a $20 million investment in its Dunedin plant in Forth St.
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DCC to buy into cohousing project
DCC to buy into cohousing project
Two units in the first cohousing project to be built in Dunedin are set to be owned by the city as social housing.
Question of confidence
Question of confidence
They are not expecting an immediate answer, but a majority of Dunedin city councillors yesterday publicly put the question to those in charge of beleaguered council companies Delta and Aurora.
Council green as grass on oil exploration issue
Council green as grass on oil exploration issue
The latest version of the Dunedin City Council has been quick to show its green credentials.
Pretend for a UK moment
Pretend for a UK moment
In times of awful world crisis, when the vile, the arrogant and the ignorant prevail, I like to turn to the imagined decency of Great Britain to distract myself from reality.
Liquor licence denied; new approach likely
Liquor licence denied; new approach likely
A South Dunedin shop in an area described by police as "vulnerable" has been refused a liquor licence.
What lucky soul will rule our briny deep?
What lucky soul will rule our briny deep?
The Otago Regional Council is interviewing for the reinstated role of Otago harbourmaster. David Loughrey wonders what maritime imaginings and grand plans might figure in the mind’s eye of the...
DCC mulls buying into co-housing
DCC mulls buying into co-housing
The Dunedin City Council may spend almost $700,000 on part of a co-housing development on a former Dunedin school site.
Reward over sea lion death
Reward over sea lion death
A South African environmentalist group has waded into the hunt for the person who shot an 11-month-old sea lion in Dunedin, offering a reward to help find the killer.
Delta/Aurora board query for DCHL
Delta/Aurora board query for DCHL
Three councillors are demanding an answer to what one says is the "big flashing light" question about Dunedin and Central Otago’s compromised power pole infrastructure.
Developer dismisses opponent's claims
Corner building opponent's concerns dismissed
The developer of a three-storey accommodation building in Dunedin's tertiary precinct has dismissed the claims of the project's single opponent.
Middlemarch valuations puzzle locals
Middlemarch valuations puzzle locals
Middlemarch may have featured on the negative side of Dunedin's otherwise soaring property value ledger, but locals say it has plenty to offer, and plenty of potential for home buyers.
Demand drives Dunedin house values up
Housing capital value lift
A surge in Dunedin home values in the city council's latest ratings valuations is a double-edged sword, with increased demand forcing prices up.
Fashion students pitching their best
Fashion students pitching their best
Otago Polytechnic fashion design students have got some early practice selling their wares, as the institution winds down for the year.
Portland Loo: 'Everybody loves them'
Portland Loo: 'Everybody loves them'
It's solar-powered, was developed in Portland, Oregon, and even has its own Facebook page. And the Portland Loo could be the future of public toilets in Dunedin.
Mayor tires of wait for toilets
Mayor tires of wait for toilets
Political pressure has come into play in the Baldwin St toilet issue, with staff being told by Mayor Dave Cull to get the matter resolved "and fast".
Climate change comments ‘absurd’
Climate change comments ‘absurd’
A suggestion local and regional councils should deal with the fall-out from climate change, rather than the Government, has been labelled "absurd" by Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull.
Italian Antarctic base supply ship casts off
Italian Antarctic base supply ship casts off
A winter stay in Dunedin lasting almost eight months is over for the ship that supplies the Italian Antarctic base, as Italica’s crew prepare for their next voyage to the ice.
Authority will test city alcohol policy
Authority will test city alcohol policy
The future of the DCC's alcohol policy will be decided by a court this month, when supermarket giants, hotel industry advocates and liquor outlets challenge the local authority's plans to curb alcohol-related harm.
Baldwin St toilet a long wait
Baldwin St toilet a long wait
The Dunedin City Council has promised to make a formal request to the Otago Regional Council for land near Baldwin St on which to build a long-awaited public toilet.