Margaret's baking bonanza
Margaret's baking bonanza
Thirty-five Christmas cakes, 300 Christmas truffles, 290 slices of shortbread and hundreds of Christmas cake-pops sounds like the Christmas wishlist of some very hungry elves.
Debbie Porteous
1780 submissions made on cycling lanes
1780 submissions made on cycling lanes
With three days remaining before submissions close, the New Zealand Transport Agency has already received 1780 responses to its proposals for separated cycle lanes through central Dunedin.
Hall cleared for council work
Hall cleared for council work
Cr Doug Hall's conflicts of interest have been sorted out and he is able to act as a Dunedin city councillor again.
Bid to explain DCC finances
Bid to explain DCC finances
Two Dunedin city councillors are to trial an initiative to help concerned citizens understand how the council's finances work.
Dunedin fire crews battle tyre blaze
Dunedin fire crews battle tyre blaze
Every available firefighter in Dunedin was rushed to an auto dismantlers in Burnside this morning where a tyre fire sent thick smoke into the air.
Sculpture here for Christmas
Sculpture here for Christmas
The Dunedin Botanic Garden's worm is getting a wriggle on and should soon be here, Dunedin City Council staff say.
Separate lanes for bicycles
Separate lanes for bicycles
More details of how the Dunedin City Council will deal with the parking changes required if it opts for separated cycle lanes on arterial routes have been released in consultation documents.
Hall case headed to court
Hall case headed to court
The Dunedin City Council is set to square off against one of its new councillors, Doug Hall, in the Environment Court next year.
Housing Wof item remains non-public
Housing Wof item remains non-public
A discussion about the Dunedin City Council's possible involvement in a housing warrant of fitness (Wof) programme remained in the non-public part of the council's meeting yesterday, despite a bid for it to be discussed publicly.
Future uncertain for water staff
Future uncertain for water staff
The Dunedin City Council has confirmed Christchurch City Council-owned company City Care has been awarded the tender to maintain Dunedin's water and wastewater network.
Doubts on need for indefinite detention
Doubts on need for indefinite detention
A University of Otago-led group of academics and practitioners has questioned the need for a Bill which would allow very high risk offenders who have served their full prison sentence to be kept in detention indefinitely.
Wendy's plans Andy Bay Rd outlet
Wendy's plans Andy Bay Rd outlet
A bun fight may be imminent in Andersons Bay Rd, Dunedin, as Wendy's Hamburgers seeks to open its first Dunedin burger outlet - between Burger King and McDonald's.
Consultation on oil search of concern
Consultation on oil search of concern
As Shell visits Dunedin to update council and business leaders on its plans for the Great South Basin, one city councillor is worried about the negative message the city's community is sending to the oil and gas industry.
Ambulance attention-getter
Ambulance attention-getter
A new ambulance has been turning heads in Mosgiel.
Helping those less fortunate
Helping those less fortunate
Taieri residents have their chance to help make Christmas special for the children of those less fortunate this season.
Trading debate widened
Trading debate widened
A debate about revising Dunedin City Council's mobile trading bylaw turned to the use of the city's public spaces in general yesterday, resulting in an entirely new proposal for the council to consider.
Double celebration
Double celebration
Jack Hurring promised his mother he wouldn't get married until he was 21. And he didn't.
Whare Flat forest fire 'callous'
Whare Flat forest fire 'callous'
A suspicious fire in a City Forests block at the weekend was a callous act, and people needed to think carefully about the danger and cost of their actions, the forestry company says.
Exploration strong feeling shown: DCC
Exploration strong feeling shown: DCC
The large number of submissions the Dunedin City Council received on its submission on the 2014 petroleum exploration block offers is another reflection of the depth of feeling on the issue of oil and gas exploration, council staff say.
Earlier closing for city bars under new law
Earlier closing for city bars under new law
Dozens of Dunedin bars and off-licences are about to have their liquor licences reissued with new earlier closing hours.