Mobile trading rules 'out of step'
Mobile trading rules 'out of step'
Mobile traders will be second-class business citizens if a proposed bylaw regulating the industry is passed, traders say.
Debbie Porteous
Confusion over district licensing committee members
Confusion over district licensing committee members
The five people approved to be Dunedin district licensing committee members have been appointed by the Dunedin City Council.
Options for sea wall to be presented
Options for sea wall to be presented
People interested in an update on the St Clair beach and seawall work can attend a public meeting about it next week, but should not expect any specific answers just yet about long-term solutions to ongoing problems with the wall.
Mobile food traders object to DCC proposals
Mobile food traders object to DCC proposals
Mobile food traders have clearly objected to proposed new Dunedin City Council rules that would stop them from trading within 300m of other coffee or food outlets.
Council pays tribute to Orders
Council pays tribute to Orders
All possible words that could be used to describe a good person who did a great job were used, some of them several times, at yesterday's Dunedin City Council meeting, when councillors farewelled departing chief executive Paul Orders.
Weighing transparency against free, frank talks
Weighing transparency against free, frank talks
Public workshops involving councillors and ratepayers may offer more transparency, but are unlikely to happen, Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull says.
Economic gains of cycling outlined
Economic gains of cycling outlined
The head of Denver, Colorado's, chamber of commerce says that city's improvements to cycling infrastructure have had a positive effect on the city's brand and economy, although it was difficult to measure the exact impact.
Christmas celebrations set
Christmas celebrations set
Southern Dunedin residents will have their pick of community events and shopping opportunities before Christmas this year.
Mass turn out to tyre fire
Mass turn out to tyre fire
Acrid black smoke from an accidental tyre fire prompted a mass turnout of fire appliances in a Dunedin industrial area yesterday.
Five recommended for district licensing panel
Five recommended for district licensing panel
Five people are to be considered as list members of a new committee to be responsible for considering all alcohol licence applications in Dunedin.
Hansen not part of Chch trust
Hansen not part of Chch trust
In Venues Management Ltd chairman Sir John Hansen has clarified he no longer has any connection with the Christchurch Stadium Trust.
Saddle Hill meeting snippets
Saddle Hill meeting snippets
There was plenty to discuss at this month's Saddle Hill Community Board meeting, held at the Civic Centre in Dunedin last Thursday, including. -
Pre-meets continue
Pre-meets continue
It is likely the Mosgiel-Taieri Community Board will still meet outside formal meetings for workshops and briefings, the board's chairman says.
Road safety changes just the start
Road safety changes just the start
A mirror will be installed at the sharp bend near the bottom of Scroggs Hill Rd, no-stopping lines painted along Seaview Rd and new speed change signs erected as soon as possible.
DCC to announce new chief executive
DCC to announce new chief executive
The Dunedin City Council has chosen a new chief executive.
Council code to be reviewed
Council code to be reviewed
Dunedin's mayor is instigating a review of the Dunedin City Council's code of conduct in a bid to take the politics out of the process.
Cycling for cancer
Cycling for cancer
They made men and bicycles well in the 1940s - an adventure taking place along the length of New Zealand right now is proof of that.
No relief over late-rates fee
No relief over late-rates fee
Only exceptional circumstances would result in the Otago Regional Council cancelling a penalty fee for late payment of rates bills, and problems with postal delivery is not one of them, staff say.
New Dunedin street furniture 'quite funky'
New Dunedin street furniture 'quite funky'
New street furniture designed for Dunedin's warehouse district, and described by Mayor Dave Cull as ''quite funky'', is expected to get tongues wagging across the city.
South Dunedin getting cycleways first
South Dunedin getting cycleways first
Work has begun on the first stage of a $4.5 million cycle network around South Dunedin.