Search for right experts on Esplanade
Search for right experts on Esplanade
A nationwide search is on for appropriately skilled people to provide advice on fixing the Esplanade and retaining sand at St Clair Beach in the long term.
Debbie Porteous
ED push undermined as patients avoid GPs
ED push undermined as patients avoid GPs
Stays at Dunedin Hospital's emergency department might be getting shorter, but people could be making it harder to maintain that effort by increasingly turning up to the emergency department instead of seeing their GP.
Saddle Hill quarry decision delay explained
Saddle Hill quarry decision delay explained
A judge trying to decide for more than five months what legal basis exists for quarrying on Saddle Hill has explained why it is taking so long to work out.
Cycle safety changes continue along Dunedin one-way system
Cycle safety changes continue along Dunedin one-way system
New markers are appearing along cycle lanes on the one-way State Highway 1 roads through central Dunedin as part of changes to keep cyclists safer.
Talks on road row abandoned
Talks on road row abandoned
Attempts to reach a resolution that would have avoided the Dunedin City Council paying for further potentially lengthy - and costly - legal work around the realignment of State Highway 88 have been abandoned.
Council extends heating scheme
Council extends heating scheme
A city council pilot targeted rate programme for helping Dunedin ratepayers meet the costs of installing insulation and heating has been extended for up to three months.
Outram to get water treatment upgrade
Outram to get water treatment upgrade
Outram residents on the Taieri Plain can expect to have a water supply that meets official drinking standards by summer.
Assessments for seawall
Assessments for seawall
A full assessment of the St Clair seawall is expected to start next week.
Esplanade sinkholes may get bigger: DCC
Esplanade sinkholes may get bigger: DCC
Sinkholes in the Esplanade at St Clair could get bigger over the next week, but the Dunedin City Council is happy the damage is contained to that immediate area.
Esplanade holes not a surprise
Esplanade holes not a surprise
Large holes appearing in the Esplanade at St Clair come as no surprise to Dunedin's surfers.
Submissions reveal gaming policy confusion
Submissions reveal gaming policy confusion
Some submitters on a new gaming machine policy for Dunedin may not have understood what was proposed.
A significant number of the more than 600 people who made submissions said they disliked the city's current policy and wanted to see it changed to a sinking lid policy on gaming machines.
However, a sinking lid is actually proposed.
Most DCC buildings strong, study finds
Most DCC buildings strong, study finds
Dunedin people should feel assured the council-owned buildings they are most likely to use are seismically strong.
No changes to parking until July
No changes to parking until July
Motorists will see no parking changes on Dunedin's one-way system until at least July.
Truck entry resolution
Truck entry resolution
Dunedin City Council transport and New Zealand Transport Agency staff are satisfied trucks will be stopped from entering Dunedin's Cadbury factory site from Anzac Ave after discussions with the company.
More sculpture ideas sought
More sculpture ideas sought
Proposals will be sought from local Dunedin artists for a sculpture to celebrate the Dunedin Botanic Garden's 150th birthday.
Parking changes for cycling safety approved
Parking changes for cycling safety approved
Plans to rejig parking to improve the safety of cyclists on Dunedin's main thoroughfares have been approved after many questions and some criticism from city councillors.
'No plan to sell Tindall footage'
'No plan to sell Tindall footage'
'Tindallgate' bouncer Jonathan Dixon says he did not intend to sell the footage of Mike Tindall he took from the CCTV at the bar he worked at.
Big concerts build stadium's reputation as top venue
Big concerts build stadium's reputation as top venue
Forsyth Barr Stadium management says the venue is staking its place as one of the country's top concert venues after hosting by far the biggest shows in Australasia for two major international acts recently.
DCC may outsource water and waste
DCC may outsource water and waste
Proposals to outsource Dunedin City Council water and waste maintenance and operations are expected to be announced today, potentially affecting dozens of jobs.
Crown to pay $10,000 over ACC case
Crown to pay $10,000 over ACC case
A Dunedin ACC beneficiary will be paid $10,000 after the Crown admitted a police search of his home was unlawful, but a High Court judge has dismissed the allegation that police and ACC investigators acted in bad faith.