A fire that spread from one Dunedin council flat to another has prompted the replacement of the smoke alarms in all council flats and a comprehensive check to find and fix any gaps in the firewalls between flats.
The Chisholm Park Golf Club wants to use treated grey water from the neighbouring Tahuna wastewater treatment plant to water its course, but Dunedin City Council staff say the idea, while innovative, is ''extremely'' unlikely to be economically viable.
Rural Dunedin residents with no regular rubbish collection service at their doors may yet be allowed to take single black bags full of rubbish to their local dump.
A new swimming pool at Mosgiel is absolutely essential, and the community is behind it, but Taieri residents should not have to pay extra rates for it, says a group recently set up to lobby for the wellbeing of the Taieri community.
Groups that previously received ''vital'' civic grants from the Dunedin City Council have turned up to appeal for funding from councillors considering next year's budget, despite a one-year moratorium on new grants.
The widening of Portobello and Harington Pt Rds planned for the 2013-14 financial year could exacerbate erosion issues at Te Rauone Beach, a Portobello resident says.
A group working to eradicate possums on the Otago Peninsula has asked the Dunedin City Council for its support to create possum-free neighbourhoods in the city's eastern suburbs that border the peninsula.
A warrant of fitness system for Dunedin's student flats should be extended to all the city's rental properties, including those let by the Dunedin City Council, Housing New Zealand and privately owned rental properties, the Southern District Health Board says.
Residents of Gladstone Rd South, in East Taieri, have appealed to the Dunedin City Council to seal a 2km section of their road, despite a council moratorium on seal extensions.
Reopening vehicle access to John Wilson Ocean Dr has gone well so far, Dunedin City Council staff say.
After nearly 38 years with the Dunedin City Council, Otto Schmid is looking forward to an early retirement. Yesterday was the last day of work for the water and waste services asset information team leader, who is one of the longest-serving council staff members.
Comments about the Dalai Lama made by Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull ahead of the Buddhist leader's visit to the city have prompted several public demonstrations.
A toll on the road to one of Dunedin's most popular tourist attractions may be one way to raise funds for a groyne to prevent further erosion of land on the harbour side of the road, the group that would own the groyne says.
The $43 million, three-year revamp of the Dunedin Centre makes it one of Australasia's best convention centres, Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull says.
The Otago Yacht Club is to dredge the entrance to the boat harbour and dump 2500cu m of dredgings to the east of the Otago University Rowing Club's building and up to 3500cu m at four other potential sites nearby.
Dunedin city councillors may yet seek advice about whether they should continue to allow rodeos to be performed on council reserves.
A conservation group from Aramoana says it will not support an upgrade of the local wharf if it means an increase in eco-tourism that would threaten sea lion nesting sites or extended vehicle access to salt marshes in the area.
The Dunedin City Council is set to publicly notify its intention to provide natural burials as an option in Dunedin.
A memorandum of understanding between Dunedin city and Otago University students is expected to be signed this week.
''Tindallgate'' bouncer Jonathan Dixon (41) honestly did not think he was doing anything wrong in downloading footage, for his personal use, of Mike Tindall in a Queenstown bar, a court heard yesterday.
