Increasing wages by $10,000 a year and creating an extra 10,000 jobs in Dunedin in the next 10 years might be a lofty ambition, the experts agree, but at least it is a goal, and that is a good thing to have.
The Hyde St keg party will go ahead next year whether there is a liquor ban or not, and it would be better if it had at least some organisation about it, the president of the Otago University Students' Association says.
Some "pre-consultation" on a review of Dunedin's local alcohol policy will take place over the next few weeks as the Dunedin City Council attempts to tighten up liquor laws in the city.
With winter here, contractors for the Dunedin City Council are preparing to start gritting and spraying the city's roads to keep the city moving in its darkest days.
The Dunedin City Council has so far spent $300,000 defending a challenge in the High Court by a Dunedin businessman over a roading dispute, but the true costs are likely to be much higher.
A public email attack by a Dunedin city councillor on a colleague has been described as offensive and destructive by Mayor Dave Cull, who says the councillor's behaviour belittles elected representatives and brings the council into disrepute.
Dunedin city councillors were sent a clear message yesterday - extending the liquor ban to North Dunedin would not, on its own, change the student drinking culture.
A young bagpiper rocked in Dunedin on Saturday.
Dunedin city councillor Bill Acklin faces a second conviction for drink-driving after he failed a breath-test in Green Island at the weekend.
A Dunedin businessman is seeking significant costs from the Dunedin City Council after a protracted legal dispute over a highway realignment near Forsyth Barr Stadium.
Otago Cricket has asked the Dunedin City Council to bring forward the removal of a row of trees at Logan Park, which it says threaten to cause Dunedin to miss out hosting international cricket matches.
Dunedin airport's limitations could be another stumbling block to the city hosting top international music acts, it appears.
When his favourite pastime nearly killed him, bird fancier Lloyd Sansom had to find a way to work around it.
Businesses and shoppers were left in the dark for the second time in 12 days when another power outage hit the Dunedin CBD.
The University of Otago supports a liquor ban in North Dunedin and thinks there might be merit in extending it to include the entire city.
A pair of flightless birds flew south yesterday, to Orokonui Ecosanctuary near Dunedin, where they became instant media stars.
Access to information and services, cold houses, a lack of interpreters and social isolation are some the most significant issues facing migrants to Dunedin, according to the migrants themselves.
The Dunedin City Council is monitoring the health of two protected elms to check they have not been affected by the realignment of State Highway 88 near the Forsyth Barr Stadium.
The next issue of the Dunedin City Council's quarterly magazine Citytalk will be its last, after it received the chop in a review of council communications.
The way dividends are distributed from the Dunedin City Council's Waipori Fund is to be reviewed to address repeated reductions of the capital value of the fund.
