Vaughan Elder

Dunedin city councillors will not be able to ask questions of Delta's chief executive before a decision over $13.3million in bad debt from Delta's involvement in a controversial Christchurch subdivision.

Dunedin City Council-owned company Delta is facing court action after being accused of "constructive fraud'' by neighbours of a controversial Christchurch subdivision.

Southern District police are tonight warning drivers to take care on the roads and delay unnecessary travel due to icy conditions across the district.

The Dunedin City Council will provide voting booths at a series of locations across the city in an effort to get more people to vote in forthcoming council elections.

The Dunedin City Council has started work upgrading a flaw in the city's infrastructure which significantly added to last year's flooding woes.

Achieving the Government's aim of making New Zealand predator-free by 2050 will probably depend on a major technological breakthrough, a University of Otago researcher says.

Work to protect an erosion-plagued section of Ocean Beach at St Clair has been delayed yet again after a contractor erred by overfilling a sand sausage.

The Dunedin City Council is investigating building a cycleway linking the harbourside with the Dunedin Railway Station.

The agency tasked with advancing Dunedin is hoping to build on the city's budding reputation as a "cool'' place to be with a fresh push to attract businesses to the city.

A Dunedin hunter who dreamt of eating hot food while lost in the Blue Mountains finally got his wish after he was found by rescuers after two nights in freezing conditions.

A Dunedin hunter who got lost and spent two nights in freezing conditions in the Blue Mountains has vowed to return to the area for some unfinished business.

Dunedin is set to host three international cricket matches in the next two seasons, and Dunedin Venues Management Limited is taking over management of the games.