Tough decisions needed
Tough decisions needed if rates to stay on budget
The Dunedin City Council faces some tough decisions if it is to keep rates increases within a 3% limit, after almost $700,000 worth of extra costs were discovered.
Vaughan Elder
Urged to reduce emissions
Urged to reduce emissions
The council needs to place ‘‘much greater'' emphasis on reducing emissions and adapting to the changed environment that will come with sea level rise.
Toilets to erosion broached
Toilets to erosion broached
The need for extra facilities for freedom campers, improved maintenance of gravel roads and fears about coastal erosion were among issues brought up by Dunedin's community boards yesterday.
Call for better services
Call for better services
The need for investment in South Dunedin and better communication with its residents was highlighted by the South Dunedin Business Association.
Redevelopment revised (+ video)
Redevelopment revised (+ video)
Short-stay waterfront apartments and a large commercial space are part of new plans for Dunedin's historic Loan and Mercantile building.
Fewer plan submissions
Fewer plan submissions
The number of people making submissions on Dunedin City Council's annual plan has dropped substantially.
Former tavern set to reopen as bar
Former tavern set to reopen as bar
A suburban Dunedin tavern is set to reopen in the coming months after closing last year.
Former MP to chair flood meeting
Former MP to chair flood meeting
A former Labour MP and cabinet minister has been called on to help ensure a meeting about Dunedin City Council's response to last June's flood runs smoothly.
Refugees get to know city, set up homes
Refugees get to know city, set up homes
The first group of Syrian refugees to arrive in Dunedin are settling in well and impressed with the city and the support they are receiving.
Moller arch demolition approved
Moller arch demolition approved
The fate of an unloved Dunedin monument was sealed with very little discussion yesterday.
Dunedin landfill fee hike warning
Dunedin landfill fee hike warning
Dunedin landfill fees could increase by up to 20% as a result of planned changes to the emissions trading scheme.
Patients aren’t angry - Coleman
Patients aren’t angry - Coleman
Dunedin Hospital patients were not angry about the quality of meals, Health Minister Dr Jonathan Coleman said in Parliament yesterday.
Bridge link to harbour sought
Bridge link to harbour sought
A pair of Dunedin residents have made a plea for council investment in the city's harbourside, which they say is lagging behind other New Zealand cities.
City environmental strategy step closer
City environmental strategy step closer
A Dunedin City Council strategy aimed at protecting the city's environment and meeting challenges faced by climate change is one step closer to being adopted.
Extra rubbish collection in student area proposed
Extra rubbish collection in student area proposed
The University of Otago is considering paying for extra rubbish collections to keep North Dunedin streets clean.
No apology over mud-tanks - Cull
No apology over mud-tanks - Cull
Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull is refusing to apologise over the council's mud-tank failures as the South Dunedin Action Group calls for an infrastructure overhaul.
'You have planted hope inside of us' (+ video)
'You have planted hope inside of us' (+ video)
Emotions ran high as about 50 Syrian refugees were welcomed to Dunedin yesterday morning after escaping the pain of war.
Bar owner 'out of control': associate
Bar owner 'out of control': associate
A Dunedin bar owner who left behind a trail of debt is "out of control'' and not fit to be involved in the hospitality industry, a former business associate says.
Swift rise to high post
Swift rise to high post
Dunedin's small Myanmar community is buzzing after one of their own went from working at an Otago freezing works to being sworn in as second vice-president of the Southeast Asian country.
Former chief post office wins top award
Former chief post office wins top award
The redevelopment of Dunedin's former chief post office building has won the overall category at this year's Heritage Re-use Awards tonight.