Businesses getting smart water meters
Businesses getting smart water meters
A thousand smart water meters have been installed in Dunedin and more are on the way.
Grant Miller
New campaign guidelines out
New campaign guidelines out
New inclusive campaign guidelines for local body elections have been called an "abomination" threatening free speech, but many candidates in the South have endorsed the call for respectful debate.
Three Waters concerns: Local entity wanted
Three Waters concerns: Council seeks local entity
The Dunedin City Council is poised to put forward a case for the southern region to keep control of its Three Waters assets.
Heritage measure faces challenge
Heritage measure faces challenge
Dunedin's older housing and its perceived heritage value are set to come into sharp focus in court.
Beaches take a pounding
Beaches take a pounding
Dunedin's beaches copped a hammering from the weather in the past week with some mixed results.
Pair first to enter council election race
Pair first to enter council election race
Nominations have opened for the Dunedin City Council and first out of the blocks in the election race were two women both standing for council and the mayoralty.
Last pole in groyne has washed away
Last pole in groyne has washed away
One pole stood stubbornly and then it, too, succumbed to the forces of nature — the last in a long line.
Belief city has little to fear from Christchurch stadium
Belief city has little to fear from Christchurch stadium
Dunedin has little to fear from Christchurch pressing ahead with building its own covered stadium, community leaders say.
Gas line repaired after being struck by digger
Gas line repaired after being struck by digger
A gas line struck by a contractor working on the George St upgrade in central Dunedin yesterday morning is back in service.
Fed up with flat tyres
Fed up with flat tyres
A Dunedin commuter cyclist who is tired of punctures wants some routes to be prioritised for road maintenance.
Rule changes to help boost housing stock take effect
Rule changes to help boost housing stock take effect
It just got easier to build houses in much of Dunedin.
Belief Dunedin has little to fear from Chch stadium
Belief Dunedin has little to fear from Chch stadium
Dunedin has little to fear from Christchurch pressing ahead with building its own covered stadium, community leaders say.
Gas line hit in central Dunedin
Gas line hit in central Dunedin
A gas line struck by a contractor in central Dunedin this morning is back in service.
City’s infrastructure holds up through wild weather
City’s infrastructure holds up through wild weather
The worst of the stormy weather has passed over the South and Dunedin seemed to come through it in sound shape.
Music venue soundproofing plans flagged
Music venue soundproofing plans flagged
Soundproofing rules could be updated in Dunedin to give music venues and inner-city residents a better chance of co-existing in harmony.
Speed bumps altered after bus-ride injury
Speed bumps altered after bus-ride injury
A bumpy bus ride that resulted in a boy hitting his head has been followed by a prompt reworking of speed bumps on the Otago Peninsula.
Review into way transport group is governed
Review into way transport group is governed
A review has started into the way a Dunedin transport forum is governed.
Councillor calls for greater protection of music venues
Councillor calls for greater protection of music venues
Stronger protection of music venues could be needed to prevent Dunedin from losing them, a city councillor says.
Snow and rain hit parts of South
Snow and rain hit parts of South
Snow has closed roads in parts of the South and some roads in Dunedin have been flooded in heavy rain, as wild weather hitting much of the country moves into Otago.
St Clair School to get piece of former racecourse
St Clair School to get piece of former racecourse
A slice of the former Forbury Park racecourse in Dunedin looks set to be used to give St Clair School more space.