Of the $1.5billion of capital spending the Dunedin City Council has budgeted for the next decade, about $1billion is for transport, water, wastewater and stormwater systems.
Delays in diagnosing and treating cancer in the South are high on Health Minister Andrew Little’s "attention list". But he's stopped short of promising immediate intervention.
A proposed delay in upgrading Dunedin’s tertiary precinct could help the city avoid stretching construction resources too thinly, the city council has suggested.
More asbestos dust has been found on the seventh floor of the Dunedin Civic Centre and city council staff who normally work there will stay away while an investigation continues.
A fur seal coat made in the 1940s could soon be displayed at the Toitu Otago Settlers Museum, but permission will first need to be granted by the Department of Conservation.
Concentrated efforts on clearing vegetation near power lines is expected to result in Aurora Energy needing to spend less money on such maintenance in future.
Proposed changes to Dunedin’s kerbside rubbish and recycling collection service and the possible development of a mid-sized theatre are two of the talking points from a draft 10-year spending plan.