Councils worried by water Bill
Councils worried by water Bill
Privatising water services will become easier if the government presses ahead with special legislation, a city councillor has warned.
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'Intimidating': DCC candidate left shocked
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'Intimidating': DCC candidate left shocked
The Dunedin City Council chief executive’s conduct is being questioned by an election candidate who feels insulted and undermined by her.
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$4200 water bills ‘fundamentally unaffordable’
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$4200 water bills ‘fundamentally unaffordable’
Many Dunedin residents will simply not be able to afford water bills doubling to an average of $4200 per year, advocates warn.
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Changes reflect govt overreach: councillor
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Changes reflect govt overreach: councillor
Planned changes aimed at making housing development easier smack of further central government overreach, a Dunedin city councillor has warned.
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Toxic waste cleanup budget halved
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Toxic waste cleanup budget halved
The budget to clean up toxic waste in South Dunedin has been halved and the project pushed back a decade, the Dunedin City Council has confirmed.
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‘Reasonably likely’ toxic liquid entering stream
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‘Reasonably likely’ toxic liquid entering stream
Environmental monitoring at the Green Island landfill is not up to the task of determining whether toxic liquid is seeping into nearby waterways, an ORC's senior consents planner says.
Bath St design feedback sought
Bath St design feedback sought
The Bath St renovation is on the home stretch, the proposed final design is in the works and the public have been invited to have their say.
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Mayor hopeful of rates rises under 10%
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Mayor hopeful of rates rises under 10%
Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich remains hopeful the city council can keep rates rises under 10%.
Councils sign water MoU
Councils sign water MoU
Collaboration with Christchurch to share delivery of some water services is a step closer for the Dunedin City Council (DCC) after Dunedin’s councillors agreed the idea should be investigated.
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Green light for Dunedin cycleway tunnel
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Green light for Dunedin cycleway tunnel
An ambitious tunnel-connected cycleway project will have its first stage ready by October, the Otago Daily Times has learned.
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Firefighters sound warning over station
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Warning heritage status could hinder firefighting operations
Adding a landmark Dunedin fire station to a list of heritage buildings could get in the way of firefighters doing their jobs, the council has been warned.
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Transparency driving council reset
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Transparency driving council reset
A tweak here. An adjustment there. It has been evident some kind of reform agenda is in progress at the Dunedin City Council to enhance accountability.
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Water partnership with Chch to be considered
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Water partnership with Chch to be considered
Teaming up with Christchurch could make delivery of water services more efficient and less costly, the Dunedin City Council says.
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Fears legislation would remove local control
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Fears legislation would remove local control
Local decision-making is under threat from a raft of central government legislation changes, Dunedin city councillors have warned.
DCC considering three waters partnership with Christchurch
DCC considering three waters partnership with Christchurch
Dunedin is considering partnering up with Christchurch on the delivery of three waters infrastructure in an effort to save costs.
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Zero-carbon discussion heats up
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Zero-carbon discussion heats up
A war of words erupted between Dunedin city councillors when one suggested the organisation was letting itself down on climate change.
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Secret DCC report on financial claims
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Secret DCC report on financial claims
Allegations from two whistleblowers against the Dunedin City Council have been investigated in forensic detail, but the report is not being released either to councillors or the public.
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Brakes put on move to review bike lanes
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Brakes put on move to review bike lanes
A tandem effort from Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich and Cr Lee Vandervis sought to put a spoke in the wheel of cycleways spending.
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Different streams for DCC water funding
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Different streams for DCC water funding
An allocation of government money connected to Three Waters in Dunedin has ended up being rather different from the city council’s initial application.
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Cruise emissions ‘challenge’
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Cruise emissions ‘challenge’
Ways of reducing Dunedin’s cruise ship emissions need to come from the industry and the government, a city councillor says.