Chris Morris

The Dunedin City Council could be forced to open up land for development - sidestepping long-term council planning in the process - as part of a Government push to bring down house prices.

The Dalai Lama is here to talk, but exactly what Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull has to say about the visit remains a secret.

Debate over John Wilson Ocean Dr appears set to resume when Dunedin city councillors today consider a reduced speed limit for the road.

The Forsyth Barr Stadium crowd is diversifying, but the punters still love their beer and chips, the company running the venue says.

Dunedin city councillor Syd Brown faces a political pincer move after Greater Dunedin named a new candidate to contest the Mosgiel-Taieri ward.

Nothing is off the table as the developers behind the foiled bid to build a $100 million waterfront hotel in Dunedin consider their options, Betterways Advisory Ltd director Steve Rodgers says.

Developers plan to spend ''about $3 million'' turning a muddy builders' yard in the Dunedin suburb of Fairfield into an industrial park with a difference.

University Book Shop staff in Dunedin are said to feel ''betrayed'' after being handed redundancy notices yesterday and invited to reapply for their jobs.

The company bidding to build a $100 million waterfront hotel in Dunedin is considering its options after the project was rejected by the Dunedin City Council's hearings committee yesterday.

The bid to build a $100 million waterfront hotel in Dunedin has been criticised for failing to deliver crucial information, but the man promoting the project says the information would not have helped.