Corrison in a near-new high-voltage power transformer bought
by Delta from Indonesia has been linked to a failure that
caused a power surge across Dunedin.
The Office of the Auditor-general considers its investigation
into land purchases by Dunedin City Council-owned company
Delta to be one of its major inquiries for the coming year.
There are fears Dunedin could lose out to Auckland as a
result of proposed changes to the way the New Zealand
Transport Agency allocates funding for roading projects.
A sedate debate turned heated as Crs Teresa Stevenson and
Colin Weatherall traded claims of rural bias and points of
order at a Dunedin City Council planning and environment
committee meeting yesterday.
About 5000sq m of regenerated native bush at the Ross Creek
Reservoir in Dunedin will be sacrificed as part of a $2.1
million project to restore the old dam's earth embankment.
Freedom camping rules in Dunedin look set to be overhauled -
again - as the Dunedin City Council moves to ease
restrictions on tourists and their camper vans.
