Debbie Porteous

Radical feral cat, rat plan

Radical feral cat, rat plan Move over Gareth Morgan. A Dunedin woman concerned about the number of feral cats roaming the city has a radical solution for ridding Dunedin of them and other undesirables.

Council may seek costs on sea wall

Council may seek costs on sea wall

The Dunedin City Council might seek to recover some costs from the designer of the St Clair sea wall, if its design is found to have contributed to its recent partial failure.

South has highest rate of infection

South has highest rate of infection

The Southern district has the highest rate of new infections of hepatitis C in the country, recent statistics reveal.

Recycling could be extended to retail areas

Recycling could be extended to retail areas

Residents of Dunedin's central business district and South Dunedin retail area could get a collection service for recyclables under a new plan to manage and minimise the city's waste.

Hepatitis C education vital, sufferer says

Hepatitis C education vital, sufferer says

Mary Clark's hepatitis C story started 35 years ago when she was 5 and her nightgown caught fire on a heater.

Polytechnic students turning back the years

Polytechnic students turning back the years

Vogel St, in Dunedin's historic warehouse precinct, sprang to life with music, food and people at the weekend, when it became part of an interactive outdoors museum exhibit for a day.

Search for right experts on Esplanade

Search for right experts on Esplanade

A nationwide search is on for appropriately skilled people to provide advice on fixing the Esplanade and retaining sand at St Clair Beach in the long term.

Rest of Esplanade secure, tests indicate

Rest of Esplanade secure, tests indicate

An assessment of the integrity of the remainder of the Esplanade at St Clair indicates there is no slumping in that section.

Saddle Hill quarry decision delay explained

A judge trying to decide for more than five months what legal basis exists for quarrying on Saddle Hill has explained why it is taking so long to work out.

ED push undermined as patients avoid GPs

ED push undermined as patients avoid GPs

Stays at Dunedin Hospital's emergency department might be getting shorter, but people could be making it harder to maintain that effort by increasingly turning up to the emergency department instead of seeing their GP.