It has been a good 42 years in a good job that has allowed
him to do about as much as a career in civil engineering can
offer, but time is up for Dunedin City Council policy
engineer Peter Besuijen, who is retiring to the good life.
Retrospective consent for a Veggie Boys outlet on the
outskirts of Mosgiel should not be granted because it would
set a precedent that would allow grocery stores to operate in
rural areas, Dunedin City Council planners say.
The Dunedin City Council has been warned that if it grants
consent for more residential development on the lower and
middle slopes of Saddle Hill, the rest of the hill will soon
follow.
Only one of Dunedin's six community boards has decided it
does not want people to hear what it says at its meetings and
it voted recently not to allow sound recording.
Senior jobs could be under threat at the Dunedin City Council
as chief executive Paul Orders uses the sudden departure of a
general manager to begin a wholesale review of the
organisation's senior management structure.
The long-term future is uncertain for the rubbish bins in
John Wilson Ocean Dr and in parks and reserves across the
city, but they are likely to stay put for some considerable
time yet.
The Dunedin City Council will investigate whether all its
multi-unit flats have appropriate firewalls, after a fire in
a block of council flats spread between units.
University of Otago research has, for the first time,
confirmed New Zealanders are indeed better off if they become
disabled through injury rather than illness.
Visitor numbers to Dunedin's public libraries are down 8.1%
this year compared with the corresponding period last year, a
loss the library services manager attributes to the internet.
