An intruder apparently tried to gain entry to a house at
Drivers Rd, Dunedin, about 9pm on Monday, but ran off
when challenged by a resident, police said.
A Dunedin City Council delegation's $18,000 trip to Otaru and
Edinburgh has turned into a political football amid barbs
about ''junkets'' and questions over the cost.
Opposition to the Dunedin City Council's sale of millions of
dollars' worth of surplus land is growing, with the second
recent sale to emerge infuriating a nearby community theatre.
Allied Press Ltd, publisher of the Otago Daily Times,
has announced its purchase of the Oamaru Mail
newspaper and its website from the Christchurch Star Company.
More than $1 billion of previously uninsured Dunedin City
Council assets are now covered in the event of a major
disaster, although questions remain over some details of the
new deal, council staff say.
