Dunedin City Council

Numbers down, but council still gets message

Numbers down, but council still gets message

Dunedin City Council representatives outnumbered their audience, but empty chairs trumped them both, at last night's budget roadshow meeting.

Making use of the DCC Public Forum

On this online ODT forum, RussandBev have said: Until a truly independent person(s) can examine all the books and make a professional recommendation that is supportable by evidence, then I assert that no-one can actually figure out whether the stadium should be "made to work" or what should happen to it.

Cr Butcher not seeking re-election

Cr Butcher not seeking re-election

Dunedin city councillor Fliss Butcher has confirmed she will not seek another term, but wants to "shake a few cages" before she goes.

The DCC's lucrative public information monopoly

There is some information which only the Dunedin City Council can provide. In other words, it has a monopoly.

How to improve Dunedin's bus timetable

Don't spoil the ship for a ha'penny worth of tar. This saying applies to any public transport system which does not make easily understandable and complete timetable information available.

The future of council water services

The future of council water services

A year ago I wrote that the city's water services should not be metered - now I'm not so sure.

Mayoral Profile: Dave Cull

Mayoral Profile: Dave Cull What do you know about the candidates who are contesting Dunedin's mayoral campaign in the 2010 local body elections? Today, in the sixth of the seven-part Mayoral Profile series, David Loughrey puts the questions to Cr Dave Cull.

Mayoral profile: Olivier Lequeux

Mayoral profile: Olivier Lequeux What do you know about the candidates who are contesting Dunedin's mayoral campaign in the 2010 local body elections? Today, in the fourth of a seven-part Mayoral Profile series, Stu Oldham puts the questions to Olivier Lequeux.

Cafe-bar owner and coffee roaster Olivier Lequeux says he will work for nothing - if he has to - to encourage councillors to keep city rates where they are.

Mayoral profile: Kevin Dwyer

Mayoral profile: Kevin Dwyer

What do you know about the candidates who are contesting Dunedin's mayoral campaign in the 2010 local body elections? Today, in the third of a seven-part Mayoral Profile series, Stu Oldham puts the questions to Kevin Dwyer.

Mayoral profile: Lee Vandervis

Mayoral profile: Lee Vandervis

What do you know about the candidates who are contesting Dunedin's mayoral campaign in the 2010 local body elections? Today, in the second of a seven-part Mayoral Profile series, Chris Morris puts the questions to Lee Vandervis.

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