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Plans for a $100 million waterfront hotel have taken a step forward with the Dunedin City Council and developers signing a memorandum of understanding, it has been announced this morning.

The idea that the Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society can, through the Environment Court, halt agricultural work on privately owned land rankles with retired Roxburgh farmer and Otago regional councillor Gerry Eckhoff.

A teenager savaged by a dog 11 years ago has spoken out about the frightening attack in Murupara, telling the 7-year-old Japanese victim to "just hold on".

Dunedin technology companies are angry the Dunedin City Council was prepared to spend $2.3 million to help an outside company create 65 extra jobs when the local companies are being neglected.

The Southern District Health Board said last night it was confident its nursing numbers in Dunedin were adequate.

The discovery of asbestos in KiwiRail trains built in China - after Dunedin's Hillside Engineering Workshops was overlooked for the work - shows what can go wrong with cost-cutting, Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull says.

Michael Miller is closing the lid on 15 years of door-to-door rubbish collection in Dunedin after watching landfill fees rise from $30 to $300 for a truckload in that time.

There is growing discontent among Macandrew Bay residents about freedom campers.

A major step forward for Dunedin's $100 million waterfront hotel project could be imminent following a marathon meeting of the Dunedin City Council.

The manure trail left on beaches and main streets is legal and practical, and the Saddle Hill Community Board idea of a manure bin stinks, says wandering horseman Keith Roberts.