Dunedin residents feel safer in their homes at night than
people living in any other major New Zealand city, according
to the latest Quality of Life survey.
The Queenstown Lakes District Council says despite the
alleged assault of a community guide in the weekend - the
second such incident in three months - the guides are well
placed to deal with the risks they face.
The Dunedin City Council is reviewing its policy on
dangerous, insanitary and earthquake-prone buildings, with a
view to increased protection of the city's assets.
Weather forecasting is an increasingly sophisticated science
but because weather systems are constantly evolving any
snapshot, taken in isolation, renders it inexact.
Punters wanting to test-tip the redesigned Lake Wanaka
pontoon will have their chance to try to capsize the popular
swimming platform in a council-controlled operation.
The effect of declaring most of Dunedin's flat land at risk
of liquefaction has caught out another home buyer trying to
get insurance, and real estate industry figures are warning
of an overreaction to a problem they say has been blown out
of proportion.
