St Clair beach

The Dunedin City Council has heard nothing more from the company it believes is responsible for the St Clair sea wall repair bill, but says a negotiated settlement, rather than court action, remains the goal.

More than $2.4 million has been raised from sales of St Clair developer Stephen Chittock's property assets within the Esplanade block.

A damaged ramp at the Esplanade in St Clair will remain closed, as the Dunedin City Council attempts to discover who is responsible for a construction unable to stand the tests of time and tide.

Thundering seas slammed into the St Clair sea wall in Dunedin yesterday, as heavy weather and a spring tide combined to put on a drenching display of the power of nature.

Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull will consult the families of victims of fatal shark attacks off the Dunedin coast in the 1960s and 1970s, before it is decided if a memorial plaque is appropriate.

It may not have lasted, but Dunedin sweltered in a brief but glorious morning of summer yesterday, before normal service resumed.

Wind and swells uncovered rubble along the sand dunes at St Clair beach during the weekend.

Lifeguards circumnavigating New Zealand in two inflatable rescue boats (IRBs), covering more than 5000km, are scheduled to arrive at St Clair beach by about 2pm tomorrow, sea conditions permitting.

It's goodbye yellow brick road and hello St Clair Esplanade for singer Elton John, who is tipped to stay at an upmarket Dunedin hotel on the waterfront promenade later this year.