Support for youth employment scheme
Support for youth employment scheme
Dunedin employers are stepping up with strong support for young people through the Youth Employment Success scheme.
Brenda Harwood
Concern workers need food bank
Concern workers need food bank
People in full-time work are among those coming to the Salvation Army Dunedin food bank for help, with the cost of housing a major challenge for many.
Pupils build, launch rocket in challenge
Pupils build, launch rocket in challenge
Dunedin secondary pupils got a taste of actual rocket science during a hands-on session, as part of the Wonder Project scheme.
Fears plan will hit tenants
Fears pedestrian plan will hit tenants
The Otago Art Society fears a proposed plan to make the Dunedin Railway Station a pedestrian precinct will adversely affect its operation and those of its fellow tenants.
Warm weather unofficially extends freedom camping season
Warm weather unofficially extends freedom camping season
Dunedin's warm autumn and the resulting sustained numbers of travellers, meant an unofficial extension to the 2018-19 freedom camping season.
Inner city site has 'proved its worth'
Inner city site has 'proved its worth'
The success of the Thomas Burns St car park freedom camping experiment has helped relieve the pressure on the city's other main sites - Warrington, Ocean View and Brighton.
Family benefits 'seriously inadequate'
Family benefits 'seriously inadequate'
To lift New Zealand children out of poverty, increased income is urgently required for families, and something must be done about "seriously inadequate'' benefits.
Planning needed to train workers
Planning needed to train workers
Training workers and jobseekers to meet the challenges of the Dunedin Hospital rebuild, centre city development and regional projects will require careful planning, experts say.
Work at Port Chalmers begins soon
Work at Port Chalmers begins soon
Port Otago will embark on a major six-month project to remove 45,000cu m of excess dirt and rock from Flagstaff Hill, Port Chalmers, from Monday.
Southern choirs ready for next Big Sing
Southern choirs ready for next Big Sing
About 600 young singers will step into the limelight on stage at the Dunedin Town Hall in next week's secondary school choirs event, The Big Sing.
‘A lot of work to do’ says climate guru
‘A lot of work to do’ says climate guru
There are no green solutions, there are only tough choices and big change projects.
Club winding up after 34 years as lease not renewed
Club winding up after 34 years as lease not renewed
After 34 years’ stewardship over its local community hall, the St Kilda Community Hall Club is winding up.
Grants for warmer homes available
Grants for warmer homes available
The expansion of the Government’s Warmer Kiwi Homes insulation subsidies means a further 1200 Dunedin homeowners will be covered by the scheme.
Memory lane reopened after upgrade
Memory lane reopened after upgrade
A walk down memory lane has become even more special for visitors, families, staff and volunteers at the Otago Community Hospice.
‘Epic challenge’ to raise funds for mental health
‘Epic challenge’ to raise funds for mental health
Studies in social work have been a real eye-opener on the issues of mental health and youth suicide for Dunedin woman Michele Venables.
Addressing the city’s ‘Fortune Theatre-sized gap’
Addressing the city’s ‘Fortune Theatre-sized gap’
A year ago this month, the Fortune Theatre closed its doors, sending shock waves through Dunedin’s arts community. Now, while there remains a ‘‘Fortune Theatresized hole in the city’’ and a...
Council still mindful of need for theatre support
Council still mindful of need for theatre support
Supporting the continuation and development of local theatre has been top of mind for Dunedin City Council arts adviser Cara Paterson since the closure of the Fortune Theatre in May last year.
Project aims to highlight textile waste crisis
Project aims to highlight textile waste crisis
An innovative project to repurpose textiles to make cuddly soft toys is aimed at highlighting "the elephant in the room'' - the growing crisis of textile waste.
Board investigates container ship 'silencers'
Board investigates container ship 'silencers'
Local walkways, the crumbling Sims building, and work to mitigate the noise from Rio-class ships at Port Chalmers were among the topics discussed at last week's West Harbour Community Board meeting.
West Harbour cycleway tendering process delay
West Harbour cycleway tendering process delay
The tendering process for the extension of the West Harbour cycleway-walkway has been delayed slightly, but tenders should go out midyear, NZTA says.