Teachers out in force for fair pay
Teachers out in force for fair pay
Nearly 100 NZEI members gathered in Dunedin's Octagon today to protest against pay gaps that still exist for some teachers.
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Director provides update on hospital progress
Director provides update on hospital progress
Ministry of Health new hospital programme director Mike Barns gave an update to media at the former Ministry of Social Development building in St Andrew St yesterday.
New groynes unlikely for St Clair Beach
New groynes unlikely for St Clair Beach
It seems unlikely wooden groynes will soon return to St Clair Beach.
Council charging ahead to get 20 electric vehicles
Council charging ahead to get 20 electric vehicles
The Dunedin City Council will amp up spending on electric vehicles and meet its target of owning 20 in 2021, a council spokesman says.
Change to council electoral system may be voted on
Change to council electoral system may be voted on
Dunedin's next election could be decided by a first-past-the-post vote.
Council set to go against the groyne?
Council set to go against the groyne?
It seems unlikely wooden groynes will make a return to Dunedin's St Clair beach any time soon.
Public suggest projects for coastal plan
Public suggest projects for coastal plan
A boardwalk from St Clair to Lawyers Head, a walkway from St Clair to Tunnel Beach, and hot pools and year-round use at the St Clair Hot Salt Water Pool are among the most popular suggestions for Dunedin’s St Clair to St Kilda coastal plan.
Musical chairs at DCC
Musical chairs at DCC
Four senior management positions are being filled in a caretaker capacity at the Dunedin City Council.
DCC working with receivers, no comment on Foulden Maar
DCC working with receivers, no comment on Foulden Maar
The Dunedin City Council is continuing to work with the receivers of Foulden Maar, but will not say more on its plans for the site.
Council to look at kerb after wheelchair fall
Council to look at kerb after wheelchair accident
It is just 5cm, but for Richard Todd it creates a 50m detour - and this week in the wet he tumbled out of his wheelchair as he tried to make his regular trip to the neighbourhood dairy.
Bid to ‘incorporate creativity’ in coastal projects
Bid to ‘incorporate creativity’ in coastal projects
Three Dunedin infrastructure projects are set to get some support from the arts sector.
Dunedin assessed as quarantine centre
Dunedin assessed as quarantine centre
Hundreds of people at a time could be spending their first two weeks back in New Zealand in Dunedin.
'A soulmate, father and a friend': Family grieves fisherman
'A soulmate, father and a friend': Family grieves fisherman
The family of a Dunedin fisherman whose body was found in Lake Wakatipu yesterday say they are mourning the loss of "a son, a brother, a soulmate, a father and a friend".
Street overhaul: $150K paid to study impact on traffic
Street overhaul: $150K paid to study impact on traffic
Consultants have been paid $150,000 to study how an overhaul of Dunedin’s city-centre streets could affect traffic.
‘Premier events’ receive $250K
‘Premier events’ receive $250K
More than $250,000 was given to "premier events" in Dunedin last month, the Dunedin City Council has revealed.
Motels welcome support in school holidays
Motels welcome support in school holidays
Strong domestic support over the school holiday period is keeping Dunedin accommodation providers afloat, Otago Motel Associa0tion president Alex Greenan says.
Bidrose feels honoured as service ends on a pastoral note
Bidrose feels honoured as service ends on a pastoral note
As she ties up loose ends at the end of seven years as the Dunedin City Council’s chief executive, Sue Bidrose is working from a different office.
AA says road change could snarl traffic
AA says road change could snarl traffic
If planners get proposed road changes wrong, they could bring Dunedin city centre traffic to a standstill, the New Zealand Automobile Association says.
Dolphins frolic in ocean just off Taiaroa Head
Dolphins frolic in ocean just off Taiaroa Head
Two bottle-nosed dolphins jump from the water "just outside" Taiaroa Head about 11am yesterday.
E-bike scheme attracts fewer staff than hoped
E-bike scheme attracts fewer staff than hoped
An e-bike scheme to get staff from the Dunedin City Council on bikes has attracted less interest than had been hoped.