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Councillor continues to plug naming rights idea
A councillor who suggested naming rights for street signs could bring in private capital to Dunedin is apparently unconvinced the law is a roadblock.
Grant Miller
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24/7 urgent healthcare service to start
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24/7 urgent healthcare service to start
An around-the-clock urgent healthcare service will start in Dunedin before Christmas, potentially easing pressure on the city hospital’s emergency department.
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80kmh limit proposed for part of Taieri Mouth Rd
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80kmh limit proposed for part of Taieri Mouth Rd
A reduced speed limit on a coastal road south of Dunedin is to be considered next year.
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Call for ‘major assets’ to be returned
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Call for ‘major assets’ to be returned
Dunedin should make a case to get its port and harbourside land back from the Otago Regional Council, at least one city councillor believes.
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‘Appropriate’ water left out of rates cap
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‘Appropriate’ water left out of rates cap
Large increases in water charges are still on the cards after the government excluded Three Waters from a proposed 4% rates cap.
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Reusable cup drive hits obstacle
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Reusable cup drive hits obstacle
A drive by the Dunedin City Council to phase out single-use coffee cups at several facilities has run into a commercial obstacle.
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Work stalls as council waits for word on lead in soil
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Work stalls as council waits for word on lead in soil
Developments have stalled in Dunedin while the city council awaits urgent guidance about interpreting soil contamination rules, a surveying firm planner says.
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Lower satisfaction level ‘on us’: mayor
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Lower satisfaction level ‘on us’: mayor
Dismal public satisfaction ratings should prompt Dunedin city councillors to look in the mirror; they have been told.
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Deputy mayor disappointed by report delay
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Deputy mayor disappointed by report delay
The delay of a report about the future of Dunedin’s economic development agency has disappointed the city’s deputy mayor.
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DCC votes to set up homelessness outreach service
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DCC votes to set up homelessness outreach service
A homelessness outreach service will be set up by the Dunedin City Council, but the provider has yet to be determined.
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Decision on future of agency delayed
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Decision on future of agency delayed
The future of the Dunedin City Council’s economic development agency will not be resolved this year.
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Mayors open to working on regional deal
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Mayors open to working on regional deal
A proposed regional deal to unlock coastal Otago’s potential could be reinvigorated or revised.
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Steep drop in satisfaction levels with DCC before election
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Steep drop in satisfaction levels with DCC before election
Dunedin residents’ satisfaction with the city council took a dive before the election, as sentiment hardened against the status quo, a survey suggests.
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Council mulls funding homelessness service
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Council mulls funding homelessness service
Dunedin councillors are set to consider approving an immediate increase in resources for tackling homelessness in the city.
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DCC takes hybrid route on governance
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DCC takes hybrid route on governance
A different style of council governance has been catching on in the South. It is touted as being more efficient but has also been called problematic. Grant Miller reports.
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Problematic intersection likely to be widened
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Problematic intersection likely to be widened
A plan to improve motorist visibility at a prominent and problematic Dunedin intersection has received broad support.
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‘Otago is the envy of many’ economically
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‘Otago is the envy of many’ economically
Otago's economy is the envy of many others — strong, resilient and growing, a new report says.
Unenforceable parks paid for: DCC
Unenforceable parks paid for: DCC
Parking revenue came in for the Dunedin City Council at Albany St when time restrictions could not be enforced.
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Psssst....free parking, don't pass it on
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Psssst....free parking, don't pass it on
Motorists are being asked to be "considerate" amid a parking free-for-all in Dunedin’s Albany St.
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Late reports ‘breach’ of rules
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Late reports ‘breach’ of rules
Late reports for this week’s Dunedin City Council meeting breached the rules.