Grant Miller

Port Chalmers is set to be New Zealand’s busiest port for cruise ships in the coming season, but fewer extra public buses could be needed to ease the resulting pressure on residents.

Dunedin has been identified as the region’s landslip hot spot and eight parts of the city have been singled out as potentially needing higher priority in managing risks.

Dunedin councillors have been urged to look in the mirror regarding any problems with the way the city council functions.

A super council covering Otago and Southland should be explored to help create a powerhouse region, a Dunedin city councillor has argued.

The Dunedin City Council has been forced to admit chief executive Sandy Graham engaged in misconduct.

A claim made by Dunedin City Council by-election victor Jo Galer on social media before the election has been contradicted within a formal bylaw process.

Loss of senior staff at the Dunedin City Council is worrying, raising questions about workplace culture, a councillor says.

The point of the Dunedin City Council having to carry out onerous long-term planning work amid merger talks has been questioned.

Development rules for South Dunedin have been deemed inadequate for managing risk from natural hazards, but no move is imminent to change them.

Warnings issued about the length of the Dunedin City Council’s meeting agenda proved correct: the council was unable to get through all of it.

Amid a volatile world, an international relations and law specialist visiting Dunedin was careful to put a short-term horizon on his message for young New Zealanders.

Analysis estimated to cost $60,000 is expected to bring focus to talks about reshaping local government in Otago.

Working up another option for managing flood risks in South Dunedin long term will delay public consultation by at least four months.

New councillor Jo Galer appears set to lead the Dunedin City Council’s heritage portfolio alongside Cr Russell Lund.