Armed police arrest man after standoff at Dunedin property
A standoff with police in central Dunedin this afternoon ended in a man's arrest.
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Man arrested after three-hour standoff at Dunedin property
Man arrested after three-hour standoff at Dunedin property
A standoff with police in central Dunedin this afternoon ended in a man's arrest.
Wild winds cut power to parts of peninsula
Wild winds cut power to parts of peninsula
An electricity outage on Otago Peninsula is taking longer than expected to resolve after wild winds cut power to hundreds of people.
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Dunedin residents facing 10.7% rates rise
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Dunedin residents facing 10.7% rates rise
Dunedin residents face a rates rise of 10.7% and councillors have been warned planned capital spending is so high it could be a struggle to deliver everything.
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Boost for city’s arts venues
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Boost for city’s arts venues
Theatre space to the tune of more than $17 million is back in Dunedin’s script for performing arts after the city council went improv on funding a multi-venue package.
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DCC lifts the lid on $15m plan for Edgar Centre roof
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DCC lifts the lid on $15m plan for Edgar Centre roof
A new roof could be coming for Dunedin’s leaky Edgar Centre complex at a cost of more than $15 million.
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Council gives unanimous backing to in-house water model
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Council gives unanimous backing to in-house water model
A water company does not need to be set up in Dunedin for services to be delivered efficiently, city councillors have decided.
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Unusual backdrop to DCC plan hearing
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Unusual backdrop to DCC plan hearing
Walk-outs, insults, political manoeuvring and cackling councillors. It was anything but your usual Dunedin City Council meeting.
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‘Gagged’ over benefits of Winton landfill
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‘Gagged’ over benefits of Winton landfill
A regional landfill operator has been given the cold shoulder by the DCC and was not approached for information while ratepayers could be stung with a $92.4m "gamble" instead, its manager says.
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Family’s find joins artefacts
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Family’s find joins artefacts
An extensive archaeological dig at Tiwai Point before the aluminium smelter was built was complemented by some extra treasure hunting.
Stone tools insight into history of Tiwai Point
Stone tools insight into history of Tiwai Point
Stone tools from hundreds of years ago that were collected before the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter was built are being assessed and catalogued at Tūhura Otago Museum this weekend.
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'Lack of talent and general weirdness'
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Email feud over landfill revealed
A withering attack on councillors in a private email was revealed as a business heavyweight and a Dunedin mayoral candidate squared off at a public hearing.
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‘I don’t appreciate councillors laughing at me’
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‘I don’t appreciate councillors laughing at me’
Councillor conduct is again under fire in Dunedin, after a participant in a hearing said she was laughed at during her presentation.
Plea to stop ‘dithering’ with arts
Plea to stop ‘dithering’ with arts
Council dithering must stop and bold action is now required to support Dunedin’s performing arts sector, a theatre advocate says.
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‘Meaningful’ climate action needed now
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‘Meaningful’ climate action needed now
Business as usual is the wrong mentality for responding to a climate crisis, the Dunedin City Council has been told.
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Landfill plan 'absolutely disgusting'
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'Absolutely disgusting': Claim Dunedin beach at risk from landfill
A beautiful beach is threatened by the Dunedin City Council’s determination to build a landfill at Smooth Hill, a community advocate says.
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Councillors’ conduct ‘appalling’
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Councillors’ conduct ‘appalling’
The volunteer driver of Dunedin’s campaigning ambulance has called out councillors for showing a lack of respect and laughing while he presented at a hearing.
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Youth call on council to keep venue alive
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Youth call on council to keep venue alive
Young actors from the Playhouse children’s theatre in Dunedin have urged the city council to play its part in keeping their venue going.
Trio walk out on board chairman who made racist slur
Trio walk out on board chairman who made racist slur
Three Dunedin councillors have walked out of a presentation by a community board chairman who was censured in 2023 for a racist slur.
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View moving water services to company worth looking at
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View moving water services to company worth looking at
A former water manager for the Dunedin City Council says shifting operations to a company could be worth considering.