Requests for 10-year plan
Requests for 10-year plan
Dunedin's next decade could feature council composting of organic waste, a better network of cycling tracks or a drive to sort out basic infrastructure.
Grant Miller
Firebrand councillor: case for and against
Firebrand councillor: case for and against
Anyone who believes Dunedin city councillor Lee Vandervis is the victim of a stitch-up can find material to support that view. His colleagues, however, say his intimidating behaviour cannot be tolerated. Grant Miller assesses the evidence.
Fortune discussions near
Fortune discussions near
The future of Dunedin’s Fortune Theatre, as well as the city’s performing arts sector, could become clearer by the end of the year.
Public benefit cited in case for demolition
Public benefit cited in case for demolition
The level of commitment shown to pushing ahead with building Dunedin’s new hospital at the chosen central city site could help the Ministry of Health’s case that demolition there should proceed.
Maori, Pacific people’s lot decried
Maori, Pacific people’s lot decried
An Otago specialist in public health medicine has likened lack of improvement in socio-economic conditions for Maori and Pacific people to a boot on their throat.
Cheers to beer and food festival
Cheers to beer and food festival
Colourful characters graced the opening evening of the Dunedin Craft Beer and Food Festival and plenty more will pour through the gates today.
‘I don’t expect it to be an easy ride’ - Cull
‘I don’t expect it to be an easy ride’ - Cull
Former Dunedin mayor Dave Cull has confirmed he is receiving chemotherapy treatment for pancreatic cancer.
Vandervis to resign rather than apologise
Vandervis to resign rather than apologise
Embattled Dunedin city councillor Lee Vandervis is refusing to apologise for intimidating conduct and will instead walk away from two of his roles.
Vandervis refuses to apologise
Vandervis refuses to apologise
Embattled Dunedin city councillor Lee Vandervis is refusing to apologise for his intimidating behaviour and will instead step down from two committee roles.
Cock-a-doodle-don’t, perhaps
Cock-a-doodle-don’t, perhaps
The days of roosters ruling the roost in Dunedin may be numbered.
Councillors united against Vandervis
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Councillors united against Vandervis
Fiery Dunedin city councillor Lee Vandervis says he does not need help with anger management, but his colleagues have emphatically called on him to acknowledge his problem.
Watch: Vandervis must apologise or be stripped from roles
Watch: Vandervis must apologise or be stripped from roles
Councillor Lee Vandervis has to make an "unreserved" public apology for aggressive and intimidating behaviour or he will be stripped of two of his roles, Dunedin City councillors decided today.
Hope for facades in ‘phenomenal’ opportunity
Hope for facades in ‘phenomenal’ opportunity
Turning a prominent eyesore in Dunedin’s Princes St into an attractive development could be a difficult assignment, but achievable for the right buyer.
Training call for councillors
Training call for councillors
National rules for councillor behaviour could help prevent ugly scenes such as those featuring Dunedin’s Lee Vandervis, a local government commentator says.
Vandervis ruled in breach, on the mat
Vandervis ruled in breach, on the mat
Dunedin's deputy mayor feared she might be hit by a councillor who pointed his finger at her in "stabbing movements" and who grew "increasingly red in the face as he appeared to become more enraged".
Vandervis defends behaviour towards deputy mayor
Vandervis defends behaviour towards deputy mayor
A Dunedin city councillor in hot water for volatile conduct has defended his behaviour.
Acquiring skills by building tiny homes
Acquiring skills by building tiny homes
Trainee builders in Dunedin have worked together to create a tiny home and their handiwork could soon be viewed by the public.
Great Dunedin Brainstorm defended
Great Dunedin Brainstorm defended
A city councillor may think ideas that came out of the Great Dunedin Brainstorm were underwhelming, but a director of the group backing the event says it achieved its purpose.
Agency aims to keep overseas pupils in region
Agency aims to keep overseas pupils in region
An agency that promotes international education in Otago is working out how high school pupils from overseas can be encouraged to stay in the region to take up tertiary study.
Council disagrees on need for wage subsidy
Council disagrees on need for wage subsidy
Some Dunedin city councillors say the Government’s wage subsidy has done its job, but others are concerned how businesses will fare in the coming months without it.