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Council looks at reinstating fireworks
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Council looks at reinstating fireworks
Fireworks could be back with a vengeance for Dunedin’s next New Year’s Eve celebrations.
Grant Miller
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Trust floated to save Sammy’s
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Trust floated to save Sammy’s
A trust may need to be formed to lead mothballed Dunedin music venue Sammy’s back into the spotlight, a city councillor says.
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DCC youth candidate says 'entire council needs to go'
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DCC youth candidate says 'entire council needs to go'
An overthrow of Dunedin City Council incumbents could be coming if the masses are inspired to rise up, a 24-year-old political aspirant says.
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Plan to ship construction waste north
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Plan to ship construction waste north
Diverting construction waste in Dunedin and sending much of it north by rail for reprocessing could be trialled by the Dunedin City Council from November.
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Net-zero: DCC on track, city not
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Net-zero: DCC on track, city not
Curbing waste emissions has gone better than expected for the DCC, but the rest of the city may be holding it back as decisions loom about zero-carbon goals and how much to invest to achieve them.
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Revved up for the art of karting
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Revved up for the art of karting
Grassroots motorsport is what Dunedin’s club president called the karting experience at Lee Stream at the weekend, and there was plenty of it.
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$30m under-spend revealed on DCC capital programme
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$30m under-spend revealed on DCC capital programme
Delivery of the Dunedin City Council’s planned capital spend for the financial year appears set to fall more than $30 million short.
Kettle blowing off steam sparks fire callout
Kettle blowing off steam sparks fire callout
A feisty kettle was the probable culprit in a fire callout to a Dunedin petrol station.
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Truckers back fix for problem intersection
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Truckers back fix for problem intersection
A proposed solution for a problematic North Dunedin intersection that would not involve adding traffic lights shows advice from the trucking industry has been heeded, a roading lobby group says.
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Lane shift on cards for problem intersection
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Lane shift on cards for problem North Dunedin intersection
Proposed changes to a notorious intersection in North Dunedin are a good interim fix, but a more comprehensive engineering solution will be needed longer term, a city councillor says.
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Exodus of leaders continues: DCC denies culture problem
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Exodus of leaders continues: DCC denies culture problem
Another senior manager is leaving the Dunedin City Council, bringing more change to its executive leadership team.
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Dismay at lack of details — DCC probe: update coming
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Dismay at lack of details — DCC probe: update coming
Dunedin councillors tired of waiting to hear how their council intends to learn from an investigation that has cost it more than $250,000 may soon get some answers.
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Building ‘affordable convening space’ can be honoured
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Building ‘affordable convening space’ can be honoured
Councillors have a chance to honour the purpose of building a library in South Dunedin if they agree to a course correction, Taieri MP Ingrid Leary says.
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'I made the wrong decision': Cr's U-turn over South Dunedin library
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'I made the wrong decision': Cr's U-turn over South Dunedin library
A cut to a South Dunedin community hub slammed as a betrayal may not be a done deal after a councillor’s change of heart.
Still no repairs to Tunnel Beach track
Still no repairs to Tunnel Beach track
Expanded geotechnical investigations at Dunedin’s slip-laden Tunnel Beach site are expected to help safeguard the visitor experience in the long term.
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Council CEO contract stance ‘eye-opening’
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Council CEO contract stance ‘eye-opening’
How councillors voted on extending the Dunedin City Council chief executive’s contract remains under wraps, but one has called the stance of others "eye-opening".
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Popular coastal walkway in limbo
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No reopening date yet for popular coastal walkway
Six months after a series of large landslips closed a popular Dunedin coastal walkway, a geotechnical report has yet to be completed.
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Friend’s car crashes through fence, hits car and house
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Friend’s car crashes through fence, hits car and house
A loud bang and the sound of a bedroom window shattering had a Dunedin mother wondering if she was experiencing an earthquake.
300 turn out for 15th Feastock
300 turn out for 15th Feastock
A backyard in Dalmore, Dunedin, sure looks suitable for a music festival when a stage and seating are set up and about 300 people are taking in the sights and sounds.
Nothing to Hyde at annual student street party
Nothing to Hyde at annual student street party
Pirates and sailors mingled with cowboys, fairies and various other colourful characters at Dunedin’s annual Hyde St Party and the volume of the music was turned up loud.