Grant Miller

The South could be shortchanged for investment in roading networks and transport infrastructure because of rising costs and constrained national funding, Otago regional councillors fear.

A pay rise of 3.7% takes Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich’s annual remuneration to more than $178,000 and Otago Regional Council chairwoman Gretchen Robertson’s to more than $158,000.

They are viewed by some people as cost-effective provision of modern housing and by others as a blight on neighbourhoods.

A tweak here. An adjustment there. It has been evident some kind of reform agenda is in progress at the Dunedin City Council to enhance accountability.

Elected representatives must take firmer control at the Dunedin City Council and turn around the perception it is run by bureaucrats, a high-ranking councillor says.

Further adjustment will be needed of the Dunedin City Council’s executive leadership team after the fourth departure from it inside a year.

The unanswered question of who pays for what is a fundamental obstacle to South Dunedin responding effectively to climate change, a parliamentary inquiry has been told.

Any appeal to the Environment Court against Naseby being identified as a dark sky precinct will need to be in by August 22.

More than $10,000 has been raised so far to help about 30 Dunedin children and teenagers get to a national scouts regatta and more activities are planned.

The Dunedin City Council will soon hear if its call to maintain transparency about how drinking water is kept safe has been accepted.

Getting in consultants is a price worth paying to ensure a robust decision-making process about a potential sale of Aurora Energy, the Dunedin City Holdings Ltd (DCHL) chairman says.

Detailed scrutiny of spending looms for the Dunedin City Council as it weighs up how to shape plans out to 2034.

A proposed reduction in Dunedin representation at the Otago Regional Council should be fought, several city councillors say.

Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich has been accused of contradicting the city council’s stance about mining and climate change while representing the organisation for a parliamentary committee.

The return of disruptive roadworks to a contentious section of George St in Dunedin could have been avoided had the city council listened in the first place, business owners say.

A proposal to bring in a 60-minute time limit for about 35 carparks near Mitre 10 Mega and the new Kmart store in South Dunedin has been pared back after workers in the area raised objections.

Councils trying to stave off financial disaster need more from the government than "insulting" advice about sticking to core business, a southern mayor says.

A 7% pay rise was brought in at the Dunedin City Council for the past year, it has been acknowledged.