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Dunedin's ageing water pipes risk failure

An exposed section of an asbestos cement pipe beside State Highway 87, which carries water from...

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State of Dunedin's ageing water pipes ‘not well understood’

An investigation of some of Dunedin’s most critical water pipes paints a sobering picture of ageing infrastructure at risk of failure.

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Council remains silent about next steps after allegations

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Council remains silent about next steps after allegations

The Dunedin City Council is staying tight-lipped about what steps might follow a $200,000 investigation of its financial and reporting practices.

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Water partnership with Chch to be considered

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Water partnership with Chch to be considered

Teaming up with Christchurch could make delivery of water services more efficient and less costly, the Dunedin City Council says.

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Hopes KiwiRail leases out depot

Keen for Dunedin Railways to take over use of the KiwiRail depot in Cumberland St, Dunedin, are...

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Hopes KiwiRail leases out depot

Kiwirail may take some convincing, but moves are afoot to position Dunedin Railways as a candidate to take over usage of its Cumberland St depot in Dunedin and operate a permanent workshop there.

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Secret DCC report on financial claims

"So how can we make work a better environment if we can't address these issues?" — Cr Mandy...

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Secret DCC report on financial claims

Allegations from two whistleblowers against the Dunedin City Council have been investigated in forensic detail, but the report is not being released either to councillors or the public.

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Brakes put on move to review bike lanes

A cyclist makes his way along a Dunedin cycle lane yesterday. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

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Brakes put on move to review bike lanes

A tandem effort from Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich and Cr Lee Vandervis sought to put a spoke in the wheel of cycleways spending.

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Different streams for DCC water funding

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Different streams for DCC water funding

An allocation of government money connected to Three Waters in Dunedin has ended up being rather different from the city council’s initial application.

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Regional deal proposal in pipeline

Elected representatives of the Queenstown Lakes and Central Otago district councils, together...

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Regional deal proposal in pipeline

A pitch for a regional deal with central government from Queenstown Lakes and Central Otago will be put in front of each council before a proposal is finalised.

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DCC’s capital programme falls behind

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DCC’s capital programme falls behind

Delivery of the Dunedin City Council’s capital expenditure programme has slipped behind schedule and the chief executive says this is partly because of increased scrutiny from councillors.

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Most councillors wanted more info on complaint

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Most councillors wanted more info on complaint

A majority of Dunedin councillors pressed the city’s mayor for more information about a complaint against council chief executive Sandy Graham, emails show.

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Mayor warns about mounting council debt

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Mayor warns about mounting council debt

Mounting council debt could hurt Dunedin’s future if financial discipline is not maintained, the city’s mayor has warned.

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George St enforcement improves parking, DCC says

Vehicles in an area in George St not designed for parking. Photo: Elliot Weir

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George St enforcement improves parking, DCC says

Parking behaviour in George St, Dunedin, seems to have improved since a contractor was brought in to provide enforcement outside of business hours, the city council says.

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Councillors vow to remain vigilant

The new Dunedin hospital site office. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN

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Councillors vow to remain vigilant

Complacency cannot be allowed to creep in when it comes to ensuring a suitable hospital is built in Dunedin, city councillors have declared.

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Districts’ priorities to be debated as deal eyed

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Districts’ priorities to be debated as deal eyed

Priorities for Queenstown Lakes and Central Otago are set to be thrashed out at a pivotal meeting tomorrow, as the two growing districts eye a regional deal with central government.

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$150K in campaign funding unused

Dunedin mayor Jules Radich speaking after new Minister of Health Simeon Brown announced that the...

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$150K in campaign funding unused

Some money is left over from the campaign demanding a suitable hospital be built in Dunedin, but the city council has yet to be precise about how some was spent.

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Aged-care sector questions fee fairness

Summerset shares (its Dunedin rest-home, Bishopscourt) have risen 89%.

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Aged-care sector questions fee fairness

Developers of retirement villages and aged-care facilities in Dunedin could be charged a different set of fees relating to their impact on infrastructure after concerns were raised about the...

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Rates rises over 10% proposed

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Rates rises over 10% proposed

Rates increases above 10% for three years and about $1b of capital expenditure on pipes and pumps over the next nine years look set to be presented by the DCC as part of an effort to find balance.

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‘Process too pressured to make best decisions’

Dunedin city councillors at last week’s meeting about budgets. PHOTO: SUPPLIED / DCC

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‘Process too pressured to make best decisions’

Shambolic. Farcical. Rushed. Not all commentary about a pivotal Dunedin City Council meeting was negative, but several councillors agree it left quite a bit to be desired. Grant Miller reports.

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DCC charges ‘risk limiting media freedom’

Dunedin City Council chief executive Sandy Graham. File photo: Peter McIntosh

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DCC charges ‘risk limiting media freedom’

The Dunedin City Council will need to be careful about applying charges to requests for public information, a prominent media commentator says.

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1874 cash book entry suggests rod used in historic fishing first

Peter Begg (left) holds his great-grandfather’s cash book and Ian Begg his father’s fishing gear...

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1874 cash book entry suggests rod used in historic fishing first

They may not have inherited their great-grandfather's love of fishing, but Ian and Peter Begg have retained parts of his legacy.

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