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Brakes put on move to review bike lanes
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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.
Grant Miller
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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’
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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’
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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
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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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$2m extra tagged for stadium company
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$2m extra tagged for stadium company
The company that runs Dunedin's Forsyth Barr Stadium is in line to get about $2million more annually from the city council, but it is not yet clear precisely why.
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Plans for housing cut back
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Plans for housing cut back
A "surrender" by the Dunedin City Council on expanding its community housing portfolio has disappointed a former mayor, who says it will still need to be engaged in solutions.
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Free bin size swaps available until April
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Free bin size swaps available until April
Dunedin households with unsuitable wheelie bins can get sizes switched without charge for a limited time.
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Achieving zero carbon ‘unlikely’
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Achieving zero carbon ‘unlikely’
Dunedin is unlikely to achieve 2030 zero-carbon aspirations, the city council has conceded.
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Rates rises exceeding 10% mooted after debt increased
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Rates rises exceeding 10% mooted after debt increased
Councillors have pushed projected rates rises in Dunedin above 10%.