Grant Miller

Controversial Dunedin city councillor Benedict Ong has leaked a confidential report about the seriousness of him disclosing confidential information.

By-election candidates have weighed in on whether a contentious Dunedin City Council policy is needlessly getting in the way of housing redevelopment opportunities in student areas.

Accusations of misleading rhetoric and allusions to ‘‘dirty politics’’ have been traded, as Dunedin City Council by-election candidates clash over claims about stormwater issues.

The money may not be much, but significant meaning is attached to it.

As Forsyth Barr Stadium looks to secure a ‘‘circuit-breaker’’ event, it has emerged a mystery Dunedin initiative could be in line for government backing.

Aspirations for better housing in North Dunedin could be thwarted by the city council’s stance about residual lead in soil, developers say.

Decades of service could be in front of him at the Dunedin City Council, Cr Benedict Ong hopes.

Voters in the Dunedin City Council by-election who put all their eggs in one basket by backing one candidate only may inadvertently help a candidate they do not like, a councillor has pointed out.

Anzac Day was a time for both reflection and exercise for participants in a Dunedin excursion.

The heritage of a landmark central Dunedin building dating back to 1870 will need to be respected as options for its future are considered, councillors say.

A series of Dunedin City Council by-election candidates have called for transparency as the ways the organisation might improve after two whistleblower complaints still remain a mystery.

Potential investment in Dunedin worth more than $50 million could be at risk because of a city councillor’s confidentiality breach, another councillor says.