Grant Miller

Gardening, mowing lawns and walking on the beach were a few ways nervous council candidates in Dunedin passed the time as they waited for votes to be tallied up.

Dunedin's mayoral candidates are a mix of nerves, optimism and confidence before the big day.

If an abysmal voter turnout is to be avoided for Dunedin, an exceptional surge in last-minute voting will be required.

Candidates for the Dunedin mayoralty were happy to offer a little advice for voters yet to make up their minds.

Opponents of a contentious Dunedin cycleway are set to demand work on the project is halted ahead of a legal challenge.

For Lox Kellas, being part of a community involves doing one’s bit without fuss.

Extending Dunedin City Council chief executive Sandy Graham’s contract by a year was a compromise reached towards the end of a marathon meeting, documents show.

The weather was not ideal for a seafood festival, but many hundreds of people were still hooked.

A downward satisfaction trend since 2019 in how Dunedin is perceived will have to be arrested by the next council, a mayoralty candidate says.

Police are unable to say what weapon may have killed a man whose body was found in North Dunedin last week.

Welcoming back international flights was key to a defining year for Dunedin’s airport, its chairman says.

The timing was not ideal, but completion of a key construction project at Port Chalmers could be vital for the region’s growth and it came in $1 million under budget.

Before the election, Dunedin residents are more concerned about rates and debt and less worried about looking after the environment, a survey suggests.

The Milburn inland port is making progress regardless of what happens with other proposals, the company behind it says.