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Sth Dunedin library site blessed
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Sth Dunedin library site blessed
Groundworks are imminent for the planned South Dunedin library and community centre, due to open next year.
Grant Miller
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Forbury Park sale could spur climate action
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Council spends $13m to buy Forbury Park
The DCC has bought former raceway Forbury Park and there are strong signs it will be used to boost the city’s climate resilience.
Higher-density growth favoured as city population rises
Higher-density growth favoured as city population rises
Expect more duplexes, retirement village units and smaller homes in Dunedin in the next 30 years, as the city's population increases.
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‘Get ready’ for a big rates hike
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City residents warned of big rates rise
Dunedin residents have been warned to prepare for a big rates rise.
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DCC to consider housing support
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DCC to consider housing support
The DCC will review incentives for making buildings in Dunedin stronger and warmer and to conserve their heritage.
'Start small' to reduce waste
Start small to reduce waste, says councillor
Taking glass containers to get meat from his butcher, refusing to buy overly packaged produce and composting are a few of the ways Dunedin city councillor Steve Walker avoids putting rubbish in his council rubbish bag.
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More soft plastics recycling tipped
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More soft plastics recycling tipped
The return of a soft plastics recycling scheme to Dunedin is so far resulting in about 2 tonnes being collected a month.
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Uncertainty around budget
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Uncertainty around budget
A flat national economy, high interest rates and lingering cost pressures loom as a testing budgeting backdrop for the Dunedin City Council, as it shapes its 10-year plan.
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New kerbside recycling system
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New kerbside recycling system
Recyclable material should be clean before it is put out on the kerb for collection and lids should be thrown in the rubbish, southern councils are reminding residents.
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Pressure on councillors to balance expectations
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Pressure on councillors to balance expectations
Investing wisely in Dunedin’s basic infrastructure while making it a better place to live and protecting the environment will be a difficult balancing act amid challenging conditions, councillors say.
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Plantings planned as work winds down
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Plantings planned as work winds down
A revamped George St in Dunedin will soon have more trees and plants in the streetscape.
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Exporting Dunedin’s waste still an option
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Exporting Dunedin’s waste still an option
Building the Smooth Hill landfill could come with a $74 million price tag and an alternative idea of exporting waste out of Dunedin to a neighbouring district has not yet been dumped.
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Electric buses to run from end of Feb
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Electric buses to run from end of Feb
One electric bus has arrived in Dunedin and 10 more are on the way.
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Recycling changes set to start
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Recycling changes set to start
A consistent approach to recycling throughout New Zealand from next month will not quite be standard across the South.
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Port Chalmers road plan to be reviewed
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Port Chalmers road plan to be reviewed
A contentious plan to shift a pedestrian crossing and cut carparks outside the Port Chalmers Library is to be reviewed.
Quake work may be done by April
Quake work may be done by April
Work to strengthen and upgrade a parking building in central Dunedin — a project costing about $5.8 million — could be completed in April.
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Board slams DCC parking changes
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Change made without talking to us: board
The West Harbour Community Board is calling for a rethink of a controversial plan to shift a Port Chalmers pedestrian crossing and cut carparks outside the town’s library.
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DCC signals $500m spending hike
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DCC signals $500m spending hike
The Dunedin City Council faces having to find an extra $1 million a week over the next 10 years.
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Port Otago to help pay for road changes
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Port Otago to help pay for road changes
Port Otago has confirmed it is chipping in to help pay for road layout changes that will affect parking in Port Chalmers.
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Most councils to stick to deadlines on plans
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Most councils to stick to deadlines on plans
Most councils in the South appear set to resist the temptation to delay adoption of their long-term plans.