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Former Gore council CFO wants an apology too
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Former Gore council CFO wants an apology too
A former senior employee of the Gore District Council who clashed with its chief executive wants to know when he will get an apology.
Grant Miller
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DCC may go into bat for university
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DCC may go into bat for university
The Dunedin City Council may help lobby for more government funding for the financially strapped University of Otago.
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‘No source’ for $50m dump figure
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‘No source’ for $50m dump figure
Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich says he can't remember where exactly a ballpark figure of $50m came from for the likely looming excavation and disposal of hazardous landfill material from under a seaside sports field.
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Documents show fraying relationship between pair
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Documents show fraying relationship between pair
A fraying relationship between Gore Mayor Ben Bell and Gore District Council chief executive Stephen Parry is laid bare in documentation, even while they had been trying to patch things up.
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Troublesome intersection under review ... again
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Troublesome intersection under review ... again
The safety of a problem intersection in North Dunedin will be considered within a deeper investigation of how State Highway 1 should function in the central city.
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Councils hope report themes taken note of
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Councils hope report themes taken note of
Councils up and down the country are frustrated about obstacles preventing them delivering what is important to their communities, southern mayors say.
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Octagon may get upgrade
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Octagon may get upgrade
An upgrade of the Octagon could be put on the Dunedin City Council’s radar next year.
Councillors object to ‘unacceptable rant’
Councillors object to ‘unacceptable rant’
An abusive tirade from a member of the public prompted Dunedin city councillors to walk out of a meeting.
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Central revamp streets ahead in time and money
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Central revamp streets ahead in time and money
Up to 90% of a multimillion-dollar upgrade focused on George St in Dunedin could be completed by Christmas.
New pool officially opens to delight of community
New pool officially opens to delight of community
Mosgiel's new swimming pool complex is beautiful, functional and will make a world of difference for many families, Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich says.
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Concern spurs heritage advisory group formation
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Concern spurs heritage advisory group formation
An advisory group is to be set up to work out how Dunedin might best preserve its built heritage.
Mosgiel's new pool complex opens
Mosgiel's new pool complex opens
Mosgiel's new pool complex is now officially open, ready to make a big splash.
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Rousing sendoff for ‘greatest little pub in Dunedin’
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Rousing sendoff for ‘greatest little pub in Dunedin’
Memories were shared and pints poured, as people packed into Dunedin’s Carisbrook Hotel, formerly the Parkside Hotel, to give the "old girl" a rousing sendoff.
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No stopping 'cool grandma'
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No stopping 'cool grandma'
A 77-year-old grandmother’s powerlifting comeback trail is not yet long enough where she can claim records, but it is evidently going well.
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Poll: mayor should stay, not chief exec
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Poll: mayor should stay, not chief exec
If a mayor and council chief executive cannot resolve their differences, the mayor should stay and the chief executive should go, according to people sure enough to offer a view in a new poll.
Road ‘an ice skating rink’ at crash site
Road ‘an ice skating rink’ at crash site
Eight people were hurt in a head-on crash on an inland Otago highway as slippery as an "an ice skating rink at the weekend.
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Councillors lament learning centre loss
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Councillors lament learning centre loss
Dunedin councillors have lamented the loss of a planned learning centre that had been intended to support the new Dunedin hospital development.
Eight injured in serious two-vehicle crash
Eight injured in serious two-vehicle crash
Eight people were injured - two seriously - in a crash on the Manuka Gorge Highway, between Milton and Lawrence yesterday.
City short of frontline fire cover
City short of frontline fire cover
Dunedin's central fire station would not have enough staff today to crew a frontline appliance if there were to be a blaze in the CBD, the firefighters' union says.
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Seeing people enjoy pool will ‘be the reward’
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Seeing people enjoy pool will ‘be the reward’
The journey to get the new Mosgiel pool complex built has involved twists and turns and taken more than a decade.