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Candidates share their views at debate

Saying his piece during the candidates’ debate at Opoho Presbyterian Church last night is Dunedin...

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Candidates share their views at debate

Support has emerged for reinstating a train service from Dunedin to Middlemarch, as well as for the DCC to do more to honour the Treaty of Waitangi, at the latest candidates debate in the city.

Plenty of options for dropping off completed voting forms

Plenty of options for dropping off completed voting forms

Dunedin voters have plenty of places to drop off their completed forms now that voting has opened in local body elections.

Flowing water analogy helps explain STV

Voting papers have been sent out. Unlike other councils in the South, the Dunedin City Council uses the STV system. This need not leave voters confused, although the system is technical.

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Radich team's George St call under fire

Parts of George St remain closed to traffic as upgraded infrastructure work continues. PHOTO:...

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Radich team's George St call under fire

A call from the Team Dunedin political ticket to review the George St revamp mid-project has been condemned as rash and potentially wasteful.

Appetite for spending, taking action over climate change and decisions about transport are among key issues for voters to think about when they elect the next Dunedin City Council. Grant Miller reports.

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Team Dunedin wants review of George St project

Calling for a review of the George St revamp in Dunedin are Lynnette Scott and Jules Radich, from...

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Team Dunedin wants review of George St project

The Team Dunedin ticket in the city council election is calling for a review of the George St revamp, while work on the makeover continues.

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Opinion: The parking infringement and the puzzling meeting closed to media

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Opinion: The parking infringement and the puzzling meeting closed to media

Otago Daily Times reporter Grant Miller casts his expert eye over some of the peculiar goings on across the South as candidates push their case ahead of local body elections.

Reassurance sought on hospital: mayor

Latest artists' impression of the new Dunedin Hospital. IMAGE: SUPPLIED

Reassurance sought on hospital: mayor

Dunedin's mayor is seeking "categorical reassurance" rumoured cuts to the new Dunedin Hospital are off the table.

Dunedin City Council: How they rated

Otago Daily Times reporter Grant Miller has regularly attended council meetings. He gives his personal assessment of how they have fared this term.

Queen‘ was a constant, consistent presence’

The New Zealand flag on the Municipal Chambers Building in Dunedin’s Octagon yesterday. Photo:...

Queen‘ was a constant, consistent presence’

Rituals such as watching the Queen’s Christmas broadcast were built into the fabric of New Zealanders’ lives, and she was the only head of state many had known, Dunedin’s Mayor has reflected.

Greenfields development hearing progressing

Greenfields development hearing progressing

A detailed hearing is getting to the business end about where more housing might be allowed on the outskirts of Dunedin.

New student rooms arrive via crane

Poised to be placed on the site of the All Saints Anglican Church in Dunedin yesterday are...

New student rooms arrive via crane

Fourteen new bedrooms have been lifted into place next to a church in Dunedin.

Strong winds buffet South, fire crews busy

Strong winds are forecast across the South this afternoon and evening. Photo: Getty Images

Strong winds buffet South, fire crews busy

Strong winds have lifted roofs in Southland and are making driving conditions hazardous between Waihola and Balclutha in South Otago.

International parallels and early morning emails

Some election campaign signage has been adjusted in predictable ways, but at least one effort was unconventional.

Vandervis admits leaving meeting was wrong

Dunedin city councillor Lee Vandervis concedes he should have apologised and retracted statements made during debate about a planned Portobello boardwalk, instead of leaving a council meeting.

Council backs boardwalk at Portobello

Improved safety and amenity have been cited as the main reasons for the Dunedin City Council to build a boardwalk at Portobello.

Capital spending almost 99% of $145.5m budget

The Dunedin City Council’s revamp of George St, Dunedin, is continuing. Photo: Gerard O'Brien

Capital spending almost 99% of $145.5m budget

The Dunedin City Council got through almost all of the ramped-up capital spending it planned to deliver in the past year.

Hawkins raises Three Waters concerns

Stormwater outlet Andersons Bay Inlet. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

Hawkins raises Three Waters concerns

The Government’s drive to set up large water entities could get messy if there is a shortage of trust in local decision-making, Dunedin’s mayor has argued.

The people,and creature, looking for your local vote

Invercargill mayoralty candidate Tom Morton (60) is campaigning via social media platform TikTok....

The people,and creature, looking for your local vote

This is the first instalment in a regular column covering southern election campaign moments that did not necessarily make the news, candidate social media posts and perhaps a wry observation or two.

Bus firms welcome fund pledge

Buses make their way through the bus hub last month. PHOTO: ODT FILES

Bus firms welcome fund pledge

Bus companies have welcomed a pledge of extra money from the Otago Regional Council (ORC) so they can pay drivers more, but say they are operating in a tough market.

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