Grant Miller

The Minister of Transport’s visit to Dunedin should be the start of a comprehensive look at how the city’s network could be designed, a city councillor says.

The revamped first block of Dunedin’s main shopping street is due for completion in October.

Work on the first block in the revamp of Dunedin's main shopping street begins next week and is due to finish in October.

Transport Minister Michael Wood is urging Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency to listen to Dunedin leaders before making the final call on how roading around the city’s new hospital should be configured.

The grassed area of the upper Octagon in Dunedin is being replaced, following the two-month occupation by protesters opposed to Covid-19 vaccine mandates.

Detailed designs for a revamp of Dunedin’s main shopping street feature bespoke paving, a cultural narrative and space for people to dine.