Grant Miller

Federated Farmers has called for the Otago Regional Council to soften the blow of a projected 18% rates rise by dipping further into reserves or deeper into Port Otago profits.

The tertiary education area of Dunedin is set to have improved cycling links with the central city and harbour shared path, at a cost of $2million and 25 car parks.

Just five people or organisations formally told the Dunedin City Council what they thought of a projected 6.5% rates increase.

One Dunedin ratepayers’ group looks set to be wound up after it struggled for a unified purpose, but another is re-emerging.

One tunnels trail was backed, some capital spending was accelerated and Dunedin remained on course for a 6.5% rates increase.

Conduct of Dunedin city councillors has again been called into question.

Electricity customers curious about what Aurora Energy's $563.4million five-year spending programme will deliver can find out more this week.

Dunedin city councillor Carmen Houlahan has stepped away from the Team Dunedin ticket to stand for the mayoralty as an independent candidate.

The Green Party has announced the candidates it will endorse for election to the Dunedin City Council and Otago Regional Council.

One bus stop has been removed in Dunedin and temporary measures are being applied to another, after a driver boycott of some stops amid safety concerns.

City councillor Carmen Houlahan has stepped away from the Team Dunedin ticket to stand for the mayoralty as an independent candidate.

The Dunedin City Council’s capital spending could increase in the next year by about $30 million more than had been expected.

The planned South Dunedin library and community complex is now not likely to be built before 2025, after a project delay.

Getting through planned capital expenditure has sometimes been a struggle for the Dunedin City Council, but not this year.

Another chapter has been added to a family’s extraordinary tradition of academic achievement at the University of Otago.

Search and rescue agencies were put to the test at the weekend as some troubling scenarios unfolded near Dunedin.

Treaty of Waitangi workshops and marae-based hui with mana whenua will be included in an induction programme for Dunedin city councillors after this year’s election.