Ruby Shaw

A Dunedin woman says she will remortgage her house to fight the planned removal of her neighbour’s protected tree, despite city council sign-off to chop down the tree.

A fully-grown Bayfield schoolboy, a Samoan war goddess and two normal people walk into the Hyde St Party.

Dunedin's council hopefuls have outlined their visions for the future of Dunedin’s transport infrastructure, ahead of next month’s election.

The Dunedin City Council will receive subsidies totalling more than $4.5 million for transport work following last October’s downpour.

A construction industry veteran standing for council says the Edgar Centre’s leaky roof could be fixed for a fraction of the more than $15 million budgeted.

Dunedin City Council candidates say they have received a barrage of emails using "bullying and intimidation tactics", urging them to sign a New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union pledge.

A $58 million underspend on the Dunedin City Council’s capital programme may not be the saving it first appears, a councillor says.

Abuse towards council staff is on the rise across New Zealand and Dunedin is no exception.

Better leadership is required from central government as seesawing administrations heap an excessive administrative burden on councils, Dunedin councillors say.

Local government needs to play an active role in addressing acute housing needs across Otago, council candidates agree.

Police were called to a Dunedin candidate meeting where a heckler’s verbal abuse threatened to escalate to violence, reflecting the "sad state of affairs" on the campaign trail, candidates say.

A strong case exists to overturn unwanted heritage protection for award-winning brutalist lecture theatres planned for demolition, the University of Otago says.

A council decision to abandon years of work towards safety improvements in Dunedin’s student quarter is disappointing, the university says.