Steve Hepburn

Seeing a roadworks sign on every second corner?

A zero rates increase has been proposed by the Otago Regional Council, chairwoman Hilary Calvert sounding out a warning for Dunedin to keep its hands off Port Otago.

Winter is coming and so are power bills containing double-digit increases.

The Nursing Council has opened an investigation into a departed Oxford Court rest-home manager accused of bullying and trespassing people.

A couple of top Swimming NZ staff will visit Invercargill this weekend, ready to discuss a complaint made against a Southland swimming coach.

Port Otago has started work on building storage for containers and freight on the Taieri but the planned inland port is still awaiting the green light.

A $2 million funding boost from the government has been described as significant, as the plan to enlarge and fix Falls Dam gathers steam.

Two Dunedin men say it may be user pays in some national park carparks and they are indeed users, but they have paid.

An intersection linking State Highway 6 and the new Homestead Bay development is expected to be paid by the developer, NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi says.

Developers of the $730million Homestead Bay housing proposal — approved yesterday — are not wasting any time in getting started, staging an open day at the site tomorrow.

Queenstown Lakes may be leading the way in bringing tourists back to New Zealand, but a quiet part of the country is not far behind.

Accommodation is in hot demand in Dunedin and one provider says it may be time for more motels to open in the city.

The South has less than 5% of the total infrastructure spend the country wants over the next 30 years.

Dunedin's Mad Butcher store is to close after a fruitless year-long hunt for new premises.