A Dunedin city councillor has accused Dunedin North Labour MP David Clark of putting votes before jobs as the debate over exploratory gas drilling heats up in the South.
Protesters are vowing to ''peacefully confront'' Anadarko's drill ship when it arrives off Otago's coast, but another seismic survey vessel working for oil giant Shell has already slipped into the area.
The Otago Chamber of Commerce says it could support a rates hike that would result in Dunedin's commercial sector paying more.
The Dunedin City Council has scrapped an ''unworkable'' plan to hike rates for some businesses - but not others - to help pay for the Forsyth Barr Stadium's events fund, deputy mayor Chris Staynes says.
The Dunedin City Council's review of the Forsyth Barr Stadium operating model will have to grapple with the potential to fuel a money-go-round that could drive up rates across the city, council staff say.
The race is on as Dunedin vies with Invercargill to secure hosting rights for an oil and gas base, after confirmation oil giant Shell plans to drill a test well in search of natural gas off the Otago coast.
The chairman of the company running Dunedin's troubled Forsyth Barr Stadium, Sir John Hansen, has been forced to defend ''optimistic'' predictions of profit, as the company eyes a possible six-figure drop in revenue next year.
The Dunedin City Council is to consider revamping the way it consults its community in a push to boost crowds at some public meetings.
The Dunedin City Council is relying on guaranteed access to a $200 million loan in the event a natural disaster strikes, it has been confirmed.
The planned shakeup of Dunedin's Forsyth Barr Stadium has failed to discourage candidates lining up to run the troubled venue, stadium company board chairman Sir John Hansen says.
The Dunedin City Council has pencilled in a 3% rates rise for its next budget, but only after a last-minute warning the council was ''tempting fate'' by planning to spend $600,000 in hard-earned savings.
The Dunedin City Council's top-to-bottom review of the Forsyth Barr Stadium operation could take longer than first thought, chief executive Dr Sue Bidrose says.
The Dunedin City Council hopes more funding to investigate potential savings initiatives could create a snowball effect that benefits ratepayers.
The Dunedin City Council's support for lengthy public consultation over exploratory oil and gas drilling has been criticised by one of its own councillors.
Plans for a South Dunedin community complex - including a library - could spell the end for some of the city's urban Book Bus routes, a Dunedin City Council manager says.
Ratepayers could be asked to pick up a six-figure bill if the Dunedin City Council opts to provide an alternative, non-fluoridated water supply for those wanting to avoid the chemical.
The Dunedin City Council expects an investigation into a possible conflict of interest involving one of its managers to take another couple of weeks.
The Dunedin City Council has not followed through with a plan to seek specialist advice from the Ministry of Health on continued water fluoridation, despite councillors admitting they could not decide the issue without it.
The amount of fluoride being added to Dunedin's drinking water is regularly dropping below Ministry of Health guidelines, following a Dunedin City Council decision to lower the dose, it has been confirmed.
The Dunedin City Council looks set to reach the summit of its debt mountain and start paying it down over the other side.
