High hopes for peninsula trail
High hopes for peninsula trail
A multi-day walking track spanning Otago Peninsula, taking in the area's stunning landscape and wildlife, has been proposed.
Chris Morris
DCC admits exhuming ashes without permission
DCC admits exhuming ashes without permission
The Dunedin City Council has apologised to a widow and her family, and taken "significant" disciplinary action against one of its staff, after ashes were exhumed without permission at a city cemetery.
DCC studies art project
DCC studies art project
Those with an opinion about Dunedin's public art installations will soon have a new project to get their teeth into.
Mercury's revised discount offer fails to impress
Mercury's revised discount offer fails to impress
Mercury Energy has offered to meet angry Dunedin business owners halfway, after mistakenly offering them drastically discounted power if they agreed to switch providers.
Museum to use old PO
Museum to use old PO
An Otago Museum plan to occupy and upgrade the vacant 132-year-old former post office building next door - at a cost of up to $1 million - has been approved by the Dunedin City Council.
Lessons learned by board, Scurr says
Lessons learned by board, Scurr says
Otago Peninsula Community Board chairwoman Irene Scurr says lessons have been learned following changes to parking introduced at Portobello last month.
Council pursuing flood penalty
Council pursuing flood penalty
The Dunedin City Council has a Christchurch developer in its sights, claiming a muddy torrent from his subdivision caused $15,000 in damage to a Brockville playing field.
78% want ocean drive reopened
78% want ocean drive reopened
The Dunedin City Council is pressing ahead with consultation which could lead to John Wilson Ocean Dr being permanently closed to vehicles, despite "overwhelming" public support for reopening the road.
South Dunedin library start 'year or two' away
South Dunedin library start 'year or two' away
Residents hoping for a new branch library in South Dunedin might have to wait another two years.
First samples of stadium roof material in Dunedin
First samples of stadium roof material in Dunedin
The first flimsy-looking pieces of the Forsyth Barr Stadium's ETFE roofing material have arrived in Dunedin from China.
Guest home closing after rates triple
Guest home closing after rates triple
Norfolk House, a luxury guest home in the Dunedin suburb of St Clair, has become the first victim of controversial rates changes introduced by the Dunedin City Council.
Surface flooding closes roads
Surface flooding closes roads
A few remaining showers are expected to clear over Otago today, after another day of heavy rain caused surface flooding and road closures in North Otago and around Dunedin.
New push to improve tour group sector
New push to improve tour group sector
Tourism operators offering shoddy New Zealand tours for Chinese visitors are the target of a revised code of conduct aimed at cleaning up the industry.
Management of coastal reserves on agenda today
Management of coastal reserves on agenda today
A new management plan for Dunedin's coastal reserves - which aims to protect the sensitive areas at the expense of some recreational rights - will be considered by Dunedin city councillors today.
Pressure building on Mercury
Pressure building on Mercury
Pressure is mounting on Mercury Energy to honour its botched offer of drastically discounted power to hundreds of Dunedin businesses.
Sorry Dunedin, our offer isn't for you: Mercury
Sorry Dunedin, our offer isn't for you: Mercury
A botched marketing campaign by Mercury Energy, offering drastically discounted power to hundreds of Dunedin businesses, has been criticised as "staggeringly incompetent" by Consumer New Zealand.
Chinese Garden pipe bursts
Chinese Garden pipe bursts
Dunedin's award-winning Chinese Garden has sprung a leak.
High-tech intern scheme expanding
High-tech intern scheme expanding
A programme encouraging Dunedin's high-tech businesses to take on interns is expanding, after helping students find jobs and injecting more than $800,000 into the city's economy in its first year.
B&B operators consider appeal
B&B operators consider appeal
A Dunedin bed and breakfast owner is threatening a legal challenge following the Dunedin City Council's decision to charge the establishment commercial rates.
City could become '3-D hub'
City could become '3-D hub'
A group of Dunedin film-makers - fresh from a 3-D outdoor filming expedition involving mountains, rivers, helicopters and hot-air balloons - say the city is ideally placed to lead the way in cutting-edge movies.