Chris Morris

A former Dunedin man who performed a haka to challenge the Vatican's handling of child sexual abuse says the Pope's response to the issue has been ''a catastrophic failure of empathy and respect''.

A developer's request to have $66,000 in development contributions waived by the Dunedin City Council will be considered by a hearings panel later this year.

The Dunedin City Council should consider a partial switch to the Local Government Funding Agency, because it could be millions of dollars better off if it did, an independent review has suggested.

Several Dunedin city councillors launched into a standing ovation yesterday as their organisation received a glowing report card.

The Dunedin City Council has been asked to waive more than $60,000 in development contributions following the addition of a new high-end hotel in the city.

The family of University of Otago Emeritus Prof Tom Brooking is praising the CPR skills of a friend after the academic suffered a serious cardiac event.

A Dunedin survivor of sexual abuse within the Catholic Church has been turned away from the gates to the Vatican by its Swiss Guard.

Dunedin is to follow in Auckland's footsteps and withdraw Lime e-scooters with immediate effect.

The Dunedin City Council is to dust off the case for a second weighbridge at the Green Island landfill, following fresh discussion about the cost of using the facility.

Members of the public can have their say on the Dunedin City Council's latest spending plans from next month.

Bus routes are being rejigged, and a temporary roundabout will be installed, to try to ease mounting traffic congestion around the Dundas St bridge in North Dunedin.

The long-awaited completion of the shared pathway to Port Chalmers is another step closer, after the Dunedin City Council and NZ Transport Agency agreed on a key step in the process.

A shake-up of speed limits and school zones across some Dunedin streets has been signed off by the Dunedin City Council.

Two men with Dunedin links are winging their way to Rome to join the fight for "zero tolerance'' of sexual abuse and cover-ups within the Catholic Church.

The debate over Lime scooters needs to focus on safety, not emotion, a leading safety regulator says.

A key figure in Dunedin's tourism sector says the review of Enterprise Dunedin is "a bit of a whitewash" and nothing will change.

Lime has apologised - and promised a full refund - after charging a critically injured woman a $100 penalty fee after her collision with a truck in Dunedin.