Labour ticket for council?
Labour ticket for council?
The Labour Party is considering standing a block of candidates in this year's Dunedin City Council election.
Chris Morris
Retirement village proposal opposed
Retirement village proposal opposed
A plan to give the Shiel Hill Tavern a second life as a retirement village has run into opposition from neighbours and the Dunedin City Council.
Schoolchildren given chance to get sailing
Schoolchildren given chance to get sailing
The next generation of New Zealand sailors dipped their toes in the water yesterday.
Three Southland men killed in WA car crash
Three Southland men killed in WA car crash
Three childhood friends from Southland have been killed in a car crash in Western Australia.
DCC stating expectations
DCC stating expectations
The Dunedin City Council is moving to spell out the expectations it has from its companies for the first time.
Conflicts of interest policy
Conflicts of interest policy
Dunedin city council staff could be forced to resign under a new conflicts of interest policy to be considered by councillors today.
Church’s consent conditions appealed
Church’s consent conditions appealed
The Exclusive Brethren's plans for a new church on the Taieri Plain are on hold - for now, at least - after appeals were lodged with the Environment Court.
Councillors disagree on debt repayment
Councillors disagree on debt repayment
The Dunedin City Council's success in repaying millions of dollars of debt ahead of schedule should be a cause for celebration, a frustrated Dunedin city councillor says.
Celebrating multiculturalism
Celebrating multiculturalism
Moyad Barnawi hopes to send a message to Dunedin.
St Clair unsafe, guards forced down beach
St Clair unsafe, guards forced down beach
St Clair surf life savers are operating from a temporary pop-up tent as sand - and swimmers - are forced further down the beach.
Beach incidents prompt safety warning
Beach incidents prompt safety warning
Seven drownings in New Zealand in the past four days and a spate of rescues and other incidents on Dunedin beaches has prompted a blunt water safety warning from life-savers.
Tourism wary of popularity overdose
Tourism wary of popularity overdose
Dunedin tourism operators enjoying a spike in Chinese visitor numbers are joining forces to stop their operations being overwhelmed by their own popularity.
New hotel - 'the city needs this'
New hotel - 'the city needs this'
Dunedin's latest five-star hotel bid is shaping up as a $90 million building with space for more than 200 high-end rooms, one of its backers says.
84 DCC trespass notices in force
84 DCC trespass notices in force
Abusive library patrons mixing books, booze and brawling are partly to blame for more than 200 trespass notices issued by the Dunedin City Council in recent years.
Invest to lift city’s economy
Invest to lift city’s economy
The Dunedin City Council has one eye on economic development, and another on the ‘‘massive'' challenge posed by South Dunedin, as it prepares its budget for another year.
Information request charges defended
Information request charges defended
The head of the Otago Regional Council is defending the organisation's stance on charging for official information requests, despite being out of step with most southern councils and official guidance.
April date for report on flooding
April date for report on flooding
A 10-month wait for the Dunedin City Council to review the performance of its mud tanks, following last year's South Dunedin flood, has been questioned by Dunedin South MP Clare Curran.
460 DCC staff resign in past four years
460 DCC staff resign in past four years
Hundreds of Dunedin City Council staff have resigned during a sometimes torrid four-year period for the organisation.
Objector to cafe’s licence slammed
Objector to cafe’s licence slammed
A Dunedin businessman and his city councillor wife have been labelled "dinosaurs'' amid claims they are deliberately standing in the way of the warehouse precinct's regeneration.
Police say Kia in crash was stolen
Police say Kia in crash was stolen
A fleeing driver in a stolen vehicle had to be restrained by police after running a red light and slamming into another car in Dunedin last night.