Dunedin City Council chief executive Jim Harland has been awarded a pay rise after his annual performance appraisal, the Otago Daily Times understands.
Sea Patrol is on TV, a programme all about the sea, with ships and sailors dressed in white, to fight the good Australian fight.
Fears legislation change driven by the Minister of Local Government, Rodney Hide, will lead to the privatisation of water are behind a planned protest in the Octagon, Dunedin, this week.
Despite concerns about the loss of Dunedin's heritage buildings, there are some "extremely enthusiastic" building owners, committed to making sure the city's heritage is saved, city councillor Dave Cull says.
The group in charge of overseeing the Forsyth Barr Stadium project has called for answers in relation to issues that have arisen over carpentry contracts for the stadium.
Recent school visits by Hawkins Construction Ltd to pass on knowledge about how to build a stadium resulted in a group of children visiting the Forsyth Barr Stadium site in Dunedin yesterday.
Opponents of a plan to demolish a group of historic buildings in Princes St, Dunedin, will have one more opportunity to make their feelings known, with a public hearing on the issue to reconvene on July 7.
Resource and building consents for work on the Regent Theatre, in Dunedin, could be through within a week, and work on the theatre's fly tower could start by the end of the month.
Authorities are warning that Portobello Rd is still closed despite appearances that the road has been cleared, and hope to reopen the road for limited use some time tomorrow morning.
The New Zealand Academy of Sport, South Island, may move to the Forsyth Barr Stadium, with $3.8 million from the Dunedin City Council earmarked for more building at the site.
Lovelock Ave, in Dunedin, will be left open for cyclists, but only those travelling uphill, the Dunedin City Council decided yesterday.
The Dunedin City Council yesterday approved the Regent Theatre upgrade, as news came that a $50,000 grant had taken fundraising to $1.65 million.
I have always been sceptical about travel.
The Otago Theatre Trust has all but raised the $2 million it needs for a major upgrade of the Regent Theatre, with the Dunedin City Council poised to approve the project today.
Dairy giant Fonterra received the lion's share of money paid to buy land for the Forsyth Barr Stadium site in Dunedin, it has been revealed.
Dunedin ratepayers were granted $1.76 million in rates rebates in the financial year to the end of April, with the vast majority of applicants successful in their applications.
The Government's decision to raise GST to 15% could cost the Dunedin City Council up to $750,000 in fees and charges revenue alone, a figure that may be passed on to residents.
More opponents of Dunedin funeral directors Hope and Sons took aim at the company's proposed new cremator in South Dunedin on the second and last day of a resource consent hearing yesterday, but the company, through counsel Phil Page, had the last word.
Dunedin funeral company Hope and Sons took its proposal for a new cremator to a resource consent hearing yesterday, but ran into some staunch resistance when opponents had their say.
If you saw yourself being interviewed on television - not last week, but 40 years in the past - what might your reaction be? It is a fascinating question, and one I'm sure you have asked yourself many times.