The new chief executive of the Clutha District Council has a management level bureaucrat's fascination with the obscure disciplines of strategic alignment and systems thinking.
Seven days on the run ended quickly and quietly yesterday on a cold Milton afternoon. Escaped prisoner Stephen Maddren was found curled up in a hot water cupboard in a shearers residence.
The Victoria Rd section of the $4.5 million South Dunedin cycle network may be redesigned, in the wake of strong community concern about its safety.
The titles include everything from Missionary Enterprises to The Wonders of the Human Body, and the subscribers are listed in cursive handwriting both elegant and neat.
The scaffolding at the top of the spire of the Iona Church in Port Chalmers sways in a slightly sickening way on a good day.
The New Zealand Transport Agency says value for money is its overriding concern when sourcing roading materials.
Consultants about to begin a review of the activities of the Dunedin City Council's vehicle fleet and parking department will come from Deloitte's Dunedin office.
Historic Dunedin building that began as a farm homestead and became a fishing club in a prize location is getting a makeover.
Restoration of a historic Dunedin clock has involved the use of modern materials, as those behind the project work to make sure it survives into the future.
The Dunedin City Council is planning to target the owners of dilapidated heritage buildings in the city to stop ''demolition by neglect'' and encourage ''unco-operative'' owners to fix up their properties.
The Dunedin City Council has hired an independent financial consultant to review activities in its vehicle fleet and parking departments.
A Dunedin City Council proposal to move or expand a trial that prompted controversy when freedom campers exceeded expectations at Macandrew Bay has raised concerns in areas on the council radar.
Dunedin police say a ''difficult and confusing'' accident scene was behind a mistake that resulted in a family being wrongly told their daughter had died in Sunday's fatal motorway crash.
Blocks of broken concrete and clods of sodden mud collapsed on to a Dunedin driveway early yesterday, blocking vehicle access to five houses.
Builders' concerns over both delays and extra costs incurred as the Dunedin City Council struggles with a building consent backlog continue, despite what Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull says are the council's best efforts.
Opposition to the St Clair leg of the $4.5 million South Dunedin cycle network was anything but united last night.
Reactions ranging from nervous laughter - just short of hysteria - to strained looks somewhere between fear and desperate exhilaration were obvious at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin yesterday.
Dunedin's Anglican bishop says he agrees with those who believe ordination cannot be withheld from gay members, as church leaders move on an issue that threatened to ''tear the church apart''.
Ticket sales for Saturday's match between the Highlanders and the Crusaders have hit 16,500, and accommodation in the city for the weekend is filling up.
The New Zealand Fire Service says the cost of Thursday's spate of false alarms could be counted in the valuable minutes lost in response times if a genuine emergency occurred.
