Claws out in the alley
Claws out in the alley
A narrow inner-city alleyway was the scene of abuse, "some pretty raw language", and at least one party who "absolutely lost it" this week.
David Loughrey
South Dunedin's makeover agreed to
South Dunedin's makeover agreed to
An aspect of Dunedin considered its worst "by quite a margin" - the look and feel of South Dunedin - is about to get a $700,000 makeover.
Proposed street-furniture policy said to be 'like East Germany'
Proposed street-furniture policy said to be 'like East Germany'
Dunedin City Council parking enforcement bosses might be used to dealing with angry customers, but they probably were not expecting a councillor to compare their new footpath policy proposals with rules enforced in the communist days of former East Germany.
DCC cuts subsidy for staff Christmas parties
DCC cuts subsidy for staff Christmas parties
Christmas cheer is off the Dunedin City Council agenda this year, with chief executive Paul Orders confirming the end of a $50-a-head staff subsidy towards Christmas parties.
Umu umu, grub's up
Umu umu, grub's up
Gwendoline Wells (5) and Zakea Tamati (6) are served food prepared by members of the EFKS Church youth group using a Samoan umu at Forbury School yesterday.
Insurance offer before DCC staff
Insurance offer before DCC staff
The future of the Dunedin City Council's infrastructure insurance is back in the hands of council staff, who will decide whether high prices and strict criteria are worth the cover offered.
Section of ramp to go
Section of ramp to go
The collapsed section of the St Clair beach seawall ramp, and the rest of the structure below that point, will be broken up and removed, it was confirmed yesterday.
Exploring inside the mind
Exploring inside the mind
It can not only be my dusty library in which the books on psychology are ragged and frayed from years of consultation.
Future of damaged beach ramp to be assessed
Future of damaged beach ramp to be assessed
A section of a St Clair beach ramp in Dunedin might soon be removed, after it broke away and fell on to rocks below.
Move afoot to ban pavement signs
Move afoot to ban pavement signs
Footpath advertising in Dunedin, whether simple chalk messages or a recent stencil and water blaster method, will be banned if a recommendation to the Dunedin City Council gets support on Tuesday.
Rep may be hired to find Chch work
Rep may be hired to find Chch work
Dunedin may soon have a representative dedicated to attracting some of the approximately $30 billion of work required to rebuild Christchurch.
Big ball has done its dash
Big ball has done its dash
With its foliage fading as fast as memories of New Zealand's Rugby World Cup triumph, Dunedin's flowering rugby ball - at a cost confirmed yesterday at $40,800 - is soon to be dug up and placed in storage.
'Over the moon' about new jetty
'Over the moon' about new jetty
The final pieces of the Portobello jetty were put in place yesterday, leaving Otago Peninsula Community board member John Bellamy "over the moon".
Development levy decision deferred
Development levy decision deferred
A Dunedin City Council meeting on development contributions yesterday ended without a decision, after it was decided more information on the issue was needed.
Value of Harbour Cone 'unparalleled'
Value of Harbour Cone 'unparalleled'
A visiting United States archaeologist has labelled Harbour Cone a world-class area that needs to be studied and protected, as the Dunedin City Council sits to consider the management of the land.
Woolly hats hide the bald truth
Woolly hats hide the bald truth
On the whole, other people's neuroses are tiresome. Even more tiresome are people who talk about their neuroses, which is why most psychologists get about with the irritated, distracted air of the terminally annoyed.
Horse test for stadium turf
Horse test for stadium turf
Fresh from a pounding by World Cup rugby boots tearing up the field, then the trampling of thousands of feet at last Saturday's "Big Night In" concert, the Forsyth Barr Stadium turf must now prove its mettle against much heftier animal hooves.
Where toddlers can say 'liquefaction'
Where toddlers can say 'liquefaction'
Saturday sport may sound like a pursuit that would fall by the wayside after devastating natural disasters such as the Christchurch earthquakes, but recreation staff at the Christchurch City Council found the opposite.
Cemetery officially opened
Cemetery officially opened
The rural aspect and sweeping views of Dunedin's newest cemetery greeted the official party that arrived yesterday to open the facility.
Delta rebrands 'for growth'
Delta rebrands 'for growth'
The Dunedin City Council-owned infrastructure specialist company Delta has a new look, and its chief executive believes the company can continue the growth it has experienced in the past year.