Debbie Porteous

A scheduled maple tree near a historic Heriot Row home will be the next to have its fate considered by the Dunedin City Council.

Resident backlash against the South Dunedin Cycle Network continues with a 270-signature petition to be presented to the Dunedin City Council urging it to reverse changes made to Marlow St to make it safer for cyclists.

A rethink of the way Dunedin can develop its creative side was long overdue, welcome and would support the massive potential for the city to excel as an arts and culture centre, city councillors said, before approving a draft of new arts and culture strategy for public consultation.

City councillors will vote today on changes to the next set of cycleways to be built in South Dunedin streets.

A busy agenda has been prepared for today's Dunedin City Council meeting, much of it tying up the ends of work done over the past few months.

It might be a little safer for people to cycle in central Dunedin from next week.

Plans to build a memorial garden in Dunedin's Anzac Ave to honour the actions of conscientious objectors have been greeted with initial consternation by the local RSA.

A major year-long project to repair Dunedin's Ross Creek Reservoir is expected to begin in October.

In the week a 90-year-old woman caused a serious crash after driving the wrong way along Dunedin's Southern Motorway, Debbie Porteous takes a look at issue of older drivers on New Zealand roads.

A fault in a central Dunedin parking meter that spewed money instead of accepting it has been fixed.

A Dunedin family has received an apology from the Dunedin City Council after it euthanised the family's beloved pet dog.

Dawn Ibbotson (99) reluctantly gave up driving about six years ago because she knew her age potentially made her a danger to herself and others.

When he saw the chairs set out in neat rows for visitors, City of Dunedin Cadet Unit commander Captain Kevin Weir knew something was up.

The Dunedin City Council wants packaging to be on a short-list of products the Government is considering for regulation via mandatory ''product waste stewardship'' schemes.

There are no plans to make families apply for permission to scatter their loved ones' ashes in public places in Dunedin, as announced this week in Auckland, but scattering of ashes in city parks and recreational areas is already ''discouraged''.