Mobile trading site rules labelled 'farce'
Mobile trading site rules labelled 'farce'
Restrictions on potential mobile trading sites in the Octagon, including requirements to have traffic safety plans, have been labelled a ''farce'' by some traders.
Debbie Porteous
Residents feel left out of cycleway planning
Residents feel left out of cycleway planning
If, as one city councillor said this week, any decision involving road changes will upset some people, then inserting a large network of new cycleways on top of existing streets must be up there as a challenge for a city.
Financial stability still a risk, committee told
Financial stability still a risk, committee told
Financial sustainability, a new funding model for Forsyth Barr Stadium and detecting potential fraud might be its highest priorities risks, Audit NZ has suggested to the Dunedin City Council's new audit and risk subcommittee.
Stadium payment may rise
Stadium payment may rise
Dunedin ratepayers will be called on for the third year in a row to help balance Forsyth Barr Stadium's books.
Restructuring for efficiency at libraries
Restructuring for efficiency at libraries
Staffing at Dunedin libraries is being restructured in a bid to make the service more efficient.
Council cycle plan a 'ludicrous idea'
Council cycle plan a 'ludicrous idea'
A storm is brewing in Victoria Rd where some residents say the Dunedin City Council's plan to install a shared walk/cycle path is rushed and a potential disaster.
Feedback taken on potential cycleway snag
Feedback taken on potential cycleway snag
The $4.5 million South Dunedin cycle network may not be completed within the Dunedin City Council's four-year deadline, as Victoria Rd potentially poses another stumbling block.
Doggy don't: park too foul for children's use
Doggy don't: park too foul for children's use
The number of dogs being allowed to do their business on Dunedin sports fields and run around them off the lead has prompted the city's animal services team to increase its monitoring and education of dog owners.
DCC considers dog park issues
DCC considers dog park issues
Dunedin City Council staff have been investigating issues at the East Taieri dog park to see what can be done after users asked the council to tackle weed, drainage and lighting issues there.
Councillor urges better standard of work
Councillor urges better standard of work
Parts of Dunedin are lacking basic maintenance and city council staff need to put pressure on contractors to improve their performance, a Dunedin city councillor says.
Trial of process for public art rejected
Trial of process for public art rejected
A proposal to trial a new process for commissioning public art for Dunedin has been rejected by city councillors.
Councillors revive fluoridation issue
Councillors revive fluoridation issue
Not content to let the sleeping fluoridation bear lie, new city councillors Mike Lord and David Benson-Pope may poked it firmly in the stomach yesterday.
Review of lane-charging
Review of lane-charging
Dunedin city councillors have asked staff to report in the next six months to the community development and environment committee on how the lane charging system at Moana Pool is working.
Pool project funds for scoping only
Pool project funds for scoping only
The Dunedin City Council has accepted an offer from the Taieri Community Facilities Trust to work with the council on developing further a project for a proposed new pool in Mosgiel.
Support seen as best option
Support seen as best option
Forsyth Barr Stadium may be losing money but events held there since it opened have provided a $45 million economic benefit for Dunedin, the boss of the company running the stadium said as the city council agreed to pump in another $1.4 million to help the company break even.
No smoking in DCC flats
No smoking in DCC flats
New tenants of Dunedin City Council flats will not be allowed to smoke inside from July 1.
Hearing on SH88 issue deferred
Hearing on SH88 issue deferred
It appears the Dunedin City Council has avoided a date in court with one of its councillors, for the time being at least.
Insulation scheme to continue
Insulation scheme to continue
The Dunedin City Council has decided to continue with its Warm Dunedin scheme for at least another year.
Agreement on ethical investment
Agreement on ethical investment
The Dunedin City Council has voted to not invest in the munitions, tobacco, fossil fuel extraction, gambling or pornography industries.
Tough budget decisions: mayor
Tough budget decisions: mayor
Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull has set the scene for city councillors as they begin debating what to spend ratepayers' money on, and what not to, in the 2014-15 financial year.