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The Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust has indicated to the Dunedin City Council it will seek the council's support in its battle against the threat to the species from inshore commercial fishing.
The Chinese community needs to take some responsibility for the financial "predicament" the city finds itself in with the Chinese garden, the Dunedin Ratepayers and Householders Association says.
A $2.5 million Dunedin City Council scheme to warm up Dunedin houses is on hold and its future possibly in question, after unforeseen financial implications were discovered.
The Southern Sinfonia is an essential part of Dunedin's cultural heritage, has a special relationship with the community and must stay, the Dunedin City Council says.
The temporary arrangements at the intersection of Anzac Ave and Castle St in Dunedin are to remain in place until at least late November, while closing that end of Anzac Ave to through traffic is evaluated.
Coffee and ice creams could be on sale again at Dunedin's Marlow Park after the city council agreed to grant a lease for a new mini golf course operator at the St Kilda park.
Dunedin ratepayers could have input into whether the section of Anzac Ave between St Andrew St and Castle St should be permanently closed to traffic.
Taieri residents with fire-boosted hot water cylinders have been urged to check they can deal with the particular quality of the water supply, after several reports of stainless steel cylinders corroding prematurely.
A working party considering the future management of Dunedin's water, wastewater and storm water network is to recommend the city council keep the service in-house.
The chief executive of the Dunedin City Council has ordered that a review of the organisation's policy on non-work related use of the internet during work time be reviewed "as a priority".
Retrospective resource consent has been granted for a boarding kennel and cattery at Wingatui.
An automated web content filter for the Dunedin City Council's internal network has deemed a Family First New Zealand website on traditional marriage a "hate" site, and blocked access for staff.
The Mosgiel-Taieri community board has urged the Dunedin City Council to ensure it really does work with the Otago Regional Council on setting parameters for development on the Taieri, given the risks of natural hazards on the plain.
The next Port Chalmers Seafood Festival is likely to be held in September next year, after its organising committee decided it was too hard to hold the event each year.
The Ministry of Justice is making no apologies for closing parts of the Dunedin courthouse and the inconveniences that have resulted, despite growing frustration over trials being held in Invercargill.
It will be another nine months before the restoration of the Cargill Monument in the Exchange is completed.
Dunedin's revised district plan is likely to be released online as an "e-plan" with limited hard copies available, following the trend in other centres.
Otago Polytechnic Council chairwoman Kathy Grant and Polson Higgs chief executive Graham Crombie have been appointed as the final two directors on the board of Dunedin City Holdings Ltd.
The Automobile Association says there is unlikely to be any good news for motorists soon, as petrol prices continue to rise steadily.
