One of the people opposing a boarding kennel near Mosgiel has invited a council hearings committee considering whether to grant consent for the kennel, to stay on his farm for a night to experience what it is like to live with "incessant" barking day and night.
A group of Rocklands and Hindon farmers is seeking support to investigate using surplus water from Dunedin's town supply for farm irrigation.
Those undertaking major upgrades on two historic Dunedin churches say it is possible for parishes and community groups to upgrade their buildings, with some drive and a little "bloody-mindedness".
An independent panel reviewing professional swim coaching services at Dunedin's Moana Pool has recommended a "Dunedin swim coaching board" be established to manage and provide guidance for swim coaching in the city.
Dunedin city councillors will decide next week whether to back a plan to continue a holding pattern in
The happiness, quality of life and welfare of Dunedin residents are the focus of a new strategic document from the city council on how the city can manage the significant social issues facing it in the future.
Dunedin's emergency response managers will take the opportunity during New Zealand's first nationwide earthquake drill to practise, in theory, how they would respond to an earthquake emergency in the city.
The drivers of Christchurch's Epic technology hub say they can see potential for Dunedin to create a similar entity in the city's warehouse precinct's historic buildings.
Finding out a heritage building is "earthquake prone" is not a death knell for the building, the Historic Places Trust says.
As various religious denominations make plans to have the structural strength of their historic Dunedin churches assessed, some are already preparing for the worst.
Nine sites along Dunedin's winding Portobello Rd have been prioritised for remedial work following a city council investigation into the number of cars crashing into Otago Harbour.
A sad year for Dunedin mother Wendi Raumati was compounded when her winter wood supply, organised by her husband before his death, was stolen. The act was in contrast to how the rest of the...
A mass assessment of how Dunedin's pre-1976 buildings would cope in an earthquake is under way.
Comments from Dunedin residents deemed as "ignorant" and "thinly veiled racism" were swept aside yesterday as Mayor Dave Cull used his casting vote to break a councillor deadlock on the addition of a Maori name to the Otago Settlers Museum's title.
The Dunedin City Council will next week adopt its long-term plan, including a rates rise of 4.9% next year, and approve an increase in the city's debt of $59.5 million in 2012-13.
Dunedin city councillor Jinty MacTavish recently participated in the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives world congress and world sustainability conference Rio+20. While the agreement from Rio+20 was widely viewed as a disappointment, she told Debbie Porteous the conferences offered much that could be useful to Dunedin.
Dunedin residents will have a new avenue through which they can help shape the city as the city council trials an online citizens' panel.
The new director of the Dunedin Public Art Gallery says he is looking forward to working with one of New Zealand's best art collections.
When Dunedin city councillor Lee Vandervis publicly opined paid community boards should be scrapped in Dunedin and the salaries paid instead to councillors, his words were largely met with a roar of disapproval.
Dunedin nonprofit organisations, trusts, clubs and community groups say earthquake strengthening is likely to force them into some harsh decisions.
