Hamish MacLean

Bus users ask to be listened to seriously

The Dunedin City Council is considering an inner city bus loop trial. Photo: ODT files

Bus users ask to be listened to seriously

Both the young and the old called on Dunedin City Council to support changes to the way buses run in the city, at yesterday’s 2020-21 annual plan hearings. Both senior citizens and students made...

Chamber calls for 0% rates rise

White-knuckled businesses need the relief of a 0% rates rise, Otago Chamber of Commerce chief executive Dougal McGowan says.

Orokonui seeks fence funding

Orokonui Ecosanctuary’s predator fence is vulnerable in three high-risk areas and so, too, are the protected species inside, Otago Natural History Trust chairman Colin Campbell-Hunt says.

Cleaning councillor caught with pants down

A Dunedin councillor caught bare-legged on camera has clarified that he was wearing pants, just of the short variety.

Vandervis: budget changes must help crisis’ ‘losers’

The proposed 6.5% rates rise for Dunedin should be scrapped, Cr Lee Vandervis says.

City's retail restart in spotlight

A plan to support local retail and hospitality businesses has been lambasted.

City's retail restart in spotlight

Planning is under way for how physical distancing could work in Dunedin city streets as retail outlets reopen.

Fire crews save new house

When fire crews arrived at a rural Kuri Bush blaze on Saturday night, flames leapt 20m high and ammunition was going off inside a large shed engulfed in flames at the remote property.

Call to address housing

More than $100 million in infrastructure spending could be a game-changer as Dunedin continues to struggle through a housing crisis exacerbated by the fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic.

Ammunition goes off as shed goes up in flames

Six stations were called to the fire at the property in Big Stone Rd after 6.30pm yesterday....

Ammunition goes off as shed goes up in flames

When fire crews arrived at a rural Kuri Bush blaze last night, flames leapt 20m high and ammunition was going off inside a large shed at the remote property.

Chinese counterparts share virus experiences with DHB

One patient continues to struggle in Dunedin Hospital.

Chinese counterparts share virus experiences with DHB

Despite the possibility of a major Covid-19 outbreak in the South now being low "we should still be prepared", Southern District Health Board chief medical officer Nigel Millar says.

Dunedin mayor looks for budget revisions but not to ‘slash and burn’

Dunedin Mayor Aaron Hawkins says he has no interest in a "slash-and-burn budget" — but he has called for a revised budget for the coming year in light of the effects of Covid-19 on the local economy.

Team stamping out the embers

There have been 11 consecutive days of no new cases of Covid-19 in the South.

Future hazy for airport

Revenue has crash-landed at Dunedin Airport amid the Covid-19 pandemic, and the airport’s executive leadership says there will not be a return to normal in the foreseeable future.

Education hit hard by border closures

Three Otago University researchers received part of the Health Research Council and Ministry of...

Education hit hard by border closures

International students contribute hundreds of millions of dollars to Otago’s economy; with the country’s borders closed, the hit to the international education sector will be significant and the...

Private jet leaves Dunedin, en route to Hong Kong

Amid the global Covid-19 pandemic a private jet which landed at Dunedin Airport from Cambodia has left for Hong Kong carrying 10 international travellers today.

Building sector in for hard time

WorkSafe said that during the March last year, the worker was installing attic trusses in the...

Building sector in for hard time

After five weeks of lockdown, the South’s construction industry is set to get rolling again under Alert Level 3 restrictions and in the face of employment uncertainty.

Active cases in South fall to 31

One patient continues to struggle in Dunedin Hospital as the number of active cases in the South dropped to 31 yesterday.

Glass will be picked up next week

Plastic rubbish bags may be replaced and existing wheelie and recycling bins joined by up to two...

Glass will be picked up next week

Glass recycling will resume in Dunedin next week, but the return of kerbside collection for cardboard, paper and plastic has yet to be confirmed.

Major industry’s future in Dunedin uncertain

Thousands of Dunedin jobs hang in the balance as tourism operators grapple with the uncertainty of a post-Covid-19 world.

Leaders wary about Level 3 conditions

As NZ continues on its course of staying home and staying safe, some businesses see a clear way ahead while others worry about the shadow the Covid-19 virus has already cast over the southern economy.

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