Musical chairs at DCC
Musical chairs at DCC
Four senior management positions are being filled in a caretaker capacity at the Dunedin City Council.
Hamish MacLean
DCC working with receivers, no comment on Foulden Maar
DCC working with receivers, no comment on Foulden Maar
The Dunedin City Council is continuing to work with the receivers of Foulden Maar, but will not say more on its plans for the site.
Council to look at kerb after wheelchair fall
Council to look at kerb after wheelchair accident
It is just 5cm, but for Richard Todd it creates a 50m detour - and this week in the wet he tumbled out of his wheelchair as he tried to make his regular trip to the neighbourhood dairy.
Bid to ‘incorporate creativity’ in coastal projects
Bid to ‘incorporate creativity’ in coastal projects
Three Dunedin infrastructure projects are set to get some support from the arts sector.
Dunedin assessed as quarantine centre
Dunedin assessed as quarantine centre
Hundreds of people at a time could be spending their first two weeks back in New Zealand in Dunedin.
'A soulmate, father and a friend': Family grieves fisherman
'A soulmate, father and a friend': Family grieves fisherman
The family of a Dunedin fisherman whose body was found in Lake Wakatipu yesterday say they are mourning the loss of "a son, a brother, a soulmate, a father and a friend".
Street overhaul: $150K paid to study impact on traffic
Street overhaul: $150K paid to study impact on traffic
Consultants have been paid $150,000 to study how an overhaul of Dunedin’s city-centre streets could affect traffic.
‘Premier events’ receive $250K
‘Premier events’ receive $250K
More than $250,000 was given to "premier events" in Dunedin last month, the Dunedin City Council has revealed.
Motels welcome support in school holidays
Motels welcome support in school holidays
Strong domestic support over the school holiday period is keeping Dunedin accommodation providers afloat, Otago Motel Associa0tion president Alex Greenan says.
Bidrose feels honoured as service ends on a pastoral note
Bidrose feels honoured as service ends on a pastoral note
As she ties up loose ends at the end of seven years as the Dunedin City Council’s chief executive, Sue Bidrose is working from a different office.
AA says road change could snarl traffic
AA says road change could snarl traffic
If planners get proposed road changes wrong, they could bring Dunedin city centre traffic to a standstill, the New Zealand Automobile Association says.
Dolphins frolic in ocean just off Taiaroa Head
Dolphins frolic in ocean just off Taiaroa Head
Two bottle-nosed dolphins jump from the water "just outside" Taiaroa Head about 11am yesterday.
E-bike scheme attracts fewer staff than hoped
E-bike scheme attracts fewer staff than hoped
An e-bike scheme to get staff from the Dunedin City Council on bikes has attracted less interest than had been hoped.
Office refurb for outgoing DCC boss
Office refurb for outgoing DCC boss
As she ties up loose ends at the end of seven years as Dunedin City Council chief executive, Sue Bidrose is working from a different office.
Ship’s 28-days-isolated crew allowed ashore
Ship’s 28-days-isolated crew allowed ashore
If Port Chalmers residents see crew from ships in the port in town, they can be assured robust procedures in place are being followed at Port Otago, chief executive Kevin Winders says.
Young cast set to take centre stage, at last
Young cast set to take centre stage, at last
The show must go on — and so a wartime adaptation of a children’s adventure will hit the stage in Dunedin despite originally being cancelled three months ago.
Factory demolition warning
Factory demolition warning
There are fears the demolition of the former Cadbury factory without a definite plan for the future of the site could be a permanent blow to Dunedin’s historic streetscape.
Moving online ‘before I actually fall off the perch’
Moving online ‘before I actually fall off the perch’
For the past 30 years, the world has walked through Yvonne Sutherland’s Portobello door.
No detail yet on effects of one-way changes
No detail yet on effects of one-way changes
The public will not know how changes to Dunedin’s central city one-way system could affect traffic flows through the city until after public engagement on the project ends next week.
George St group’s scope unknown
George St group’s scope unknown
A date has been set for the first meeting of the advisory group for the George St upgrade.