Efforts to jump-start rugby trip funding
Efforts to jump-start rugby trip funding
Taieri College rugby players are collecting old batteries on Sunday in a bid to lace up their boots on the Iberian Peninsula.
Shawn McAvinue
Swim school defends 'unfair' fail
Swim school defends 'unfair' fail
The Dunedin City Council is unfairly failing children enrolled in its new swim school, a mother says.
Debate over green waste fees
Debate over green waste fees
Dunedin City Council should lower its fee for dumping green waste, a community board member says.
'It's so boggy' at dog park
'It's so boggy' at dog park
A call has been made to build a path across a "ridiculously muddy'' section of a Mosgiel dog park.
DCC rubbish bags could go
DCC rubbish bags could go
Black plastic Dunedin City Council rubbish bags could be discontinued.
Mud bath vs pitch perfect: Tale of two sports grounds
Mud bath vs pitch perfect: Tale of two sports grounds
A Brighton sports field featuring ‘‘a lake of stagnant water’’ reveals a lack of maintenance by the Dunedin City Council, a rugby club president and community board head say.
Space student returns
Space student returns
A Dunedin student has returned home after competing in an international innovation contest in France.
More pitches part of cricket facility upgrade
More pitches part of cricket facility upgrade
A face-lift of cricketing facilities at a Mosgiel park will make it ‘‘one of the nicest grounds around’’.
Idea ‘pops-up’ for freedom campers
Idea ‘pops-up’ for freedom campers
Freedom camping ‘‘pop-up’’ areas in Dunedin were discussed at a Saddle Hill Community Board meeting.
Landfill site options to be studied
Landfill site options to be studied
The Dunedin City Council has engaged a contractor to complete feasibility studies to identify a preferred option for a landfill site.
GPS firm offers chance to interns
GPS firm offers chance to interns
Students in Dunedin are preparing to secure a summer internship and possibly a career.
Citizenship a family affair
Citizenship a family affair
A South African family have lived in several parts of New Zealand for the past 10 years but when they arrived in Mosgiel they decided to settle and become citizens.
Mosgiel the ‘ideal location for motorhome visitors’
Mosgiel the ‘ideal location for motorhome visitors’
Mosgiel is the latest addition to a national ‘‘motorhome friendly town’’ scheme facilitated by the New Zealand Motor Caravan Association.
Amazon order big deal for Dunedin firm
Amazon order big deal for Dunedin firm
Word of a Dunedin photo printing business has spread to electronic commerce giant Amazon.
Honesty the key at cafe’s mug library
Honesty the key at cafe’s mug library
A Dunedin cafe has opened a ‘‘mug library’’ so customers can ‘‘choose to refuse’’ the use of disposable coffee cups.
Residents urged to air landfill concerns
Residents urged to air landfill concerns
Community board heads are urging residents concerned about a proposal for a landfill on a site between Brighton and Dunedin Airport to make themselves heard.
Council action urged on slip
Council action urged on slip
Sunshine Lane in Musselburgh is closed as a result of Dunedin City Council contractors failing to clear vegetation blocking a drain, a frustrated resident claims.
Botanic garden internships carry ‘weight’
Botanic garden internships carry ‘weight’
Students are travelling from across the world for physically demanding internships at the Dunedin Botanic Garden.
Road probe reopened after fears
Road probe reopened after fears
An accident is waiting to happen because of the design of a Mosgiel street, Mosgiel-Taieri Community Board chairwoman Sarah Nitis says.
'Do you really want to endanger a child?'
Principals speak up over illegal parking
Dunedin principals are working to stop motorists parking illegally outside schools and endangering children's lives.