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Commercial rents for South D library staying
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Commercial rents for South D library staying
Commercial rents for the top floor of the South Dunedin library complex are going nowhere.
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'Party poopers': DCC snuffs out fireworks return
'Party poopers': DCC snuffs out fireworks return
Any hopes fireworks would return to Dunedin's New Year's Eve celebrations this year have been shot down.
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Council secret inquiry costs, follow-up, top $300,000
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Council secret inquiry costs, follow-up, top $300,000
Costs relating to a secret inquiry at the Dunedin City Council, and any necessary follow-up, have climbed above $300,000.
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Change to SH88 possible
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Change to SH88 possible
A proposed roading rejig around Dunedin’s new hospital could feature a pivotal change to the highway network in the central city.
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Councillor calls for Smooth Hill landfill to be deferred
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Councillor calls for Smooth Hill landfill to be deferred
Building the Smooth Hill landfill should be deferred until the Dunedin City Council gets to a more sustainable position on debt and rates, a councillor says.
Council cans rainbow crossings
Council cans central city rainbow crossings
Rainbow crossings will not be part of a revised design for Bath St, in central Dunedin, as the city council looks to keep an upgrade within budget.
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Council looks at reinstating fireworks
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Council looks at reinstating fireworks
Fireworks could be back with a vengeance for Dunedin’s next New Year’s Eve celebrations.
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Trust floated to save Sammy’s
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Trust floated to save Sammy’s
A trust may need to be formed to lead mothballed Dunedin music venue Sammy’s back into the spotlight, a city councillor says.
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DCC youth candidate says 'entire council needs to go'
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DCC youth candidate says 'entire council needs to go'
An overthrow of Dunedin City Council incumbents could be coming if the masses are inspired to rise up, a 24-year-old political aspirant says.
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Plan to ship construction waste north
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Plan to ship construction waste north
Diverting construction waste in Dunedin and sending much of it north by rail for reprocessing could be trialled by the Dunedin City Council from November.
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Net-zero: DCC on track, city not
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Net-zero: DCC on track, city not
Curbing waste emissions has gone better than expected for the DCC, but the rest of the city may be holding it back as decisions loom about zero-carbon goals and how much to invest to achieve them.
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Revved up for the art of karting
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Revved up for the art of karting
Grassroots motorsport is what Dunedin’s club president called the karting experience at Lee Stream at the weekend, and there was plenty of it.
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$30m under-spend revealed on DCC capital programme
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$30m under-spend revealed on DCC capital programme
Delivery of the Dunedin City Council’s planned capital spend for the financial year appears set to fall more than $30 million short.
Kettle blowing off steam sparks fire callout
Kettle blowing off steam sparks fire callout
A feisty kettle was the probable culprit in a fire callout to a Dunedin petrol station.
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Truckers back fix for problem intersection
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Truckers back fix for problem intersection
A proposed solution for a problematic North Dunedin intersection that would not involve adding traffic lights shows advice from the trucking industry has been heeded, a roading lobby group says.
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Lane shift on cards for problem intersection
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Lane shift on cards for problem North Dunedin intersection
Proposed changes to a notorious intersection in North Dunedin are a good interim fix, but a more comprehensive engineering solution will be needed longer term, a city councillor says.
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Exodus of leaders continues: DCC denies culture problem
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Exodus of leaders continues: DCC denies culture problem
Another senior manager is leaving the Dunedin City Council, bringing more change to its executive leadership team.
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Dismay at lack of details — DCC probe: update coming
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Dismay at lack of details — DCC probe: update coming
Dunedin councillors tired of waiting to hear how their council intends to learn from an investigation that has cost it more than $250,000 may soon get some answers.
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Building ‘affordable convening space’ can be honoured
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Building ‘affordable convening space’ can be honoured
Councillors have a chance to honour the purpose of building a library in South Dunedin if they agree to a course correction, Taieri MP Ingrid Leary says.
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'I made the wrong decision': Cr's U-turn over South Dunedin library
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'I made the wrong decision': Cr's U-turn over South Dunedin library
A cut to a South Dunedin community hub slammed as a betrayal may not be a done deal after a councillor’s change of heart.