Grant Miller

It may be a case of short-term pain for long-term gain.

Water bills for Dunedin ratepayers appear set to more than double over a decade to an average exceeding $4200 a year.

A stretch of water pipe that passes through a riverbed near Mosgiel is a "major risk concern" and requires regular inspections from the Dunedin City Council.

About 1500 Dunedin ratepayers have been caught up in an error from the city council affecting rates paid through direct debit.

Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich remains hopeful the city council can keep rates rises under 10%.

An investigation of some of Dunedin’s most critical water pipes paints a sobering picture of ageing infrastructure at risk of failure.

The Dunedin City Council is staying tight-lipped about what steps might follow a $200,000 investigation of its financial and reporting practices.

Teaming up with Christchurch could make delivery of water services more efficient and less costly, the Dunedin City Council says.

Kiwirail may take some convincing, but moves are afoot to position Dunedin Railways as a candidate to take over usage of its Cumberland St depot in Dunedin and operate a permanent workshop there.

Allegations from two whistleblowers against the Dunedin City Council have been investigated in forensic detail, but the report is not being released either to councillors or the public.

A tandem effort from Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich and Cr Lee Vandervis sought to put a spoke in the wheel of cycleways spending.

An allocation of government money connected to Three Waters in Dunedin has ended up being rather different from the city council’s initial application.

A pitch for a regional deal with central government from Queenstown Lakes and Central Otago will be put in front of each council before a proposal is finalised.

Delivery of the Dunedin City Council’s capital expenditure programme has slipped behind schedule and the chief executive says this is partly because of increased scrutiny from councillors.

A majority of Dunedin councillors pressed the city’s mayor for more information about a complaint against council chief executive Sandy Graham, emails show.

Mounting council debt could hurt Dunedin’s future if financial discipline is not maintained, the city’s mayor has warned.

Parking behaviour in George St, Dunedin, seems to have improved since a contractor was brought in to provide enforcement outside of business hours, the city council says.

Complacency cannot be allowed to creep in when it comes to ensuring a suitable hospital is built in Dunedin, city councillors have declared.