Grant Miller

A $20 million upgrade of Dunedin’s Civic Centre should be completed by the end of next year, councillors have been told.

Dunedin City Council staff have been instructed to hold off on allocating a $30,000 funding increase to a set of community groups.

Nobody was pleased about it, but Dunedin city councillors approved a rates rise some described as practically unavoidable for a responsible council.

Problems with the tiles in the spa pool at Mosgiel’s new aquatic centre earlier this year were due to their incompatibility with the water temperature, it has been disclosed.

A consistent approach to strategy oversight got the tick of approval from the Dunedin City Council and it was accompanied by commentary about getting stuff done.

Developing a strong health workforce and maintaining sound international links will be key to facing the future’s big challenges, former health minister Ayesha Verrall says.

Possible withdrawal of increased funding for some Dunedin groups has been labelled an "attack on the poorest and most vulnerable people in our city".

Dunedin residents should have confidence their drinking water is safe despite a 40% non-compliance rate with stricter new standards, the city council says.

The Dunedin City Council has refused to disclose the terms of reference for an investigation into the conduct of a senior manager.

The Dunedin City Council’s debt is set to rise by about $13.5million more than councillors were told when they were debating budgets for the next year.

Efforts by the Dunedin City Council to be more open with the public about its workshops hit a snag this week.

Detailed plans for a new performing arts building in Dunedin have been pitched as a recipe for enabling professional theatre, community productions and school shows to thrive.

The government should take seriously an intractable problem of building owners getting away with "demolition by neglect", the Dunedin City Council says.

Ratepayers could bear the brunt of a government proposal to retreat from subsidising some roading emergency works, the Dunedin City Council has warned.

The departing boss of Dunedin’s major stadium says splitting his time between the city and Australia did not compromise his ability to do the job.

A former primary school in a growing seaside community in Dunedin could become a recreation centre if momentum builds behind the idea.

A group calling for Dunedin rates rises to be curbed doubts the message has been received loudly and clearly by the council.