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Statistician queries DCC’s analysis of online survey
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Statistician queries DCC’s analysis of online survey
Dunedin City Council claims about what "most respondents" said in a survey have been questioned by a statistician.
Grant Miller
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Theatre groups told consensus needed
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Theatre groups told consensus needed
Consensus and compromise could help Dunedin theatre groups secure better facilities for the city, it has been signalled.
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Casting vote to progress unitary authority discussions
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Casting vote to progress unitary authority discussions
Discussions about a possible unitary authority for Otago were nearly scuppered in Dunedin, but they survived on the mayor’s casting vote.
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‘Do more’ tops ‘do less’ in council survey
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‘Do more’ tops ‘do less’ in council survey
There is not yet a strong call from the public for spending cuts at the Dunedin City Council, an online survey indicates.
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Enterprise Dunedin manager leaving for polytech role
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Enterprise Dunedin manager leaving for polytech role
Enterprise Dunedin manager John Christie is leaving his city council post and has accepted a position with the Otago Polytechnic.
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Councillors cautioned about leaks
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Councillors cautioned about leaks
Senior staff cautioned Dunedin city councillors about "leaks of information to the media" and a crucial meeting was abruptly suspended for several hours, the Otago Daily Times has learned.
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Road to nowhere
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Paver stockpile a saver in the long run: council
Pavers left over after Dunedin’s George St upgrade could cover an area equivalent to more than five basketball courts and the city council says their $265,000 cost is worth it in the long run.
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Local govt expert: council must step up
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Local govt expert: council must step up
Dunedin city councillors need to step up and show leadership amid a difficult time with their chief executive, a local government scholar believes.
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ORC set to discuss shared pathways using floodbanks
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ORC set to discuss shared pathways using floodbanks
Developers of cycling and walking trails may soon have a fairly clear steer about whether they can use floodbanks in Otago.
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Operational budget for library concerns
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Operational budget for library concerns
Projected costs for running the new South Dunedin library and community complex have shocked at least one city councillor.
Anniversary of first fishing season marked
Anniversary of first fishing season marked
It seems fish were elusive in Dunedin’s Water of Leith on the 150th anniversary of the first trout being caught under licence in New Zealand.
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Investigation into DCC
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Investigation into DCC
An investigation is being undertaken into the Dunedin City Council’s financial reporting, the Otago Daily Times understands.
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George St costs indefensible: Vandervis
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George St costs indefensible: Vandervis
Spending exceeding $60,000 on designing a seesaw and more than $50,000 on a shade canopy design in George St, Dunedin, is indefensible, a city councillor says.
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Call for councils to work together to deliver water
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Call for councils to work together to deliver water
The Central Otago and Gore councils have pledged to work together to deliver water in their communities, and they are calling for other councils in Otago and Southland to join forces for a unified...
Call to channel hospital message via Peters
Call to channel hospital message via Peters
Dunedin residents should encourage Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters to push for a suitable hospital in the city, a councillor says.
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Public to be consulted about future of Fortune Theatre site
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Public to be consulted about future of Fortune Theatre site
The former Fortune Theatre site in Dunedin is imposing costs exceeding $120,000 a year on the Dunedin City Council while it remains disused and the public will be asked if the historically...
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Water-reform funding on the agenda
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Water-reform funding on the agenda
Allocation of funding connected to water reform is set to be discussed again by the Dunedin City Council.
Station project wins award
Station project wins award
The Dunedin Railway Station restoration project has won a national architecture award.
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Committee received apology ‘on behalf of the full council’
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Committee received apology ‘on behalf of the full council’
Dunedin City Council chief executive Sandy Graham has apologised to all staff for her behaviour.
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Council chief's language slammed
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Council chief's language slammed
Some councillors may not have dared speak up after revelations the DCC's chief executive was in the habit of insulting them, but Cr Mandy Mayhem was one who did.