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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.
Grant Miller
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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.
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Insults risk eroding trust: businessman
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Insults risk eroding trust: businessman
Damage from a council chief executive flinging insults could be "far-reaching" for Dunedin, undermining its elected representatives, a prominent businessman says.
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‘I had fallen into bad habits’
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‘I had fallen into bad habits’
Insulting language such as "f... tards" was repeatedly used by Dunedin City Council chief executive Sandy Graham to describe councillors, sources say.
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Public suspicious of DCC: Vandervis
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Public suspicious of DCC: Vandervis
Public suspicion of the Dunedin City Council was a large obstacle to selling Aurora Energy, one councillor mused well before the idea was abandoned.
Health Minister no-show regrettable: Radich
Health Minister no-show regrettable: Radich
Health Minister Shane Reti’s no-show at a hospital rally in Dunedin tonight could prevent him from receiving information ‘‘his officials are probably not telling him’’, the city’s mayor says.
Keeping build promises 'vital'
Keeping build promises 'vital'
If Dunedin cannot get a suitable hospital built, other parts of New Zealand should be worried about what is in store for them, a former national health boss has warned.
Doorn of a new era for stadium
Doorn of a new era for stadium
A lot of satisfied customers will experience events at Dunedin’s covered stadium before the competition from Christchurch gets going if Paul Doorn gets his way.
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Les Bleus test on the cards
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Les Bleus test on the cards
Dunedin appears set to be announced as the host for a rugby test against France next year and could also be in the running to host a second test.
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DCC advised ageing roads need attention
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DCC advised ageing roads need attention
Ageing roads will need attention and significant investment is required in Three Waters assets, Dunedin councillors have been advised, as they consider the decades ahead.