Tea break suggested for uncertain times
Tea break suggested for uncertain times
Former Waitaki mayor Alex Familton has suggested the DCC take a David Lange-style three-year cup of tea.
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Council urged to commit to restoration
Council urged to commit to restoration
A trust that wants a remnant of the once-thriving Port Chalmers shipbuilding industry to be restored has asked the DCC to put $700,000 in its budgets to stabilise a bank and clear any remaining asbestos.
Group’s call to maintain maar focus
Group’s call to maintain maar focus
Save Foulden Maar has asked Dunedin city councillors not to get bogged down in details as they go about securing the future of the archaeological site near Middlemarch.
Rating burden unfair, farm group says
Rating burden unfair, farm group says
Farmers have been unfairly targeted through the Dunedin City Council’s proposed rates rises that will pay for mainly urban projects, Federated Farmers has argued.
Minister criticised on camper proposals
Minister criticised on camper proposals
A Dunedin councillor has criticised Tourism Minister Stuart Nash for being out of touch with New Zealand travellers.
Three Waters soaking up money
Three Waters soaking up money
Of the $1.5billion of capital spending the Dunedin City Council has budgeted for the next decade, about $1billion is for transport, water, wastewater and stormwater systems.
DCC calls for more monitoring of coastal waters
DCC calls for more monitoring of coastal waters
Not enough attention is being paid to the state of Otago’s coastal water, some Dunedin city councillors fear.
Housing, wetland suggested for city areas
Housing, wetland suggested for city areas
Dunedin resident Daniel Benson-Guiu says Forbury Park in Dunedin could be used for council housing and to restore a wetland environment.
Call for a marina among requests about council spending
Call for a marina among requests about council spending
Requests from Dunedin residents about city council spending for the next decade range from a marina to calls for financial restraint.
Extensive roadworks set to wind down as winter nears
Extensive roadworks set to wind down as winter nears
Extensive roadworks activity in Dunedin should soon tail off.
Little ‘acutely’ aware of SDHB issues
Little ‘acutely’ aware of SDHB issues
Delays in diagnosing and treating cancer in the South are high on Health Minister Andrew Little’s "attention list". But he's stopped short of promising immediate intervention.
Delay in tertiary precinct upgrade could ease construction pressures
Delay in tertiary precinct upgrade could ease construction pressures
A proposed delay in upgrading Dunedin’s tertiary precinct could help the city avoid stretching construction resources too thinly, the city council has suggested.
More asbestos dust found in Civic Centre
More asbestos dust found in Civic Centre
More asbestos dust has been found on the seventh floor of the Dunedin Civic Centre and city council staff who normally work there will stay away while an investigation continues.
Early Dunedin causeway to be on display soon
Early Dunedin causeway to be on display soon
A causeway from the first decade of European settlement in Dunedin could be displayed in the city’s Wall St mall next month.
Busy time for new NZ citizen
Busy time for new NZ citizen
A proud Kiwi will have two significant ceremonies inside a month.
Deferring tertiary precinct upgrade called shortsighted
Deferring tertiary precinct upgrade called shortsighted
Dropping an upgrade of Dunedin’s tertiary precinct from city council budgets until 2030 has been lamented as shortsighted and disappointing.
Asbestos dust discovered in Civic Centre
Asbestos dust discovered in Civic Centre
Some Dunedin City Council staff have been working from home after asbestos dust was noticed in civic centre offices.
Museum seeks to hold fur seal coat
Museum seeks to hold fur seal coat
A fur seal coat made in the 1940s could soon be displayed at the Toitu Otago Settlers Museum, but permission will first need to be granted by the Department of Conservation.
Tributes to Cull flow at farewell
Tributes to Cull flow at farewell
Former Dunedin mayor Dave Cull has been acclaimed as an industrious leader, a wholehearted city servant and a fun-loving family man.
Watch: Cull remembered at town hall funeral
Watch: Cull remembered at town hall funeral
Former Dunedin mayor Dave Cull was a fun-loving family man and industrious leader, mourners have been told at his funeral.