Suspicious house fire in Gore
Suspicious house fire in Gore
Firefighters prevented a suspicious house fire in Gore from spreading to other properties early this morning.
Grant Miller
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Report a gateway to city’s tourism future
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Report a gateway to city’s tourism future
Picturesque and captivating, Dunedin should be managed as a visitor destination in a way that benefits its people, treasures and environment, a new plan says.
Heritage waterfront building to include social housing
Heritage waterfront building to include social housing
A social-housing component will make up one floor of the redeveloped New Zealand Loan and Mercantile heritage building in Dunedin's waterfront precinct.
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Destination plan finds support
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Destination plan finds support
Dunedin's distinctiveness as a destination needs to be looked after through wise stewardship and sound management behind the scenes, city councillors say.
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Waterfront apartments aimed at low income tenants
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Waterfront apartments aimed at low income tenants
Thirty apartments in Dunedin’s waterfront precinct could be ready for low-income tenants by the end of next year.
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Prudent annual plan reflects inflation: councillors
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Prudent annual plan reflects inflation: councillors
A rates rise was kept to 6.6% by the Dunedin City Council, accelerated spending flowed into the city’s Three Waters network and a price was paid in debt levels.
Govt uni bailout likened to a plaster
Govt uni bailout likened to a plaster
The Government’s funding injection for the University of Otago is a start, but more support is required, Dunedin city councillors say.
'Let's embrace this': DCC backs bilingual road signs
'Let's embrace this': DCC backs bilingual road signs
The Dunedin City Council has unanimously backed a Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency drive for increased bilingual signage.
DCC may support more te reo in road signage
DCC may support more te reo in road signage
The Dunedin City Council will confirm today if it supports incorporating more te reo Māori into New Zealand’s transport network.
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3 Waters submission on agenda
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3 Waters submission on agenda
The Dunedin City Council remains uncomfortable about Three Waters reform, despite changes to the model, it seems.
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Councillors warned plan to oust Bell may backfire
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Gore councillors were warned plan to oust Bell may backfire
Gore councillors were warned the day before they backed out of a showdown with the district’s mayor their plans could backfire on them and their community.
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Former Gore council CFO wants an apology too
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Former Gore council CFO wants an apology too
A former senior employee of the Gore District Council who clashed with its chief executive wants to know when he will get an apology.
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DCC may go into bat for university
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DCC may go into bat for university
The Dunedin City Council may help lobby for more government funding for the financially strapped University of Otago.
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‘No source’ for $50m dump figure
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‘No source’ for $50m dump figure
Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich says he can't remember where exactly a ballpark figure of $50m came from for the likely looming excavation and disposal of hazardous landfill material from under a seaside sports field.
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Documents show fraying relationship between pair
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Documents show fraying relationship between pair
A fraying relationship between Gore Mayor Ben Bell and Gore District Council chief executive Stephen Parry is laid bare in documentation, even while they had been trying to patch things up.
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Troublesome intersection under review ... again
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Troublesome intersection under review ... again
The safety of a problem intersection in North Dunedin will be considered within a deeper investigation of how State Highway 1 should function in the central city.
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Councils hope report themes taken note of
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Councils hope report themes taken note of
Councils up and down the country are frustrated about obstacles preventing them delivering what is important to their communities, southern mayors say.
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Octagon may get upgrade
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Octagon may get upgrade
An upgrade of the Octagon could be put on the Dunedin City Council’s radar next year.
Councillors object to ‘unacceptable rant’
Councillors object to ‘unacceptable rant’
An abusive tirade from a member of the public prompted Dunedin city councillors to walk out of a meeting.
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Central revamp streets ahead in time and money
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Central revamp streets ahead in time and money
Up to 90% of a multimillion-dollar upgrade focused on George St in Dunedin could be completed by Christmas.