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Gore councillors calling for review

Gore councillors calling for review

Most Gore councillors are calling for an independent review aimed at restoring confidence in their council after a relationship breakdown between the mayor and the chief executive.

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Three Waters tweaks add costs - Clutha mayor

Clutha mayor Bryan Cadogan. Photo: ODT files

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Three Waters tweaks add costs - Clutha mayor

Water bills for Otago and Southland households will be more expensive than necessary in the years to come because of the Government’s tweaks to reforms, Clutha’s mayor says.

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Fossil site won’t be accessible until ‘later this year’

Foulden Maar near Middlemarch. PHOTO: KIMBERLEY COLLINS

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Fossil site won’t be accessible until ‘later this year’

Restoring access to the Foulden Maar fossils site for scientists might still be months away.

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Three Waters assets’ value falls

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Three Waters assets’ value falls

The perceived value of Dunedin City Council’s Three Waters assets has been knocked back by $800 million upon review.

Annual report opinion divided

Dunedin's Mayor viewed the 2022 financial year as one of solid progress on upgrades, and the council is now "better placed to seize opportunities and meet the challenges ahead".

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3 Waters reform would take on $120m of council debt

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3 Waters reform would take on $120m of council debt

The first lot of debt to be transferred off the Dunedin City Council’s books if Three Waters reform continues is set to be about $120 million.

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Meeting with minister on hospital cost cuts pursued

An artist’s impression of the new Dunedin Hospital. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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Meeting with minister on hospital cost cuts pursued

Dunedin's mayor is pursuing a meeting with Minister of Finance Grant Robertson to discuss cuts to the planned new hospital in the city.

Former George St pavers find new homes

Former George St pavers find new homes

Pavers that once ran along Dunedin’s George St are being redeployed at a food garden, a nursery, a community garden and several more places.

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Debt ceiling rise fuels debate

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Debt ceiling rise fuels debate

Raising the Dunedin City Council’s debt ceiling has been described as necessary for paying bills and beneficial for getting Three Waters assets in strong shape.

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Councils called Three Waters ‘basket cases’

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Councils called Three Waters ‘basket cases’

A few Otago councils have been labelled Three Waters "basket cases" by a Dunedin city councillor critical of their lack of strong opposition to government reform.

Council debt may exceed agreed level, require extra

The Dunedin City Council is headed for a breach of its approved $445 million debt level and could take on up to $35 million more to see out the financial year.

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Radiation dept safe, HNZ says

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Radiation dept safe, HNZ says

Assurances have been provided about the long-term future of cancer radiation services in Dunedin amid a staffing crisis.

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Staffing crisis halts services

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Staffing crisis halts services

"Don't get cancer in Dunedin," an exasperated radiation oncologist says.

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Demand for housing stays strong despite consent drop

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Demand for housing stays strong despite consent drop

The number of consents issued for dwellings in Dunedin has fallen away in the past year, but an Otago developer says demand for housing remains strong.

Sun’s out, buns out: City dared to get wet and wild

A few swimmers take a dip in the St Clair Hot Salt Water Pool yesterday as part of preparations...

Sun’s out, buns out: City dared to get wet and wild

Daring Dunedin residents can swim starkers this morning as part of a marketing campaign presenting the city as wild, fun and cheeky.

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Verrall vague over further hospital cuts

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Verrall vague over further hospital cuts

The Health Minister has declined to rule out further cuts to the planned new hospital in Dunedin.

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Is the groyne debate dead in the water or floundering?

The original St Clair groyne was washed away with the final pole disappearing last year. Photo:...

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Is the groyne debate dead in the water or floundering?

If a groyne is not dead in the water, it sure looks like it is struggling to survive.

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DCC rejection of Taieri development overturned

A property in Currie Rd on the Taieri Plain may now have thousands of trees and a dwelling added,...

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DCC rejection of Taieri development overturned

An Environment Court judgement overturning the DCC's rejection of a residential development on the Taieri Plain should not set a precedent compromising highly productive land, the council said.

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Resolution ‘another step’ along journey

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Resolution ‘another step’ along journey

Building consensus is the immediate priority for Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich, rather than rebuilding a groyne.

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Push to free up inner-city living space

More use might be made of space above shops in central Dunedin if conversion of vacant space to...

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Push to free up inner-city living space

Making it easier for Dunedin building owners to convert vacant inner-city space into residential units could add to the city’s housing stock, vibrancy and ambience, a city councillor says.

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