Kainga Ora may buy depot
Kainga Ora may buy depot
Kainga Ora could decide in a few weeks whether it will buy the Princes St bus depot site in Dunedin.
Grant Miller
End of vaccine pass for library, pool, galleries
End of vaccine pass for library, pool, galleries
Covid-19 vaccine passes will not be needed for people to enter Dunedin City Council facilities from Tuesday, April 5.
Vaccine passes not needed from next week: DCC
Vaccine passes not needed from next week: DCC
Covid-19 vaccine passes will not be needed for people to enter Dunedin City Council facilities from Tuesday.
City to go back to the future with glam tram plan
City to go back to the future with glam tram plan
April fools!! So be honest, how many of you guys fell for it? Heritage railway carriages are to be converted into trams for possible use in Dunedin’s city centre from 2024.
Stapp scheme ‘created really big divide’
Stapp scheme ‘created really big divide’
A controversial tourism grants scheme - described by the auditor-general as having some unclear criteria - caused division in the sector, an Otago tourism operator says.
City to go back to the future with glam tram plan
City to go back to the future with glam tram plan
April fools!! So be honest, how many of you guys fell for it? Heritage railway carriages are to be converted into trams for possible use in Dunedin’s city centre from 2024.
Rule to return unspent funding suspended
Rule to return unspent funding suspended
Organisers of events receiving grants from the Dunedin City Council have had one pressure point eased.
Council schism over Three Waters broad
Council schism over Three Waters broad
The Dunedin City Council’s relationship with mana whenua has begun to heal, but division among elected representatives appears to run deep.
Poll: Three Waters backtrack
Poll: Three Waters backtrack
Poll 📊 The fundamentals of the DCC's relationship with mana whenua were shaken by the council’s brief membership of a Three Waters lobby group, but repairs are under way, the mayor says.
Opposing views as Three Waters decision overturned
Opposing views in council as Three Waters decision overturned
Dunedin councillors have today voted 7-6 to overturn their decision to join Three Waters lobby group Communities 4 Local Democracy, a situation described by one as "lose-lose".
Pivotal Three Waters vote for council
Pivotal Three Waters vote for council
Dunedin's city councillors will today be asked to show their commitment to Treaty of Waitangi principles in what is shaping up as a defining moment in their term.
All atwitter over lack of action on tree trimming
All atwitter over lack of action on tree trimming
Trees with branches overhanging a footpath in Mosgiel were eventually trimmed by a contractor for the Dunedin City Council — but certainly not at the first time of asking. A Twitter thread shows it took 10 inquiries spanning almost four months before the matter was dealt with.
Fractured DCC ‘ugly situation’
Fractured DCC ‘ugly situation’
Inadequate leadership and communication could be behind the fracturing of the relationship between the Dunedin City Council and mana whenua, a councillor says.
Troubled water: Charting course after lead scare
Troubled water: Charting course after lead scare
Reporter Grant Miller evaluates the lead scare that closed an Otago drinking water supply for six months and considers what lies ahead.
'Mere window dressing': Council’s projects in disarray
'Mere window dressing': Council’s projects in disarray
The Dunedin City Council’s relationship with mana whenua has been plunged into turmoil, casting doubt on how major planned projects will advance.
Three Waters: Mana whenua halts work with Dunedin council
Three Waters: Mana whenua halts work with Dunedin council
The DCC's relationship with mana whenua has been plunged into turmoil, casting doubt on how Māori consultation will be carried out on planned projects.
Vandervis censure case back in court
Vandervis censure case back in court
An unfair process led to a Dunedin councillor being censured for loud, aggressive and intimidating behaviour, it has again been claimed in court.
Vandervis again argues unfair process led to censure
Vandervis again argues unfair process led to censure
A Dunedin councillor found to have been loud, aggressive and intimidating when he remonstrated with a staff member about parking has again argued in court an unfair process led to his being censured.
ORC calls for Govt advice on bore water
ORC calls for Govt advice on bore water
Changing environmental standards for drinking water sources could affect thousands of bores in Otago and ratchet up costs.
Public transport fares may halve but services unlikely to be increased
Public transport fares may halve but services unlikely to be increased
Half-price fares for public transport are unlikely to result in boosted services to cater for extra demand, Otago Regional Council staff have signalled.