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Labour candidates clarify pledge limits
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Labour candidates clarify pledge limits
Candidates endorsed by Labour sign a pledge to abide by party principles, but the local context is their domain, the political party has argued.
Grant Miller
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Electioneering may be brutal but what about gardening?
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Electioneering may be brutal but what about gardening?
Sophie Barker has had to endure teasing about being a pirate and a one-eyed councillor in the past week.
Vandervis questions debt levels
Vandervis questions debt levels
As its debt deepens, the Dunedin City Council’s financial sustainability has been called into question by mayoralty candidate Lee Vandervis.
Vehicle with loud speaker used to spread fake tsunami threat
Vehicle with loud speaker used to spread fake tsunami threat
A supposed tsunami threat in Dunedin tonight is just some mischief-making, police have confirmed.
Investing in rail backed
Investing in rail backed
Government investment in a passenger rail service between Christchurch and Invercargill is badly needed and overdue, supporters say.
Investing in rail backed
Investing in rail backed
Increased investment in the southern rail network is needed and overdue, the Government will be told.
Council votes in support of rail services
Council votes in support of rail services
Increased investment in southern rail services is both needed and overdue, Dunedin city councillors say.
Candidate affiliations with anti-vax group questioned
Candidate affiliations with anti-vax group questioned
Candidates for Dunedin’s West Harbour Community Board have spoken out about Voices For Freedom affiliations clouding the election campaign.
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Complaint made to police about Vandervis’ conduct
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Complaint made to police about Vandervis’ conduct
A pensioner who had an altercation with Dunedin mayoral candidate Lee Vandervis says she has complained to police.
Smoke prompts fire crew callouts in Dunedin
Smoke prompts fire crew callouts in Dunedin
Smoke coming the toilets of a University of Otago building this morning turned out to be the result of an extractor motor burning out.
Garage goes up in flames in Winton
Garage goes up in flames in Winton
A garage went up in flames at a residential property in Southland this morning.
Backing for passenger rail
Backing for passenger rail
The Dunedin City Council looks set to push for reintroduction of a passenger rail service between the city, Christchurch and Invercargill.
Backing for passenger rail
Backing for passenger rail
The Dunedin City Council looks set to push for reintroduction of a passenger rail service between the city, Christchurch and Invercargill.
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Radich criticised over ‘fearmongering’ claims
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Radich criticised over ‘fearmongering’ claims
A Dunedin mayoralty aspirant who wants the George St revamp to be reviewed says he has highlighted fears about high crime because he is worried about people’s safety.
'Fear in my belly' over mayoral candidate confrontation
'Fear in my belly' over mayoral candidate confrontation
An 80-year-old woman says she was left shaken by Dunedin mayoralty aspirant Lee Vandervis confronting her after a candidates’ debate.
Confrontation, no-shows and a theory debunked
Confrontation, no-shows and a theory debunked
Having an altercation with an 80-year-old woman is far from a great look for a mayoralty candidate.
'Fear in my belly' over Vandervis confrontation
'Fear in my belly' over Vandervis confrontation
An 80-year-old woman says she was left shaken by Dunedin mayoralty aspirant Lee Vandervis confronting her after a candidates’ debate.
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Space for performing arts debated
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Space for performing arts debated
The call for action on performing arts was unmistakable.
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Candidates share their views at debate
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Candidates share their views at debate
Support has emerged for reinstating a train service from Dunedin to Middlemarch, as well as for the DCC to do more to honour the Treaty of Waitangi, at the latest candidates debate in the city.
Plenty of options for dropping off completed voting forms
Plenty of options for dropping off completed voting forms
Dunedin voters have plenty of places to drop off their completed forms now that voting has opened in local body elections.