Grant Miller

An $8.4 million upgrade of an electrical substation at Andersons Bay in Dunedin is expected to shore up supply on the Otago Peninsula and allow for growth.

A Taieri cycle trail advocate says cyclists are on their way to Dunedin’s doorstep and the challenge is to work out how best to accommodate them.

A gold mine is proposed to operate at Millers Flat in Central Otago, within sight of the Clutha Gold Cycle Trail.

Kerbside recycling for all items will be boosted to a weekly service in Dunedin’s student precinct from July next year.

Discussion about how roading should be rearranged to accommodate Dunedin’s planned new hospital looks set to escalate in intensity, amid fears the project budget is inadequate.

Residents in Otago have strongly backed keeping the voting age at 18, but significant support has emerged among councillors and mayors for a tweak to council elections.

Development of a billion-dollar accommodation and retail complex in Queenstown was at a crossroads last night, as the height of the proposed buildings remained contentious.

An express bus service between Mosgiel and Dunedin could start in March.

Implementing new resource management laws could be complex and costly, Dunedin environmental planning consultants say.

A two-week payment extension will be offered to Dunedin City Council ratepayers whose rates bills did not arrive on time.

Pruned local planning might be more efficient, but an experienced Dunedin city councillor doubts resource management reform will live up to the hype.

Speed limits across Otago and Southland look set to be cut outside schools, as a national campaign clicks into high gear.