Grant Miller

Visitor spending in Dunedin has rebounded to a higher level than before the Covid-19 pandemic.

Just a small amount of contamination of the Dunedin City Council’s glass collection for recycling could lead to loads being refused which would be costly.

A funding shortfall of almost $35million across three years could force the Dunedin City Council to cut back on planned roads maintenance or dip further into ratepayers’ pockets.

A Waikouaiti farm owner is disappointed his application to subdivide a 19th-century homestead has been rejected and he is considering an appeal.

Elderly people who contributed to a bereavement fund for decades will be left in the lurch.

The University of Otago will need to manage the elements of its ambitious health precinct vision carefully to get it done.

Local body and Government health officials are refusing to be drawn on how they will ensure the new Dunedin Hospital has sufficient parking - and nurses are not happy.

Police have expressed frustration with the attitude of the operators of a popular Dunedin bar, suggesting there could be an arrogance problem.

Dunedin city councillor Lee Vandervis is set to argue a High Court judge made a series of errors when ruling against him concerning a parking dispute.

Doubts about staff training and adherence to a multi-bar agreement designed to curb poor behaviour are expected to be raised at a liquor licence hearing for central Dunedin bar Vault 21 today.

An ailing Sir Eion Edgar has pledged $500,000 to help create a high-tech, interactive national sports hall of fame in Dunedin.

A remnant of the Port Chalmers shipbuilding industry that the Dunedin City Council has left without a roof for four years is to be evaluated by a prominent architect.

The future of the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame remains unclear after a limited discussion at a Dunedin City Council meeting.

The Otago Museum has gained some extra funding from the Dunedin City Council, but nothing like what it had sought.

More tui will be bandaged up and injured yellow-eyed penguins rehabilitated, after Dunedin city councillors decided the city’s wildlife hospital should get a $75,000 annual grant for three years.

Money was saved before spending was squeezed and the upshot of four days of debate is still a rates increase of about 9.8% in Dunedin.