Reassurance sought on hospital: mayor
Reassurance sought on hospital: mayor
Dunedin's mayor is seeking "categorical reassurance" rumoured cuts to the new Dunedin Hospital are off the table.
Grant Miller
Dunedin City Council: How they rated
Dunedin City Council: How they rated
Otago Daily Times reporter Grant Miller has regularly attended council meetings. He gives his personal assessment of how they have fared this term.
Queen‘ was a constant, consistent presence’
Queen‘ was a constant, consistent presence’
Rituals such as watching the Queen’s Christmas broadcast were built into the fabric of New Zealanders’ lives, and she was the only head of state many had known, Dunedin’s Mayor has reflected.
Greenfields development hearing progressing
Greenfields development hearing progressing
A detailed hearing is getting to the business end about where more housing might be allowed on the outskirts of Dunedin.
New student rooms arrive via crane
New student rooms arrive via crane
Fourteen new bedrooms have been lifted into place next to a church in Dunedin.
Strong winds buffet South, fire crews busy
Strong winds buffet South, fire crews busy
Strong winds have lifted roofs in Southland and are making driving conditions hazardous between Waihola and Balclutha in South Otago.
International parallels and early morning emails
International parallels and early morning emails
Some election campaign signage has been adjusted in predictable ways, but at least one effort was unconventional.
Vandervis admits leaving meeting was wrong
Vandervis admits leaving meeting was wrong
Dunedin city councillor Lee Vandervis concedes he should have apologised and retracted statements made during debate about a planned Portobello boardwalk, instead of leaving a council meeting.
Council backs boardwalk at Portobello
Council backs boardwalk at Portobello
Improved safety and amenity have been cited as the main reasons for the Dunedin City Council to build a boardwalk at Portobello.
Capital spending almost 99% of $145.5m budget
Capital spending almost 99% of $145.5m budget
The Dunedin City Council got through almost all of the ramped-up capital spending it planned to deliver in the past year.
Hawkins raises Three Waters concerns
Hawkins raises Three Waters concerns
The Government’s drive to set up large water entities could get messy if there is a shortage of trust in local decision-making, Dunedin’s mayor has argued.
The people,and creature, looking for your local vote
The people,and creature, looking for your local vote
This is the first instalment in a regular column covering southern election campaign moments that did not necessarily make the news, candidate social media posts and perhaps a wry observation or two.
Bus firms welcome fund pledge
Bus firms welcome fund pledge
Bus companies have welcomed a pledge of extra money from the Otago Regional Council (ORC) so they can pay drivers more, but say they are operating in a tough market.
Boardwalk plan could be revived
Boardwalk plan could be revived
A boardwalk could be built at Portobello in Dunedin after all, if the city council boosts a project budget by $1.5 million.
'Clear abuse of process': Mayor slams councillors over one-way system letter
'Clear abuse of process': Mayor slams councillors over one-way system letter
Six Dunedin councillors at odds with their council’s advocacy for two-way traffic on SH1 in central Dunedin warned Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency it could cause a calamity.
ORC to fund boost to bus drivers’ pay
ORC to fund boost to bus drivers’ pay
Otago bus drivers will get their living wage top-up, but it has been called just the first step in turning around a crisis.
Mayoral contenders find something they can agree on
Mayoral contenders find something they can agree on
The first Dunedin mayoral debate in the 2022 campaign produced some feisty discussion, and there was a rare moment of agreement between Lee Vandervis and Aaron Hawkins.
Final call on one-way options due early in 2023
Final call on one-way options due early in 2023
A final call about whether state highway routes through central Dunedin stay one-way could be made early next year.
Bus drivers’ pay top-up considered
Bus drivers’ pay top-up considered
The Otago Regional Council is to consider a top-up in pay for bus drivers, as a driver shortage continues to bite.
Public transport impasse on agenda
Public transport impasse on agenda
A political deadlock over how Otago public transport services should be governed is to be confronted next week.