Reviewing response to lead contamination
Reviewing response to lead contamination
A review of the Dunedin City Council’s response to lead contamination of East Otago water supplies looks set to examine how well information was passed on.
Grant Miller
Big day of learning for caretakers
Big day of learning for caretakers
Dunedin school pupils have been looking to catch plankton, analyse the anatomy of cockles and mussels and monitor the health of water at Karitane.
Heritage trust fears losing character of city
Heritage trust fears losing character of city
More historic Dunedin buildings will go the same way as the Scribes bookstore, which is headed for demolition, a heritage trust fears.
Council asked to guard Dunedin city’s musical vibrancy
Council asked to guard Dunedin city’s musical vibrancy
A Dunedin music venue has asked city councillors to "guard our vibrancy".
Bold plans outlined for Forbury
Bold plans outlined for Forbury
A bold proposal for housing at Forbury Park has emerged and could reinvigorate South Dunedin by providing affordable homes and help the low-lying suburb adapt to climate change.
University holding firm on central campus cycling ban
University holding firm on central campus cycling ban
The University of Otago is not budging on its ban on cycling through the central area of the Dunedin campus.
OUSA restates objection to delay of upgrade project
OUSA restates objection to delay of upgrade project
The Otago University Students’ Association has reasserted its opposition to a proposed delay in upgrading Dunedin’s tertiary precinct.
Live music venue 'forced to operate in fear'
Live music venue 'forced to operate in fear'
Dunedin's music scene is at risk of being held to ransom by a few people complaining about noise, a city venue has warned.
OCA seeks to establish training facility at Tahuna Park
OCA seeks to establish training facility at Tahuna Park
The Otago Cricket Association has settled on Tahuna Park in Dunedin as its preferred site for a winter training facility featuring a greenhouse.
Tea break suggested for uncertain times
Tea break suggested for uncertain times
Former Waitaki mayor Alex Familton has suggested the DCC take a David Lange-style three-year cup of tea.
Council urged to commit to restoration
Council urged to commit to restoration
A trust that wants a remnant of the once-thriving Port Chalmers shipbuilding industry to be restored has asked the DCC to put $700,000 in its budgets to stabilise a bank and clear any remaining asbestos.
Group’s call to maintain maar focus
Group’s call to maintain maar focus
Save Foulden Maar has asked Dunedin city councillors not to get bogged down in details as they go about securing the future of the archaeological site near Middlemarch.
Rating burden unfair, farm group says
Rating burden unfair, farm group says
Farmers have been unfairly targeted through the Dunedin City Council’s proposed rates rises that will pay for mainly urban projects, Federated Farmers has argued.
Minister criticised on camper proposals
Minister criticised on camper proposals
A Dunedin councillor has criticised Tourism Minister Stuart Nash for being out of touch with New Zealand travellers.
Three Waters soaking up money
Three Waters soaking up money
Of the $1.5billion of capital spending the Dunedin City Council has budgeted for the next decade, about $1billion is for transport, water, wastewater and stormwater systems.
DCC calls for more monitoring of coastal waters
DCC calls for more monitoring of coastal waters
Not enough attention is being paid to the state of Otago’s coastal water, some Dunedin city councillors fear.
Housing, wetland suggested for city areas
Housing, wetland suggested for city areas
Dunedin resident Daniel Benson-Guiu says Forbury Park in Dunedin could be used for council housing and to restore a wetland environment.
Call for a marina among requests about council spending
Call for a marina among requests about council spending
Requests from Dunedin residents about city council spending for the next decade range from a marina to calls for financial restraint.
Extensive roadworks set to wind down as winter nears
Extensive roadworks set to wind down as winter nears
Extensive roadworks activity in Dunedin should soon tail off.
Little ‘acutely’ aware of SDHB issues
Little ‘acutely’ aware of SDHB issues
Delays in diagnosing and treating cancer in the South are high on Health Minister Andrew Little’s "attention list". But he's stopped short of promising immediate intervention.