SUBSCRIBER
Councillor calls for policy reversal
SUBSCRIBER
Councillor calls for policy reversal
The Dunedin City Council is to consider next week if it should challenge the government to reverse controversial changes to disability support funding.
Grant Miller
Viaduct bridge needs attention: report
Viaduct bridge needs attention: report
Taieri Gorge railway corridor structures have been assessed as being in a satisfactory condition, but more work will be needed on the Wingatui Viaduct bridge.
Forestry slash ablaze on windy, warm day
Forestry slash ablaze on windy, warm day
Firefighters in Otago kept a series of vegetation fires in check on a windy and warm Anzac Day.
SUBSCRIBER
Councillor's personal attack turns heated exchange up a notch
SUBSCRIBER
Councillor's personal attack turns heated exchange up a notch
Dunedin's mayor was labelled hypocritical, but at least one retort in exchanges between city councillors was even more heated.
SUBSCRIBER
Concerns over consequences of fast-tracked consents
SUBSCRIBER
Concerns over consequences of fast-tracked consents
Fast-tracked consenting may advance at the expense of local decision making, producing "unintended consequences", the Dunedin City Council appears set to argue.
SUBSCRIBER
Albany St cycleway hits another snag
SUBSCRIBER
Albany St cycleway hits another snag
After being accused of riding "roughshod" over due process, the Dunedin City Council is set to have another go at consultation over a contentious cycleway.
Truck crashed after brakes failed - police
Truck crashed through walkway after brakes failed - police
Police say the driver of a truck that crashed in central Dunedin over the weekend lost control of the vehicle after the brakes allegedly failed.
Brake failure possible cause of Octagon truck crash
Brake failure possible cause of Octagon truck crash
Police say the driver of a truck that crashed in the Octagon at the weekend lost control of the vehicle after the brakes allegedly failed.
Weird and wonderful on city’s Hyde St
Weird and wonderful on city’s Hyde St
Colourful costumes, music and a plentiful supply of alcohol turned Dunedin’s Hyde St into party central at the weekend, but a fair degree of order was also maintained.
SUBSCRIBER
Panel nixes further greenfield housing areas
SUBSCRIBER
Panel nixes further greenfield housing areas
No additional areas in Dunedin have been indicated for greenfields residential development because enough housing capacity is already built into planning scenarios, a hearing panel decided.
SUBSCRIBER
Getting creative to fight cancer
SUBSCRIBER
Getting creative to fight cancer
A fundraising goal of $150,000 was comfortably exceeded by Relay for Life in Dunedin at the weekend.
SUBSCRIBER
Alternative trail route on the cards
SUBSCRIBER
Alternative trail route on the cards
An alternative route for a cycle trail could be considered between Mosgiel and Outram, after increased landowner support for the project emerged.
SUBSCRIBER
Board backs looking into cycle trail
SUBSCRIBER
Board backs looking into cycle trail
A cycle trail should be presented to the public as a viable alternative to trains running in the Taieri Gorge, the Mosgiel-Taieri Community Board says.
SUBSCRIBER
Fundraising in high gear
SUBSCRIBER
Fundraising in high gear
A fundraising event for a cycling link north of Dunedin has propelled the project to within $10,000 of a key target.
SUBSCRIBER
‘Patch-up’ solutions for Mosgiel traffic criticised
SUBSCRIBER
‘Patch-up’ solutions for Mosgiel traffic criticised
Transport planners will need to do better than present a "patch-up" for Mosgiel traffic issues and anxiety about trucks, a community leader says.
SUBSCRIBER
Consultation over loss of car parks 'not needed'
SUBSCRIBER
Consultation over loss of car parks 'not needed'
Loss of carparks outside the Port Chalmers Library was flagged as a potential issue for the planned shift of a pedestrian crossing, but consultation was considered unnecessary because of more...
SUBSCRIBER
Mosgiel traffic solution on list of NZTA priorities
SUBSCRIBER
Mosgiel traffic solution on list of NZTA priorities
Sorting out Mosgiel transport troubles has landed on a government list of priority projects worth up to $100m and community leaders are keen for a solution to get past the planning stage this time.
SUBSCRIBER
Rates group will hold council ‘to account’
SUBSCRIBER
Rates group will hold council ‘to account’
A group calling for Dunedin’s proposed rates rise of 17.5% to be cut has pledged to keep the city council accountable.
SUBSCRIBER
Call to speed up provision of infrastructure
SUBSCRIBER
Call to speed up provision of infrastructure
Work to get Three Waters infrastructure to Harington Point on Otago Peninsula should be accelerated, a Dunedin development hearing has concluded.
SUBSCRIBER
Dunedin mayor heckled at rates meeting
SUBSCRIBER
Dunedin mayor heckled at rates meeting
Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich was heckled and city councillor Lee Vandervis received a warm reception at a public meeting last night calling for a 17.5% proposed rates rise to be curbed.