Changes to visas hailed
Changes to visas hailed
Enabling migrant workers to stay in New Zealand for longer will ease pressures on the horticulture and tourism industries, Queenstown Mayor Jim Boult says.
Grant Miller
Suspected mine gas leak prompts evacuation
Suspected mine gas leak prompts evacuation
Staff were evacuated from a coal mine in the Clutha district after a suspected leak of methane gas yesterday.
Chemical incident in South Dunedin
Chemical incident in South Dunedin
A chemical spill prompted a fire service call-out in South Dunedin this evening.
Pool funding not all ticked
Pool funding not all ticked
A funding top-up of more than $2million will probably be needed for the full Moana Pool redevelopment in Dunedin to go ahead.
800 would be needed to construct Southland data centre
800 would be needed to construct Southland data centre
A construction workforce of about 800 people would be needed for up to 18 months to create a large cloud-computing data centre in Southland.
Proposal to build $700m 'hyperscale' data centre in Southland
Proposal to build $700m 'hyperscale' data centre in Southland
A large data centre could be built near Invercargill, but the $700 million project needs a tech giant to sign up.
Bypass in traffic package
Bypass in traffic package
A central city bypass in Dunedin, electronic signboards that point to available parking, a bus priority corridor, sheltered bike lockers, and park-and-ride facilities from Mosgiel may all be part of a multimillion-dollar transport package for the city.
Council throws Sports Hall $50K lifeline
Council throws Sports Hall $50K lifeline
The New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame will get a lifeline from the Dunedin City Council to stay open until June next year.
Collection allows all to share in sporting success
Collection allows all to share in sporting success
The New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame may have to close at the end of the year. Grant Miller visits the treasure trove at the Dunedin Railway Station.
Revision won’t help much
Revision won’t help much
A revised policy on dangerous or insanitary buildings in Dunedin will do little to resolve a bugbear for city councillors — property owners getting away with allowing their buildings to deteriorate...
Council to consider $50K lifeline
Council to consider $50K lifeline
A short-term intervention could buy the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame some time and stave off closure at its Dunedin home.
DCC has faith in contractor
DCC has faith in contractor
A contractor that has run into difficulty with the way it has looked after wastewater treatment plants in the Clutha district is also used by the Dunedin City Council, which remains confident its...
Threat prevents Otago Uni graduation ceremonies
Threat prevents Otago Uni graduation ceremonies
A specific and detailed threat against University of Otago graduation ceremonies forced an eleventh-hour abandonment yesterday and a cloud of uncertainty hangs over more events.
Kerbside bins possible for food, green waste
Kerbside bins possible for food, green waste
A separate bin for food scraps and potentially another for green waste could feature in Dunedin City Council’s next kerbside rubbish and recycling scheme.
Aurora considered ‘going concern’
Aurora considered ‘going concern’
The viability of Aurora Energy is not in question, but the state of the books continues to cause unease.
City council revenue up, spending down
City council revenue up, spending down
Revenue is up slightly and expenditure down slightly on expectations, but the Dunedin City Council is behind on capital spending.
$16m to be splashed on pool
$16m to be splashed on pool
New hydroslides and improved changing rooms will be part of a $16 million revamp at Dunedin’s Moana Pool.
Prisoners among trainees for hospital build
Prisoners among trainees for hospital build
Generating a workforce to build a new hospital will take a concerted effort — and prison inmates are among the likely future employees who have begun training for the job.
Facing the rising challenge
Facing the rising challenge
Five years on from a big storm that flooded South Dunedin, some fixes have been made, but a grand plan mapping out the area’s future has yet to take shape. Grant Miller looks at the...
Dangerous chemical moved from Sawyers Bay
Dangerous chemical moved from Sawyers Bay
Dunedin residents wary of any danger from ammonium nitrate being stored near them can rest easy.