Councillors united against Vandervis
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Councillors united against Vandervis
Fiery Dunedin city councillor Lee Vandervis says he does not need help with anger management, but his colleagues have emphatically called on him to acknowledge his problem.
Grant Miller
Watch: Vandervis must apologise or be stripped from roles
Watch: Vandervis must apologise or be stripped from roles
Councillor Lee Vandervis has to make an "unreserved" public apology for aggressive and intimidating behaviour or he will be stripped of two of his roles, Dunedin City councillors decided today.
Hope for facades in ‘phenomenal’ opportunity
Hope for facades in ‘phenomenal’ opportunity
Turning a prominent eyesore in Dunedin’s Princes St into an attractive development could be a difficult assignment, but achievable for the right buyer.
Training call for councillors
Training call for councillors
National rules for councillor behaviour could help prevent ugly scenes such as those featuring Dunedin’s Lee Vandervis, a local government commentator says.
Vandervis ruled in breach, on the mat
Vandervis ruled in breach, on the mat
Dunedin's deputy mayor feared she might be hit by a councillor who pointed his finger at her in "stabbing movements" and who grew "increasingly red in the face as he appeared to become more enraged".
Vandervis defends behaviour towards deputy mayor
Vandervis defends behaviour towards deputy mayor
A Dunedin city councillor in hot water for volatile conduct has defended his behaviour.
Acquiring skills by building tiny homes
Acquiring skills by building tiny homes
Trainee builders in Dunedin have worked together to create a tiny home and their handiwork could soon be viewed by the public.
Great Dunedin Brainstorm defended
Great Dunedin Brainstorm defended
A city councillor may think ideas that came out of the Great Dunedin Brainstorm were underwhelming, but a director of the group backing the event says it achieved its purpose.
Agency aims to keep overseas pupils in region
Agency aims to keep overseas pupils in region
An agency that promotes international education in Otago is working out how high school pupils from overseas can be encouraged to stay in the region to take up tertiary study.
Council disagrees on need for wage subsidy
Council disagrees on need for wage subsidy
Some Dunedin city councillors say the Government’s wage subsidy has done its job, but others are concerned how businesses will fare in the coming months without it.
OUSA makes moves to manage deficit
OUSA makes moves to manage deficit
The Otago University Students’ Association (OUSA) will bank on improved commercial fortunes to end a series of deficits.
Surge of support over ‘health challenge’
Surge of support over ‘health challenge’
Former Dunedin mayor Dave Cull says he has been overwhelmed by a surge of support since disclosing he is confronting an "ominous health challenge".
Med school entry case settled
Med school entry case settled
A legal challenge to the way students are selected for Otago’s medical school will not go ahead.
Legal challenge over medical school entry dropped
Legal challenge over medical school entry dropped
A legal challenge to the way students are selected for Otago's medical school will not go ahead.
Taking steps for cancer support
Taking steps for cancer support
Reasons for being there varied, but the 155 people who went up and down the stairs at Dunedin’s Forsyth Barr Stadium yesterday were united in stepping up for the cause.
Agreement reached in clash of logos
Agreement reached in clash of logos
A trust that runs a sexual health programme for secondary school pupils has agreed to give up its logo, allowing the New Dunedin Hospital to keep its design, which is strikingly similar.
Latest piece of peninsula pathway launched
Latest piece of peninsula pathway launched
Creating a shared path for cyclists and pedestrians to safely enjoy views of Otago Harbour and raising and widening Portobello Rd are proving to be popular moves.
Piping them on: race ‘like practice for us’
Piping them on: race ‘like practice for us’
Entrants in Dunedin’s Three Peaks Mountain Race well and truly earned some encouragement and they received it in the form of bagpipes music at the top of Mt Cargill.
Demolition worries being addressed
Demolition worries being addressed
Fears demolition activity for Dunedin’s new hospital may harm neighbouring heritage buildings could be largely allayed before the matter goes to a hearing.
Students part of sustainable flatting neighbourhood research
Students part of sustainable flatting neighbourhood research
The garden at the University of Otago’s "sustainable neighbourhood" does not yet exist, but Jessie Barron is looking forward to making it happen.