Grant Miller

A proposed delay in upgrading Dunedin’s tertiary precinct could help the city avoid stretching construction resources too thinly, the city council has suggested.

More asbestos dust has been found on the seventh floor of the Dunedin Civic Centre and city council staff who normally work there will stay away while an investigation continues.

A causeway from the first decade of European settlement in Dunedin could be displayed in the city’s Wall St mall next month.

A proud Kiwi will have two significant ceremonies inside a month.

Dropping an upgrade of Dunedin’s tertiary precinct from city council budgets until 2030 has been lamented as shortsighted and disappointing.

Some Dunedin City Council staff have been working from home after asbestos dust was noticed in civic centre offices.

A fur seal coat made in the 1940s could soon be displayed at the Toitu Otago Settlers Museum, but permission will first need to be granted by the Department of Conservation.

Concentrated efforts on clearing vegetation near power lines is expected to result in Aurora Energy needing to spend less money on such maintenance in future.

Proposed changes to Dunedin’s kerbside rubbish and recycling collection service and the possible development of a mid-sized theatre are two of the talking points from a draft 10-year spending plan.

The funeral of former Dunedin mayor Dave Cull will be held at the Dunedin Town Hall on Monday.

A ratepayers’ lobby group in Dunedin has appointed a committee, but it is not ready to start lobbying.

Owners of apartments in central Dunedin say it was irresponsible of the city council to allow a live music venue to be set up next door without requiring sound mitigation.

The case can now be made to restore local government vitality with renewed purpose, Dunedin Mayor Aaron Hawkins says.

A temporary solution to parking problems in a narrow Dunedin street may well become permanent.

Just a few months on from facing significant health challenges, Judith de Mabasa Mitchell is in a happier place.