Grant Miller

More tui will be bandaged up and injured yellow-eyed penguins rehabilitated, after Dunedin city councillors decided the city’s wildlife hospital should get a $75,000 annual grant for three years.

Money was saved before spending was squeezed and the upshot of four days of debate is still a rates increase of about 9.8% in Dunedin.

The pool of money Dunedin networks can access for grassroots projects is set to increase by $100,000, to be followed by further increases.

The first new public toilet in a 10-year programme adding facilities in Dunedin will be next to the central library and it will be suitable for people with complex disabilities.

Part of the Taieri Gorge railway line is to remain in use for at least the next year.

Legal implications of the Dunedin City Council taking over the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame will be considered before any offer is made to do so.

One of the biggest backers of the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame is poised to make a call on funding, despite having little new information to go on.

A booking at the Dunedin City Library for a group that opposes sex self-identification has been cancelled.

A showdown is looming about Dunedin transport.

Part of the Taieri Gorge railway line is likely to stay open for at least another year while the longer-term future of Dunedin Railways is determined.

A group tasked with determining the future of the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame is likely to call for expressions of interest to host the facility and the Dunedin City Council will need to decide...

Roadblocks to creating an integrated public transport system in Dunedin have been lamented by city councillors.

The Forbury Park Trotting Club’s chairman can focus on looming challenges — such as operating without a venue and plotting a viable future — after surviving a bid to oust him.

Lack of clarity about the implications of the Government’s reforms of water, wastewater and stormwater systems is causing frustration among Dunedin city councillors.

Almost 100 houses could be built in a small seaside settlement on the Otago Peninsula if plans come to fruition.

A trial of $1 bus fares or free travel for short trips could be pushed by the Dunedin City Council.

The Dunedin City Council may call for consistency in the way casinos put money into charitable trusts for causes such as reducing harm from problem gambling.