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Seven-hour meeting to decide one-year extension
Extending Dunedin City Council chief executive Sandy Graham’s contract by a year was a compromise reached towards the end of a marathon meeting, documents show.
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Kellas proud to do his bit
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Kellas proud to do his bit
For Lox Kellas, being part of a community involves doing one’s bit without fuss.
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Outgoing councillor lists his hopes for future
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Outgoing councillor lists his hopes for future
Influential retiring Dunedin city councillor David Benson-Pope has some hopes for the next council.
Word on the street
Word on the street
With the countdown to election day well and truly on, officials are expecting most votes to be cast this week, before polls close at noon on Saturday.
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Call for low satisfaction levels to be ‘arrested’
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Call for low satisfaction levels to be ‘arrested’
A downward satisfaction trend since 2019 in how Dunedin is perceived will have to be arrested by the next council, a mayoralty candidate says.
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A glitch in time: station clock stuck in the past
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A glitch in time: station clock stuck in the past
If you have been putting off setting your clocks forwards one hour for daylight saving, then rest assured - you are not the only one.
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Rates, debt top concerns for residents
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Rates, debt top concerns for residents
Before the election, Dunedin residents are more concerned about rates and debt and less worried about looking after the environment, a survey suggests.
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Dog complaints, impounds down: council
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Dog complaints, impounds down: council
Give Fido a bone - Dunedin’s dogs are behaving better than before.
Voter turnout tracking well
Voter turnout tracking well
Dunedin and Queenstown voter turnout is trailing that of other southern councils with less than two weeks until polls close.
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‘Need to be free from the useless ORC’, candidate raps
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‘Need to be free from the useless ORC’, candidate raps
Candidate karaoke was not enough for Lee Vandervis - the Dunedin mayoral hopeful has released a rap.
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DCC misses out on $200k for tar work
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DCC misses out on $200k for tar work
Consent hurdles mean the Dunedin City Council has missed out on $200,000 in government funding to help shift South Dunedin’s toxic tar.
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New council may try to stop cycleway: Vandervis
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New council may try to stop cycleway: Vandervis
A Dunedin mayoralty candidate says he expects the next council may try to stop the planned Albany St cycleway, but staff will be keen to get on with the work.
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Pipes, pumps insufficient, manager says
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Pipes, pumps insufficient, manager says
Pipes and pumps alone will not be enough to protect South Dunedin from future flooding, the city council has been told.
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Motion to support homeless ‘starting point’
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Motion to support homeless ‘starting point’
Dunedin may wear the costs of supporting the city’s homeless community after getting the cold shoulder from central government, councillors say.
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Legal cloud hovers after cycleway U-turn
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Legal cloud hovers after cycleway U-turn
Dunedin's contentious Albany St cycleway is back on, but a legal cloud hovers over the project.
Candidates give views on theatre
Candidates give views on theatre
Dunedin's mayoral aspirants had their cultural credentials put to the test at the Stage South candidates’ forum as the prospect of a new theatre was on nearly everyone’s minds.
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Bid to revive cycleway project ‘grandstanding’
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Bid to revive cycleway project ‘grandstanding’
An attempt to revive a cycleway project in Dunedin’s student quarter is nothing more than "grandstanding" before next month’s election, an opponent says.
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Councillors attempt to revive Albany St cycleway project
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Councillors attempt to revive Albany St cycleway project
A group of councillors have moved to resurrect a contentious Dunedin cycleway project that was axed.
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Candidates clash on Smooth Hill figures
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Candidates clash on Smooth Hill figures
Dunedin mayoralty contender Sophie Barker has challenged a key claim from rival Andrew Simms about the Smooth Hill landfill’s viability.
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Work on Mosgiel’s park and ride to start in November
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Work on Mosgiel’s park and ride to start in November
Work on Mosgiel’s park and ride will be under way before Christmas, the city council says.