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Dunedin City Council candidates say they have received a barrage of emails using "bullying and intimidation tactics", urging them to sign a New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union pledge.

Abuse towards council staff is on the rise across New Zealand and Dunedin is no exception.

Police were called to a Dunedin candidate meeting where a heckler’s verbal abuse threatened to escalate to violence, reflecting the "sad state of affairs" on the campaign trail, candidates say.

An action plan will be drawn up for removing part of an old seaside landfill in Dunedin and groynes to complement this have not been ruled out.

A New Year’s Eve event in Dunedin that lacks fireworks at midnight could be anti-climactic, a councillor says.

A last-ditch effort to retain free Sunday parking in Dunedin’s central city has been shot down amid claims of electioneering.