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Relationships ‘mostly strained at best’ amid frustration

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Relationships ‘mostly strained at best’ amid frustration

The councillor who led calls for a review of Enterprise Dunedin says frustration had been brewing in the business sector.

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Purpose, vision of agency questioned

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Purpose, vision of agency questioned

Dunedin's economic development unit has been called lost and confused, as consultants recommend it be stripped out of city council operations.

More than braces needed for restoration

Restoration of a prominent civic heritage building in Dunedin has begun. Reporter Grant Miller takes a look behind the scaffolding.

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Backing urged for holiday park housing

Councillor Mandy Mayhem is calling for the government to back a proposal for accommodation...

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Backing urged for holiday park housing

A Dunedin city councillor is putting Aaron Lodge back on the agenda, urging the government to reconsider its stance and back the former holiday park for use as community accommodation.

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Seesaws ‘a huge and expensive surprise’

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Seesaws ‘a huge and expensive surprise’

The much-maligned George St seesaws came as a "complete surprise" to some Dunedin city councillors, who say they had no chance to sign off the additions to the central city playground.

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Councillors dispute hospital claims made by mayor

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Councillors dispute hospital claims made by mayor

Claims by Dunedin’s mayor he pushed back immediately against government cuts for the new hospital have puzzled some of his colleagues.

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Pensioner ‘shocked’ by $750 parking ticket

Dunedin couple Swava and Jack Pociecha feel they have been unjustly fined $750 by parking...

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Pensioner ‘shocked’ by $750 parking ticket

A Dunedin pensioner says having to pay an expensive parking ticket is "absolutely unacceptable" and the parking officer should have put himself in her shoes.

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Mayor hedging his bets

Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

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Mayor hedging his bets

Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich has hedged his bets — seeking a seat at the city council table in case he does not win the mayoralty race.

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Claim doubts expressed over candidacy

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Claim doubts expressed over candidacy

A Dunedin mayoralty candidate claims the city council’s chief executive raised doubts he would have enough time for the job and her input was "wholly inappropriate".

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Last candidate joins election race just in the nick of time

Landscape architect Stefan Mutch,of Waikouaiti, rushes to submit the final piece of his paperwork...

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Last candidate joins election race just in the nick of time

After a good night’s sleep and a last-minute scramble for signatures, the final candidate for Dunedin’s local elections joined the race with just five minutes to spare.

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‘Boring’ name for library section approved

The facade of the new South Dunedin Library. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

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‘Boring’ name for library section approved

The confirmed name of "South Dunedin Community Library" for part of the new building soon to open in the suburb has been criticised as "rather boring", and a lost opportunity.

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Restrictions approved, but parking to stay free

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Restrictions approved, but parking to stay free

The days of unrestricted parking in St Clair have come to an end as the Dunedin City Council approves a raft of parking changes.

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Dunedin parking fines revenue skyrockets

Parking revenue has sky-rocketed since the government increased the cost of fines. PHOTO: STEPHEN...

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Dunedin parking fines revenue skyrockets

The Dunedin City Council is reaping the reward of skyrocketing parking fines as infringements drop and revenue rises.

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Council open to options for former theatre

The old Fortune Theatre building, at the corner of Stuart St and Moray Pl in Dunedin, should be...

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Council open to options for former theatre

The old Fortune Theatre in Dunedin is headed towards a sale, but the city council could be open to a cheap deal for a community group.

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Lead-soil rule review idea nixed

Terramark resource management planner Darryl Sycamore. File photo: Gregor Richardson

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Lead-soil rule review idea nixed

An independent review of Dunedin’s contentious rules for lead-soil testing requirements is the only "credible" way forward, a critic says.

Council staff recommend sale of former theatre site

A heritage building that used to house a professional theatre company in Dunedin should be sold, city council staff say.

Mayoral portrait a nod to ‘special moment’

Dunedin City Council have released the official photographic portrait of former mayor Aaron...

Mayoral portrait a nod to ‘special moment’

Memories of special mahi and a final cup of coffee have contributed to the official photographic portrait of former Dunedin mayor Aaron Hawkins.

Councillors flooded with emails after supporting sanctions bill

Councillors flooded with emails after supporting sanctions bill

Dunedin's mayor and councillors have been flooded with thousands of emails after declaring their support for the Green Party's proposal to sanction Israeli politicians.

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Claim councillors 'kept in dark' over cycleway

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Claim councillors 'kept in dark' over cycleway

Councillors were left "completely in the dark" about a legal risk that triggered further consultation on a contentious central Dunedin cycleway, a committee member says.

Public feedback sought on Harbour Cone management plan

A freight train through Blanket Bay in 2020 has Hereweka/Harbour Cone on the Otago Peninsula as...

Public feedback sought on Harbour Cone management plan

Management of a distinctive landmark on the Otago Peninsula is set to be reviewed.

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