Voters ‘running out of time’: official
Voters ‘running out of time’: official
Voters are ‘‘running out of time’’ to have their say as the deadline for the Dunedin City Council by-election looms.
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Call for urgency on lead paint issue
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Call for urgency on lead paint issue
A Dunedin City Council by-election candidate who used to chair a committee responsible for regulatory matters is calling for urgency to resolve a thorny issue affecting redevelopment.
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Failed bid to get AC/DC concert revealed
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Bids to host AC/DC, ABs test missed
Further confidential details of Dunedin’s proposed stadium hotel have been leaked to the Otago Daily Times.
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Ong leaks report about leaking confidential council information
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Ong leaks report about leaking confidential council information
Controversial Dunedin city councillor Benedict Ong has leaked a confidential report about the seriousness of him disclosing confidential information.
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Govt’s edict a surprise for candidates
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Govt’s edict a surprise for candidates
As the last of the Dunedin by-election candidates events got under way, prospective council candidates were made aware of another central government shake-up of local government.
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Candidates weigh in on North Dunedin development
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Candidates weigh in on North Dunedin development
By-election candidates have weighed in on whether a contentious Dunedin City Council policy is needlessly getting in the way of housing redevelopment opportunities in student areas.
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'Absolute incompetence': Council slammed, compensation sought
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'Absolute incompetence': Council slammed, compensation sought
The Dunedin City Council has been slammed for ‘‘absolute incompetence’’ over roadworks, which have forced two businesses to close their doors.
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Stormwater work claim ‘simply wrong’: Hawkins
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Stormwater work claim ‘simply wrong’: Hawkins
Accusations of misleading rhetoric and allusions to ‘‘dirty politics’’ have been traded, as Dunedin City Council by-election candidates clash over claims about stormwater issues.
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Warning of wave of quake work
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Warning of wave of quake work
A wave of costly work upgrading heritage buildings is looming for Dunedin city, including a possible $90 million bill for one council building, warns a city councillor.
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Fence shored up
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Fence shored up
Dunedin City Council contractors work on a fence along Shore St in Andersons Bay yesterday.
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Uneasiness over playground cuts
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Uneasiness over playground cuts
The money may not be much, but significant meaning is attached to it.
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Ong hoping to serve on council for decades
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Ong hoping to serve on council for decades
Decades of service could be in front of him at the Dunedin City Council, Cr Benedict Ong hopes.
Ong spills secret five minutes after ‘confidentiality’ warning
Ong spills secret five minutes after ‘confidentiality’ warning
Five minutes after being told ‘‘this matter is to be treated as confidential’’, a controversial Dunedin city councillor revealed he was facing a formal complaint about confidentiality breaches.
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Vandervis slams $25k bus stop extension
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Vandervis slams $25k bus stop extension
A Dunedin city councillor has criticised a decision to spend up to $25,000 extending a bus stop over safety concerns, saying it will deplete centre-city ‘‘amenity’’.
Rinse and repeat: Ong faces new code of conduct complaint
Rinse and repeat: Ong faces new code of conduct complaint
Controversial Dunedin city councillor Benedict Ong is again facing a code of conduct complaint.
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DCC mulls more intensive development in student area
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DCC mulls more intensive development in student area
Student flats could make way for high-density apartments and townhouses in parts of North Dunedin, as the city council looks at shaking up planning rules.
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Ong wants a place of his own
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Ong wants a place of his own
Benedict Ong says he is looking to establish his own headquarters in Dunedin as he does not feel welcome working at council facilities.
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Council to allow hill trails access
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Council to allow hill trails access
The Dunedin City Council will take on board concerns over running trail access in the Silverpeaks and says there was no intention to restrict public access to the area.
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Strategy on ballot paper highlighted by councillor
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Strategy on ballot paper highlighted by councillor
Voters in the Dunedin City Council by-election who put all their eggs in one basket by backing one candidate only may inadvertently help a candidate they do not like, a councillor has pointed out.
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Candidates’ key priorities detailed in debates
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Candidates’ key priorities detailed in debates
Voting remains open in the DCC by-election for two more weeks. One of the key dividing lines between the 14 candidates is experience.