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    Ong almost ejected from council meeting

    Cr Benedict Ong. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Ong almost ejected from council meeting

    A controversial Dunedin city councillor came close to getting himself ejected from a meeting over a stadium hotel reference.

    Citycare Water gets contract

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    Citycare Water gets contract

    A water infrastructure maintenance contract worth $145 million has been awarded by the Dunedin City Council to Citycare Water.

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    Glass bottle ban option ridiculed

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    Glass bottle ban option ridiculed

    A ban on alcohol sold in glass bottles within an area of the university has been labelled one of the ‘‘stupidest things I’ve ever heard’’ by a Dunedin bottle store owner.

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    Trail runner uneasy about proposed bylaw

    Event organiser Steve Tripp on a training run at the start of the Silver Stream race tracks....

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    Trail runner uneasy about proposed bylaw

    An organiser of many endurance events around Dunedin says proposed changes to a council bylaw are going to damage the city’s reputation as a popular trail city.

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    Questions raised over NYE music

    New Year's revellers in the Octagon farewell 2025. Photo: Gerard O'Brien

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    Questions raised over NYE music

    A Dunedin band hand-picked to support the Foo Fighters might not be the right fit for the city’s ‘‘family friendly’’ New Year’s Eve celebrations, some councillors believe.

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    DCHL to consider ‘significant increase’ in dividend paid

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    DCHL to consider ‘significant increase’ in dividend paid

    Putting pressure on Aurora Energy to deliver higher dividends is short-sighted, a Dunedin City councillor has warned.

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    Slow start to voting in council by-election

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    Slow start to voting in council by-election

    Only one in 10 voters have had their say in Dunedin’s by-election.

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    DCC backs in-house support for homeless

    Brent Weatherall. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    DCC backs in-house support for homeless

    Emotions ran high as Dunedin councillors hammered out an approach to supporting the city’s homeless, ultimately looking inward to deliver their envisioned changes.

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    'Don’t tell me to shut up': Council slanging match over parking

    Cr Walker. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    'Don’t tell me to shut up': Council slanging match over parking

    A discussion about parking changes erupted into a spat between two Dunedin councillors after one apparently told the other to ‘‘shut up’’.

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    Fortune building to go on market

    The building at 231 Stuart St in Dunedin started as the Trinity Methodist Church in 1870 and was...

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    Fortune building to go on market

    The heritage of a landmark central Dunedin building dating back to 1870 will need to be respected as options for its future are considered, councillors say.

    Boom! Dunedin's fireworks are back

    New Years Eve fireworks light up the Octagon in this file photo. Photo: Christine O'Connor

    Boom! Dunedin's fireworks are back

    Fireworks are back for Dunedin's next New Year's Eve celebrations and will light up the sky above the Octagon to bring in 2027.

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    Confidentiality breach condemned by colleagues

    Benedict Ong. Photo: Gregor Richardson

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    Confidentiality breach condemned by colleagues

    Potential investment in Dunedin worth more than $50 million could be at risk because of a city councillor’s confidentiality breach, another councillor says.

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    Increase in dividends being considered to ease ratepayers’ pain

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    Increase in dividends being considered to ease ratepayers’ pain

    A "significant increase" in dividends could be coming Dunedin City Council’s way, as it considers calling on its companies to help ease pressure on ratepayers.

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    Candidates urge council to be more transparent

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    Candidates urge council to be more transparent

    A series of Dunedin City Council by-election candidates have called for transparency as the ways the organisation might improve after two whistleblower complaints still remain a mystery.

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    Threats and a hissy fit: by-election heats up

    Dunedin City Council by-election candidate Jo Galer says criticism of her behaviour following a...

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    Threats and a hissy fit: by-election heats up

    A Dunedin by-election candidate has been accused of throwing a "hissy fit" by a radio host after levelling "threats" at a community station if it failed to amend her interview.

    Councillors warned after stadium hotel plan leaked

    An example of a concept design for a hotel beside Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin. Image: supplied

    Councillors warned after stadium hotel plan leaked

    The viability of a hotel next to Dunedin’s Forsyth Barr Stadium is set to be assessed, but city councillors have been warned spilling secrets could harm the multimillion-dollar project.

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    Revival of fireworks up for discussion

    The new year was celebrated with a fireworks display in the Octagon in Dunedin. Photo Peter McIntosh

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    Revival of fireworks up for discussion

    Fireworks could make a return to Dunedin’s New Year’s Eve celebrations — but at an extra cost.

    44 candidates seeking DCC CEO job

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    44 candidates seeking DCC CEO job

    Almost 45 people have put their hands up for Dunedin City Council’s top job.

    Council eyeing glass bottle restrictions

    Invercargill city councillors want glass separated from other recycling. PHOTO: ODT FILES

    Council eyeing glass bottle restrictions

    Dunedin City Council staff are seeking legal advice over possible restrictions to glass bottle sales under the city’s local alcohol plan.

    Building may soon get new lease of life

    The building at 231 Stuart St in Dunedin started as the Trinity Methodist Church in 1870 and was...

    Building may soon get new lease of life

    Eight years after a professional theatre company closed and vacated a prominent Dunedin heritage building, the city council might put the property on the market.
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