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New councillor accused of breaking law
A new Dunedin city councillor and high-profile "paper boy" has been accused of breaching electoral law.
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Official results expected tomorrow
Official results expected tomorrow
Final results for the Dunedin City Council election are expected tomorrow.
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Agonising to fall just short
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Agonising to fall just short
It was "gut-wrenching" to fall just short of council election after indications of early success, a Dunedin candidate says.
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Tohu whenua’s $141,544 cost defended by council
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Tohu whenua’s $141,544 cost defended by council
The value obtained from the installation of cultural markers along the Otago Harbour shared pathway is certainly worth the cost, the Dunedin City Council says.
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‘Pretty stressful’: council candidates in nervous wait for votes to be counted
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‘Pretty stressful’: council candidates in nervous wait for votes to be counted
Gardening, mowing lawns and walking on the beach were a few ways nervous council candidates in Dunedin passed the time as they waited for votes to be tallied up.
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Radich ‘all cleared out’ from office of mayor
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Radich ‘all cleared out’ from office of mayor
Defeated Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich has cleared out his office.
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Surprise, disappointment as incumbents unseated
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Surprise, disappointment as incumbents unseated
It is with a mixture of surprise and disappointment that five incumbents leave the Dunedin City Council table after failing to be re-elected.
Towards the final count: progress v preliminary results
Towards the final count: progress v preliminary results
Progress results mean not all ordinary votes have been counted yet.
‘It’s me’: Barker takes mayoralty
‘It’s me’: Barker takes mayoralty
Sophie Barker has been told she has won the Dunedin mayoralty.
Late voting surge in Dunedin
Late voting surge in Dunedin
Almost 10,000 people voted in Dunedin today - the highest single day tally of returns for this election.
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Call to halt cycleway before legal bid
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Call to halt cycleway before legal bid
Opponents of a contentious Dunedin cycleway are set to demand work on the project is halted ahead of a legal challenge.
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Mistake to call Albany St project a ‘cycleway’
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Mistake to call Albany St project a ‘cycleway’
Calling Dunedin’s central city transport project a cycleway in tender documents was a mistake, the city council says.
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Seven-hour meeting to decide one-year extension
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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.