Dunedin

Former Dunedin City Council chief financial officer Gavin Logie has died.

A contentious council debate about South Dunedin’s future appears set to go ahead, despite pleas for postponement and accusations of staff ‘‘railroading’’ through deficient options.

Climate risks are set to be considered in Dunedin City Council decision-making more consistently, as moves are made to ensure infrastructure is resilient long-term.

Building permits in South Dunedin have plummeted more than 80% amid fears the impact of flooding has caught up with the low-lying suburb.

Dunedin’s incoming council boss says a fondness for the city and a passion for local government will serve him well in his new role.

The implementation of a plan more than a decade in the making has been hailed as a major milestone that is about ensuring Dunedin is ‘‘a fantastic city to live in’’, the mayor says.

When Steve Lucas found his elderly father on his South Dunedin couch surrounded by sewage water, the then 94-year-old could not believe his home had flooded again.