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Annual Plan 2011-12

DunedinMay 15

Commitment to reopen tunnel despite warning

The Dunedin City Council has committed to reopening the Caversham tunnel to cyclists and pedestrians, and will spend $100,000 on tunnel safety work in the next year, despite a blunt warning about the dangers inside.
Commitment to reopen tunnel despite warning
Commitment to reopen tunnel despite warning
DunedinMay 14

Extra insurance costs push rates rise to 7.7%

An extra $1 million in insurance premiums effectively wiped out any savings made by the Dunedin City Council this week, leaving a rates rise of 7.7% for the next financial year.
Extra insurance costs push rates rise to 7.7%
Extra insurance costs push rates rise to 7.7%
DunedinMay 13

Proposal for bridge link revived

The Dunedin City Council is to consider more modest plans for a possible "landmark" bridge, linking the central city and harbourside area, and bringing the project forward.
DunedinMay 12

Councillors move to trim expenditure

Dunedin city councillors have swung the axe on a series of controversial projects - including spending on John Wilson Ocean Dr and the city's shark nets - in a last-ditch effort to reduce a looming 7.5% rates increase.
DunedinMay 11

Dramatic U-turn on road plan

Dunedin city councillors have made a dramatic last-minute change to plans for John Wilson Ocean Dr, by axing a proposed upgrade and instead voting to keep the road closed to vehicles.
Dramatic U-turn on road plan
Dramatic U-turn on road plan
DunedinMay 11

Councillors support removal of shark nets

Shark nets are likely to be removed from Dunedin's beaches, after city councillors voted overwhelmingly in favour of ending the long-running programme.
DunedinMay 8

Submitters slam Dunedin bus system

Spiralling oil prices mean a radical rethink of Dunedin's public transport is needed, and the Dunedin City Council should take control of the network and consider new initiatives to boost patronage.
DunedinMay 7

Strengthening fund proposed

A Dunedin building owner is calling on the Dunedin City Council to establish a new fund - financed by borrowing - to fast-track strengthening buildings against possible earthquake damage in the city.
Strengthening fund proposed
Strengthening fund proposed
DunedinMay 6

Tunnel project funding boost sought

The Dunedin Tunnels Trail Trust has asked for a major funding boost to progress work on reopening the Caversham and Chain Hills tunnels to cyclists.
Tunnel project funding boost sought
Tunnel project funding boost sought
DunedinMay 6

New group unhappy about fees

A property developer and a house builder have joined forces to call for a shake-up of the way the Dunedin City Council handles consent applications.
DunedinMay 6

Gasworks trust seeking $2m to finish work

The Dunedin Gasworks Museum needs another $2 million to finish refurbishment work, and ratepayers are being asked to foot the bill.
Gasworks trust seeking $2m to finish work
Gasworks trust seeking $2m to finish work
DunedinMay 6

Public Health South wants play grounds smokefree

All playgrounds across Dunedin should be declared smokefree, with signs installed to remind parents watching over their children not to light up, Public Health South says.
DunedinMay 6

City's tsunami early warning system deemed 'sadly lacking'

Dunedin needs to do more to prepare for a tsunami, a group advocating for a new early warning system in the city has told Dunedin city councillors.
DunedinMay 6

Day three - 5pm implosion

There is a point on the afternoon of day three of an annual plan hearing where even the very best, most well-exercised brains begin a sort of intellectual implosion.
DunedinMay 6

Shark nets' effectiveness challenged

Opposition to shark nets in Dunedin has been a surprise at the annual plan hearings, with 157 submissions on a subject that has only recently been raised.
Shark nets' effectiveness challenged
Shark nets' effectiveness challenged
DunedinMay 5

Submission argues to keep John Wilson Ocean Dr closed

The first of many submissions on John Wilson Ocean Dr came before the Dunedin City Council hearings committee yesterday morning, with Colleen and Arthur Linnell, of Kew, arguing the road should be kept the way it was - closed.
Submission argues to keep John Wilson Ocean Dr closed
Submission argues to keep John Wilson Ocean Dr closed
DunedinMay 5

Temperatures rise as climate discussed

There were no gauges at the Fullwood Room to check for climate changes during debate on Dunedin's annual plan yesterday.
Temperatures rise as climate discussed
Temperatures rise as climate discussed
DunedinMay 5

Keeping money in city promoted

Dunedin's annual plan hearings have a recent but illustrious history of members of the public using props to more strongly make their point.
Keeping money in city promoted
Keeping money in city promoted
DunedinMay 5

Independent debt examiner proposed

Former Stop the Stadium president Bev Butler has proposed the Dunedin City Council employ someone with no Dunedin connections and no potential conflicts of interest to investigate ways to reduce Dunedin's debt burden.
Independent debt examiner proposed
Independent debt examiner proposed
DunedinMay 5

Call to reopen John Wilson Ocean Dr

Dunedin's scenic John Wilson Ocean Dr should be reopened to traffic immediately, with plans for a nearly half-million-dollar spruce-up axed, Grey Power Otago president Jo Millar says.
DunedinMay 4

B and B owner speaks for new rating category

The Dunedin City Council is considering a new rating category to ease the financial pressure on some Dunedin bed and breakfast operators.Fletcher Lodge owner Keith Rozecki-Pollard praised the move while speaking at the first day of the council's annual plan hearings yesterday.
DunedinMay 4

Residents group seeks support for plans to change

A group of Northeast Valley area residents is making its own plans to tackle issues of climate, energy and economic changes it says are coming.
DunedinMay 4

Push for arts hub regeneration plan

Vacant buildings south of the Exchange in Dunedin could become the new home of a vibrant arts community, with help from the Dunedin City Council, Dunedin Fringe Festival director Paul Smith says.
Push for arts hub regeneration plan
Push for arts hub regeneration plan
DunedinMay 4

Sport Otago proposes 'sports hub'

Sport Otago has called for changes to some of Dunedin's recreational facilities, including turning Logan Park into a fully-fledged sports hub and supporting a "two-pool option" for the city's aquatic facilities.
DunedinMarch 22

Three turn out to question large council delegation

Never before have Paul and Valerie Dyer had such good access to the levers of power in Dunedin.
Three turn out to question large council delegation
Three turn out to question large council delegation