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DunedinMay 15

Thomson pleads for cycleway funding

The Dunedin City Council needs to do more to protect cyclists from injury and death, Cr Richard Thomson says.
Thomson pleads for cycleway funding
Thomson pleads for cycleway funding
DunedinMay 15

Artificial turf main casualty of cuts

A plan for new artificial turf at Logan Park was the major casualty after Dunedin city councillors sharpened their pencils at yesterday's budget meetings.
Artificial turf main casualty of cuts
Artificial turf main casualty of cuts
DunedinMay 15

Seal extensionloses to cycling

After partly reinstating its seal extension programme in the city's pre-draft budget in January, Duned
Seal extensionloses to cycling
Seal extensionloses to cycling
DunedinMay 14

What residents want

A plan to build an artificial turf at Logan Park and develop a new Maori consultation model have not found favour with people answering a questionnaire on the Dunedin City Council's draft long-term budget.
DunedinMay 8

Self-imposed rates rise cap under threat

The Dunedin City Council has a fight on its hands to keep a lid on rates increases, with demands for new spending over the next few days likely to place pressure on a self-imposed rates cap.
Self-imposed rates rise cap under threat
Self-imposed rates rise cap under threat
DunedinMarch 19

Council centralises PR team at head office

The Dunedin City Council has created a new central communications unit with a potential multimillion-dollar budget, and appointed a new manager to head the team, in a drive to sharpen its public image.
DunedinFebruary 1

Communities will have to help pay: Cull

Communities across Dunedin will need to do more to help pay for projects, as the Dunedin City Council grapples with tight finances threatening to curtail spending on key ventures, Mayor Dave Cull says.
Communities will have to help pay: Cull
Communities will have to help pay: Cull
DunedinFebruary 1

DCC could borrow from self

The Dunedin City Council will consider borrowing from its own almost $70 million Waipori fund, instead of using commercial lending institutions.
DCC could borrow from self
DCC could borrow from self
DunedinFebruary 1

Surprise over stadium debt repayment

The revelation last week the Dunedin City Council's stadium debt is being paid off over a 40-year, rather than a 20-year, period has surprised some councillors.
Surprise over stadium debt repayment
Surprise over stadium debt repayment
DunedinFebruary 1

Fiscal reality drove stadium loan term

The reality of the council's financial situation, rather than a decision by either the council or council staff, was behind the repayment period for stadium debt extending from 20 to 40 years, council finance and corporate support general manager Athol Stephens says.
DunedinFebruary 1

Roads, sports fields eyed as council seeks savings

Multimillion-dollar spending cuts to stem runaway rates increases could result in the end of new road sealing, and the end of plans to upgrade the city's sports fields for at least the next decade.
DunedinJanuary 24

Scheme to help insulate, heat homes favoured

A project to help homeowners insulate and install "clean" heating systems was included in Dunedin's annual plan yesterday, and described as "a great initiative" by Mayor Dave Cull, after an almost unanimous vote.
DunedinJanuary 24

Board members challenge cuts

The Dunedin City Council is under pressure to continue work on the Otago Peninsula walkway, cycleway and road-widening project, and fund its share of the planned new Blueskin Bay library.
Board members challenge cuts
Board members challenge cuts
DunedinJanuary 24

Cull defends decision to hold spending workshop in private

Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull has defended the decision to hold a workshop on Dunedin City Council spending plans behind closed doors, saying he wanted to avoid "grandstanding".
Cull defends decision to hold spending workshop in private
Cull defends decision to hold spending workshop in private
DunedinJanuary 20

Fears library funding could be lost

A community group that has raised 90% of its share of money for a new library at Waitati says it could lose that funding if the project is delayed until 2015.
Fears library funding could be lost
Fears library funding could be lost
DunedinJanuary 20

Chairman still favours new swimming complex at Mosgiel

An $11.5 million swimming complex at Mosgiel remains the priority project for the chairman of the Dunedin City Council's aquatic facilities working party, despite a staff report that seems to step back from the idea.
Chairman still favours new swimming complex at Mosgiel
Chairman still favours new swimming complex at Mosgiel
DunedinJanuary 20

Moana Pool $5 lane fee mooted

Swimming clubs and other groups booking lanes at Moana Pool could soon have to pay more, as the Dunedin City Council seeks ways to boost income while easing overcrowding at the facility.
DunedinJanuary 19

Debate heating up

The debate has already started, and more major issues are on the horizon, as Dunedin city councillors begin considering the financial future of the city.
DunedinJanuary 18

Cuts trim rates rise to 4.7%

Dunedin ratepayers burdened by a decade of hefty rate increases could finally be in for some relief, with the city council's budget heralding a softening of the annual increases in homeowners' pockets.
DunedinJanuary 18

Budget cuts only a start, says Orders

Dunedin's new chief executive, Paul Orders, arrived promising changes and his first budget shows those promises have been delivered, councillors say.
Budget cuts only a start, says Orders
Budget cuts only a start, says Orders
DunedinJanuary 18

Warehouse precinct back on agenda

Plans to breathe new life into Dunedin's heritage warehouse precinct, involving major changes to the city's one-way street network, are among new and unfunded items back before Dunedin city councillors next week.
DunedinJanuary 18

Renewals up to $26m per annum

The Dunedin City Council has a financial mountain to climb to fix the city's ageing water infrastructure, amid warnings old pipes at risk of failure could be a threat to public safety.
DunedinSeptember 10

Deferring road work could save $1m

Changes to the Dunedin City Council's seal extension programme could save nearly $1 million, helping address the council's looming budget shortfall, but calls to go further have been ignored.
DunedinMarch 3

B&B owner critical of decision

A bed and breakfast owner has criticised the Dunedin City Council's decision to phase in higher rates for B&B operators deemed to be running commercial operations.
B&B owner critical of decision
B&B owner critical of decision