Long term plan to be decided
Long term plan to be decided
The Dunedin City Council will sit today to decide on a long term plan that should result in a 3.8% rates rise when rates are set for the next financial year.
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Projects possible only with rates rise
Projects possible only with rates rise
The Dunedin City Council could consider higher rates hikes to help pay for big-ticket projects including the Mosgiel pool.
Council report queries physio pool viability
Council report queries physio pool viability
The campaign to save the Dunedin Physio Pool has been dealt a blow after a report by Dunedin City Council staff questioned the pool's viability.
Vandervis apology deemed insufficient
Vandervis apology deemed insufficient
Dunedin city councillor Lee Vandervis' last minute offer of a ''remorseful apology'' - complete with strings attached - has been rejected as insufficient.
Frustration over council's 'green' leanings
Frustration over council's 'green' leanings
Halfway through his term as a Dunedin city councillor, Mike Lord says he is frustrated with the amount of time the council spends on ''green issues''.
Council $75k for Cosy Homes trust
Council $75k for Cosy Homes trust
The Dunedin City Council is to dip into its electricity fund to help support the newly created Cosy Homes Charitable Trust's efforts to improve the city's housing stock.
Mayor not happy over safety spend
Mayor not happy over safety spend
The Dunedin City Council has decided to fund the City Safety Programme, despite Mayor Dave Cull's ''resentment'' at having to do so.
Stadium sound on agenda
Stadium sound on agenda
A fix to Forsyth Barr Stadium's troublesome public address system could be on the way.
DCC may pay more for lighting at oval
DCC may pay more for lighting at oval
The Dunedin City Council could pay more for new floodlights at the University Oval, after the University of Otago ruled out making a contribution.
Mosgiel pool funding options all have issues
Mosgiel pool funding options all have issues
The difficulties of deciding the fate of the Mosgiel aquatic facility have been highlighted in a report to be considered by councillors at next week's long-term plan deliberations.
Tougher stand on noise complaints
Tougher stand on noise complaints
The Dunedin City Council is taking a tougher stand against some increasingly ''obnoxious and belligerent'' students following a record number of noise complaints.
Plan hearing to beheld in Mosgiel
Plan hearing to beheld in Mosgiel
The Dunedin City Council is taking its Long Term Plan hearings to Mosgiel as a ''mark of respect'' after it was inundated with submissions on a proposed new pool for the community.
Mosgiel pool the hot topic
Mosgiel pool the hot topic
The campaign for a new Mosgiel pool has been given a shot in the arm after the Dunedin City Council was inundated with submissions on the project, Mayor Dave Cull says.
Apology lacking; voting rights go
Apology lacking; voting rights go
Dunedin city councillor Lee Vandervis has been stripped of his voting rights after failing to apologise before a 24-hour deadline.
DCC fossil fuel divestment decision raises row
DCC fossil fuel divestment decision raises row
Dunedin based National Party list MP Michael Woodhouse has slammed the Dunedin City Council's decision to dump fossil fuel investments, as a row erupts over the move.
DCC training to raise awareness of fraud
DCC training to raise awareness of fraud
The Dunedin City Council is to give its more than 700 staff new training to protect the organisation from a repeat of the $1.51 million Citifleet fraud.
DCC backs city arts and culture strategy
DCC backs city arts and culture strategy
Dunedin city councillors have enthusiastically backed a new strategy aimed at boosting arts and culture in the city.
Councillors vote 12-3 to remove Warrington rocks by May 1
Councillors vote 12-3 to remove Warrington rocks by May 1
The Dunedin City Council has voted to remove the Warrington rocks, but only after some councillors rounded on staff over the handling of the affair.
Apology for mistaking park as surplus land
Apology for mistaking park as surplus land
The Dunedin City Council has apologised to the Robertson family for including Robertson Park in Middlemarch on a list of surplus land.
Sides square off ahead of DCC vote
Sides square off ahead of DCC vote
Both sides of the divestment debate are warning of the consequences if they do not get their way when the Dunedin City Council votes whether to dump fossil fuel investments today.