Elected officials from both the Dunedin City and Otago Regional Councils say they should work harder to be synchronised about crucial concerns such as public transport.
The Otago Regional Council will not follow in the footsteps of the Wellington Regional Council and Auckland Transport, which have both dropped cash sales on public transport.
School representatives have been left angry and confused following a meeting with senior ORC members, who have again refused to make changes to the Otago Peninsula bus service.
Older church-going Dunedin residents are being disadvantaged by a lack of buses on Sunday nights, and a direct bus service is also needed to Forsyth Barr Stadium, Grey Power Otago says.
Bus advocacy group Bus Go Dunedin supports a proposed central bus hub but wants to ensure it is well-designed and welcoming for users and does not become a poorly-maintained ''ghetto''.
In the first of a series focusing on Dunedin and its people, ODT reporter David Loughrey casts his quizzical - some would say quirky - eye over a public transport system about to be left blinking in the harsh light of public scrutiny. On an epic, but remarkably efficient, voyage from the suburbs to the city he found the spirit of Dunedin in the darkened streets of Mornington.
The Otago Regional Council will drop the GoBus branding for its public transport services following the arrival of Hamilton-based Go Bus Transport Ltd in Dunedin.
The Dunedin City Council and Otago Regional Council will hold a high-level meeting next month to discuss the future of the city's public transport network.