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Vandervis takes aim at $100m debt plan
City councillors have been accused by one of their own of saddling future Dunedin’s ratepayers with almost $100 million of debt.
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Dunedin residents facing 10.7% rates rise
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Dunedin residents facing 10.7% rates rise
Dunedin residents face a rates rise of 10.7% and councillors have been warned planned capital spending is so high it could be a struggle to deliver everything.
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Boost for city’s arts venues
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Boost for city’s arts venues
Theatre space to the tune of more than $17 million is back in Dunedin’s script for performing arts after the city council went improv on funding a multi-venue package.
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Smooth Hill landfill going ahead: council
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Smooth Hill landfill going ahead: council
It is time to get on with the job and construct the Smooth Hill landfill, Dunedin’s mayor says.
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Funds approved for carbon-friendly transport
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Funds approved for carbon-friendly transport
More than $60 million worth of carbon-friendly transport projects were put on DCC books as councillors sparred over combating climate change.
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Don't save our churches
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Heritage protection discouraged
Churches across Dunedin are singing from the same hymn sheet, asking the council not to protect their buildings, some of which are slated for demolition.
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Eighth time lucky for Vandervis in mayoral bid?
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Eighth time lucky for Vandervis in mayoral bid?
Longtime Dunedin councillor Lee Vandervis has announced he will make his eighth run at the mayoralty, while first-term councillor Mandy Mayhem has thrown her top hat in the ring to lead the city.
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Nine city councillors confirm intention to seek re-election
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Nine city councillors confirm intention to seek re-election
Most Dunedin city councillors are hoping to return to the fray come October.
DCC urged to ‘top up’ heritage property sales
DCC urged to ‘top up’ heritage property sales
The Dunedin City Council has been urged to balance personal cost with public benefit as it considers the fate of properties planned for heritage protection.
Labour endorsing candidates in DCC election
Labour endorsing candidates in DCC election
Labour has announced it is endorsing two candidates for the Dunedin City Council at this year’s election.
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Development fee hike ‘unjustified’
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Development fee hike ‘unjustified’
A Warrington developer says his latest subdivision will likely not go ahead after an "unjustified" $50,000 increase in development contributions proposed by the Dunedin City Council.
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Unusual backdrop to DCC plan hearing
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Unusual backdrop to DCC plan hearing
Walk-outs, insults, political manoeuvring and cackling councillors. It was anything but your usual Dunedin City Council meeting.
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‘Gagged’ over benefits of Winton landfill
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‘Gagged’ over benefits of Winton landfill
A regional landfill operator has been given the cold shoulder by the DCC and was not approached for information while ratepayers could be stung with a $92.4m "gamble" instead, its manager says.
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Councillors agreed with Dippie's email insults
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Councillors agreed with Dippie's email insults
Councillors texted a prominent Dunedin businessman saying they agreed with an explosive email in which he called them weird, woke and out of their depth.
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Fix problem at source, DCC told
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Fix problem at source, DCC told
When Dunedin goes looking for government money to shore up South Dunedin against sea-level rise it needs to be "doing everything within its own powers to be fixing the problem at its source", a...
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‘I don’t appreciate councillors laughing at me’
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‘I don’t appreciate councillors laughing at me’
Councillor conduct is again under fire in Dunedin, after a participant in a hearing said she was laughed at during her presentation.
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'Poor' performance: Businesses blast DCC
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'Poor' performance: Businesses blast DCC
Businesses have blasted the Dunedin City Council, saying the city risks floundering under the weight of rising rates, red-tape and a lack of leadership.
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'Damn annoying' council staff gagged
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DCC's handling of cold call ‘wasted opportunity’
The Dunedin City Council’s handling of an impromptu marketing opportunity on national radio has been lamented as ‘‘a woeful let down’’ for the city.
Ultimatum on student needs delivered
Ultimatum on student needs delivered
The Dunedin City Council ignores university students’ needs at its peril - or else, they will study in Christchurch instead.
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Landfill plan 'absolutely disgusting'
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'Absolutely disgusting': Claim Dunedin beach at risk from landfill
A beautiful beach is threatened by the Dunedin City Council’s determination to build a landfill at Smooth Hill, a community advocate says.