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Right turn may be axed: NZTA
A well-used right turn on to State Highway 1 in central Dunedin could be removed, it has been signalled.
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Smooth Hill ‘foolhardy’ use of $92m
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Smooth Hill ‘foolhardy’ use of $92m
Dunedin's proposed Smooth Hill tip has been rubbished as a "foolhardy" waste of $92.4 million by a Southland landfill operator.
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‘Pros and cons’ to time-limiting St Clair all-day parks
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‘Pros and cons’ to time-limiting St Clair all-day parks
Proposed parking changes at St Clair Beach present "pros and cons" for surfers, but nearby businesses could benefit from an end to people taking up a parking spot all day.
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ICU beds: Mayor has 'no intention’ of fighting cut
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ICU beds: Mayor has 'no intention’ of fighting cut
Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich says he has no problem with the govt’s plan to cut a third of intensive care unit beds from the city’s new hospital and has "no intention" of fighting the move.
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Commercial rents for South D library staying
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Commercial rents for South D library staying
Commercial rents for the top floor of the South Dunedin library complex are going nowhere.
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DCC ‘party poopers’ nix fireworks
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DCC ‘party poopers’ nix fireworks
Calls to reinstate a fireworks display for Dunedin’s New Year’s Eve celebrations have been snuffed out.
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Rainbow crossing on horizon: councillor
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Rainbow crossing on horizon: councillor
Dunedin city councillor Mandy Mayhem hopes to be dancing over a Dunedin rainbow crossing before the year is out.
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Council secret inquiry costs, follow-up, top $300,000
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Council secret inquiry costs, follow-up, top $300,000
Costs relating to a secret inquiry at the Dunedin City Council, and any necessary follow-up, have climbed above $300,000.
Central city bus loop under consideration
Central city bus loop under consideration
Dunedin councillors are considering a push to bring back a central city bus loop — despite warnings from staff the concept has little chance of success.
Retained school speed limits supported
Retained school speed limits supported
Lower speed limits around most Dunedin schools should remain, despite direction from central government to reverse recent changes, Dunedin City Council staff say.
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Councillor calls for Smooth Hill landfill to be deferred
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Councillor calls for Smooth Hill landfill to be deferred
Building the Smooth Hill landfill should be deferred until the Dunedin City Council gets to a more sustainable position on debt and rates, a councillor says.
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Fun hub proposed for test against France
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Fun hub proposed for test against France
The All Blacks’ test against France in July could feature a bumper beer tent in the Octagon, the city council hopes.
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Trust floated to save Sammy’s
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Trust floated to save Sammy’s
A trust may need to be formed to lead mothballed Dunedin music venue Sammy’s back into the spotlight, a city councillor says.
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Council locks professor out of site
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Council locks professor out of site
The world’s leading expert on Foulden Maar has once again been locked out of the prolific palaeontological site — but this time by the Dunedin City Council.
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Net-zero: DCC on track, city not
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Net-zero: DCC on track, city not
Curbing waste emissions has gone better than expected for the DCC, but the rest of the city may be holding it back as decisions loom about zero-carbon goals and how much to invest to achieve them.
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$30m under-spend revealed on DCC capital programme
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$30m under-spend revealed on DCC capital programme
Delivery of the Dunedin City Council’s planned capital spend for the financial year appears set to fall more than $30 million short.
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Lane shift on cards for problem intersection
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Lane shift on cards for problem North Dunedin intersection
Proposed changes to a notorious intersection in North Dunedin are a good interim fix, but a more comprehensive engineering solution will be needed longer term, a city councillor says.
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Building ‘affordable convening space’ can be honoured
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Building ‘affordable convening space’ can be honoured
Councillors have a chance to honour the purpose of building a library in South Dunedin if they agree to a course correction, Taieri MP Ingrid Leary says.
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Contributions hike a ‘kick in the guts’
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Contributions hike a ‘kick in the guts’
The Strath Taieri Community Board chairman says proposed hikes to development contributions in Middlemarch would be "a kick in the guts" for the community.
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Council CEO contract stance ‘eye-opening’
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Council CEO contract stance ‘eye-opening’
How councillors voted on extending the Dunedin City Council chief executive’s contract remains under wraps, but one has called the stance of others "eye-opening".