$50m city quake repair bill warning
The Dunedin City Council should plan for a nearly $50 million repair bill for damaged pipes, roads and other infrastructure after a major earthquake, a new council report warns.
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Progress on plan to seek City of Literature status
The Dunedin City Council is pressing ahead with a proposal to seek Unesco City of Literature status for Dunedin.
New approach to water
Branching out into tree felling
The lure of free firewood might be behind a spate of illegal tree felling in parks and reserves, a council tree officer says.
'Close watch' on city beaches
The Dunedin City Council is keeping "a close watch" on sand at city beaches, following winter storms in the last two months.
Only well-heeled films pay
The film policy proposed by the Dunedin City Council is intended to help, not hinder the local film industry, according to John Bezett, the deputy chairman of the council committee considering t
Assets of $2.4b not insured
The Dunedin City Council now faces a $2.4 billion hole in its insurance cover, after rejecting "huge" premium increases and dramatically reduced cover for above-ground infrastructure.
DCC takes up Fix-it device
A computer program developed by two Otago Polytechnic students as part of their degree has been found to have real-world applications and has been picked up for use by the Dunedin City Council.
Damaged trees being felled
Trees on two Dunedin City Council-owned blocks damaged by high winds in May are being felled for safety reasons.