Sinking-lid gambling policy shift fails
A last-ditch bid to impose a "sinking lid" policy on Dunedin's gaming machines was unsuccessful yesterday, with a nine-to-five vote defeating the move.
A last-ditch bid to impose a "sinking lid" policy on Dunedin's gaming machines was unsuccessful yesterday, with a nine-to-five vote defeating the move.
Dunedin will retain a policy that has seen gambling machines decrease in number in the past few years, despite arguments for a "sinking-lid" policy proponents say could help further minimise the ha
The Dunedin City Council will not say how much it received from KiwiRail and Port Otago to offset its $272,255 bill for repairs to a damaged pedestrian overbridge.
Dunedin's far-flung ratepayers could soon praise or berate their city councillors via an internet video conference.
Rates look to be on the rise again, following yesterday's Dunedin City Council annual plan deliberations.