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`Ayes' win stadium vote
An "umbrella resolution" yesterday to go ahead with the Forsyth Barr Stadium sparked what must be the shortest debate on the controversial issue so far.
Stevenson to apologise for leaking information
Dunedin City councillor Teresa Stevenson will be censured for breaching the code of conduct and standing orders, and asked to make an "appropriate apology" to the council.
Injunction decision expected Friday
A High Court decision on an injunction barring the Dunedin City Council from proceeding with the planned Awatea St stadium is expected on Friday.
City fares well in national comparison
Figures released by the Dunedin City Council show Dunedin is well down a list showing the mean annual residential rates take of New Zealand local authorities.
Chin called Stedman over meeting
NHNZ chief executive Michael Stedman's name can be added to the list of those contacted by stadium proponents in the lead up to Stop the Stadium's March 29 meeting.
Mayor brushes off heckler
Mayor Peter Chin has brushed off an altercation with an irate anti-stadium heckler in a Dunedin supermarket as "something that goes with the territory".
Flexibility in harbour plan
The Otago Regional Council could go ahead with changes to its coastal plan which would enable people to do more in the Steamer Basin area of Otago Harbour even if the Dunedin City Council does not
Sale avoids possibility of conflict
A potential conflict between Dunedin's two local authorities has been resolved, with the Otago Regional Council selling a piece of land wanted by its city counterpart for roading developments.
Chin tight-lipped on extraordinary stadium meeting
Dunedin Mayor Peter Chin had no comment yesterday evening on the outcome of an extraordinary meeting between the Dunedin City Council and the Carisbrook Stadium Trust.