Campaigning under the slogan 'a fair go for all', former Stop The Stadium President Bev Butler has put her name forward as a contender for one of the positions on the next Dunedin City Council. When asked by 9 Local News about standing for Mayor, Butler says she has never considered the position, and believes she should 'earn her stripes with a good performance on council first'. ›read more

The internet has altered the way many industries act, and the marketing industry is no exception. In an effort to keep up with the play, the Dunedin City Council today took a lesson in how online social network marketing can be used to get a message across. ›see story

DCC Chief Executive, Jim Harland, issued a statement today following a request for information from the ODT regarding council credit card spending. Of the 206 credit card holders within Council, 40 staff members have been cited for unnecessary spending outside company policy. ›see story

The Dunedin City Council has called a media briefing tomorrow to talk about credit card spending by council staff over the last three years. When asked, Council communications staff agree some staff members are being spoken to about spending.. The briefing comes about after an Official Information Act request by the Otago Daily Times. ›read more

The contentious issue of the use of 1080 arose at today's DCC Planning and Environment Committee Meeting. Further inquiry into use of the poison by Councillor Fliss Butcher has been stymied at the Planning and Environment level by Chairman Michael Guest. The use of aerial 1080 for possum control is a contentious issue, which Councillor Butcher says is why she wanted to open a debate. ›see story

The 2010 results for the DCC Residents' Opinion Survey have been calculated. The survey measures and tracks residents' satisfaction with the Council's performance and with Council owned facilities. ›see story

The second of the Dunedin City Council's meetings to decide the fate of Carisbrook was held at lunchtime today. Around 30 people showed up to the meeting, where John Brimble from Sport Otago put forward his organisation's ideas for the ground, saying it could be a hub for soccer and other sports in Dunedin. ›see story

The Otago Regional Council is considering new ways to tackle an old pest which continues to wreak havoc on local farms. It's considering using internet technology to track the population of rabbits in Otago, in order to keep farmers aware of the role they can play in keeping numbers down. ›see story

The Dunedin branding slogan 'I am Dunedin' is to be replaced with nothing at all. The Dunedin City Council, in conjunction with a number of brand partners, today announced that instead of rebranding Dunedin, Dunedin itself would be the brand, and the word itself will do all the talking. ›see story

A report tabled at yesterday's meeting of the Dunedin City Council's planning and environment committee heard that city residents are concerned about potential speed increases around Dunedin. A report from senior traffic engineer Bruce Conaghan says the review, which is held every three years, aims to make sure speed limits were 'safe, appropriate and credible'. ›read more

Last week the Dunedin City Council announced it was to delay plans to refit the town hall. The decision has left promoters and town hall staff scrambling to prepare for the year ahead. The 9 Local News Word on the Street team pounded the pavement in George Street to ask if people thought the Council is right to delay the upgrade. ›see story

The ACC New Zealand Masters Games in Dunedin are just ten days away, and games officials are busy putting the final touches on the preparations. This year's games may not attract as many visitors as past events, due to last year's world event held in Sydney, but organisers say the economic spin-off for the city is still going to be considerable. ›see story

The water supply for Mosgiel, Kinmont, Braeside and East Taieri residents has been switched back to the Mosgiel borefield. These areas had been supplied from the Mt Grand Water Treatment Plant since the 5th of October, to allow routine maintenance of the Quarry Hill Reservoir. ›read more

A steady stream of jobs have kept Dunedin Police busy for the past 24 hours. As well as the incident at Bathgate Park, a search warrant was executed at a Maitland Street address, where Police found a number of goods allegedly stolen from Briscoes last week. Police are speaking with a 34 year old man, and say charges are likely to follow. ›read more

The Dunedin City Council has announced that it will be changing it's 'I am Dunedin' branding slogan, which has been in effect since 2001. The Council is calling for ideas from local and national creative sources, and the final product will be decided by a number of Dunedin's institutions. ›see story

Police have experienced an especially busy weekend. Senior Sergeant Trevor Thomson says 34 arrests were made in the city between 12am Saturday and 12am this morning. Offences included disorder, breach of bail, theft, assault and drink driving. And it seems the fairer sex were better behaved over the weekend with only four of those arrested being female. ›read more