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Film icon. Sri Lankin New Year little more than a week away

April 5, 2013 - 6:29pm
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In Sri Lanka, New Year celebrations are just over a week away. For the local student's association, sharing their festivities, traditions and cultures with the wider community is very important. And it's also a time to show Dunedin people that Sri Lanka is more than just Dilmah tea and cricket. ›see story

Film icon. ORC Draft Long Term Plan released

March 29, 2012 - 5:16pm
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The Otago Regional Council has released its Draft Long Term Plan for the next decade, to 2022. Some of the projected new proposals include increases to bus fares and rates, as well as some new offices for the Regional Council. ›see story

Film icon. Otago Super Council

March 27, 2012 - 5:34pm
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Just prior to his resignation, former Local Government Minister, Nick Smith, proposed the idea to simplify local government, because it's currently too complicated, too expensive and too conflicted. Dunedin City Councillor, Lee Vandervis, agrees, and thinks there should be one unitary council in Dunedin, which absorbs the current Otago Regional Council. ›see story

Film icon. Plans in motion for the restructure the local government sector

March 22, 2012 - 5:24pm
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Now former Local Government Minister Nick Smith met with southern region mayors yesterday morning, to discuss his plans to significantly restructure the local government sector. Dr Smith says the main drivers for the changes include rocketing local body debt, and the impact of the Auckland super city on the rest of the country. ›see story

Film icon. Sweeping changes to local Government

March 20, 2012 - 5:15pm
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Local Government minister Nick Smith has announced sweeping changes to how local authorities operate, and what powers they have. The Dunedin City Council has been criticized for spending more money than it earns, however Mayor Dave Cull believes the council and central government are on the same page. ›see story

Page icon Dunedin City Council passes its 20 year budget

March 15, 2012 - 5:40pm
It was almost lost in the scrum over the Otago Rugby Football Union last night, but the Dunedin City Council quietly passed its 20 year budget through to public submission stage. The long term plan will be open for public comment from this Saturday until April 17th at 5pm. ›read more

Film icon. Several parties interested in buying Carisbrook

March 14, 2012 - 5:35pm
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There are several parties interested in buying Carisbrook with a week and a half to go, the principal realtor says. The prime commercial and industrial site, which was once known as the House of Pain, is due to be sold by deadline treaty on March 23rd. ›see story

Film icon. Will the DCC save the Otago Rugby Football Union

March 14, 2012 - 5:19pm
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Talks continue at a closed, but heated, meeting of the Dunedin City Council decision on whether to write off money owed by the Otago Rugby Football Union. Looking through the glass doors members of the city council appeared visibly agitated while discussing the motion on the table. ›see story

Film icon. Questions asked about the processes surrounding the stadium

March 13, 2012 - 5:33pm
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Dunedin City Council processes surrounding the stadium are being questioned, along with the council's relationship with the ORFU. A concerned Dunedin resident believes ratepayers will end up paying for budget blow-outs, and for the union's debt to the DCC. ›see story

Film icon. Community boards look to get the popular public recycling bins

March 13, 2012 - 5:29pm
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The 52 public recycling bins, which were installed for the Rugby World Cup, have been so well received, two community board areas have requested them in their areas. However there are still some issues around food-contaminated cardboard, paper and coffee cups, which the public are mistaking for recycling, when in fact it's waste. ›see story

Film icon. Fracking free zone

March 12, 2012 - 5:21pm
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Fracking, or Hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas exploration, was explained to the DCC committee at this afternoon's Public Forum. Concerned citizen Niamh O'Flynn, asked the DCC to join a few other municipalities who have declared themselves 'fracking free zones'. ›see story

Film icon. Half year results of the DCHL released

March 8, 2012 - 5:12pm
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Dunedin City Holdings Limited released their half year result today, for the six months to December 2011. And despite the world's difficult global economic situation, the Holdings Group reports a steady after-tax profit of $5m, plus increased revenue of 8% ›see story

Film icon. DCC consents

March 6, 2012 - 5:39pm
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Since the 1st of March, only licensed building practitioners can carry out restricted building work on domestic dwellings and small to medium apartment buildings. Just prior to the regime being passed, the Dunedin City Council received 4-5 times the amount of building consents they would normally receive within a week. ›see story

Page icon Assault

March 5, 2012 - 6:03pm
Police are warning residents not to take matters into their own hands after two local men were charged with assault on Friday night. The pair, aged 19 and 20, disturbed a man and a woman
attempting to break into a car late at night on Stafford Street. As the car belonged to one of the men, the pair chased the alleged offenders up the road. ›read more

Film icon. Ecofriendly Parking

March 2, 2012 - 5:09pm
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Dunedin's first ticketless and eco-friendly pay and display parking meter was unveiled in the upper part of the Octagon today. The move was inspired by the DCC's desire to keep the harbour from being polluted by the plastic parking tickets which blow off dashboards and out of car windows. ›see story

Film icon. Warm Clean homes

March 1, 2012 - 5:21pm
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For a number of years the Dunedin City Council has co-ordinated a Healthy Homes insulation Project, while the Otago Regional Council ran a clean air and clean heat scheme. This year for the first time, both organisations have decided to combine forces to introduce a Clean Heat and Healthy Homes initiative for Dunedin homes. ›see story

Film icon. Police look at closing the lower Octagon on Saturday nights

February 29, 2012 - 5:26pm
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Dunedin Police have expressed concern about the number of people in the lower Octagon on Saturday nights, spilling onto the road, causing safety concerns. Yesterday members of the police met with DCC Chief Executive, Paul Orders, and Mayor Dave Cull, to discuss what can be done about the issue. ›see story

Film icon. One year on from the wheelie-bin recycling scheme

February 28, 2012 - 5:23pm
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It was one year ago today that the Dunedin City Council's wheelie-bin recycling scheme was launched. Twelve months on, and the Council says it's generally going well, but some residents need to sort their waste out better. ›see story