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New Public Toilet Block To Be Installed At North Ground Sports Field

Thursday, 27 March 2025, 4:52 pm | Dunedin City Council

The Dunedin City Council (DCC) will start work to relocate two trees from the grounds on Friday, 28 March to ready the site for the new toilet block. They will be shifted elsewhere at the reserve. More >>

Community Events To Help Shape South Dunedin’s Future

Friday, 21 March 2025, 10:00 am | Dunedin City Council

Otago Regional Council and Dunedin City Councillors this week approved both reports for community engagement on seven possible futures for the areas. The futures are made up of a status quo ‘keep doing what we’re doing’ option, and a further ... More >>

Geotechnical Assessment Of The Ground Surrounding Municipal Chambers To Start

Tuesday, 18 March 2025, 5:36 pm | Dunedin City Council

The ground samples will provide crucial information to help create digital models and assess the durability of the buildings in different earthquake scenarios using virtual computer simulations. More >>

Changes To Minimum Floor Levels Aim To Better Protect New Builds From Flooding

Monday, 17 March 2025, 4:18 pm | Dunedin City Council

The new requirements set by the Dunedin City Council (DCC) will come into effect today, and are the first update to coastal minimum floor level requirements since 2011. The latest update sets a new minimum floor level of between 3.05m and 3.17m ... More >>

Councils Consider Collaboration On 3 Waters

Friday, 21 February 2025, 4:54 pm | Dunedin City Council

Dunedin City Councillors will next week consider whether to sign a Memorandum of Understanding between DCC and CCC to explore the potential of a partnership. More >>

State-of-the-art Green Island Resource Recovery Park Consented

Wednesday, 19 February 2025, 1:27 pm | Dunedin City Council

The redevelopment will include new state-of-the-art facilities for processing recyclable and organic material bringing Ōtepoti Dunedin another step towards a zero-waste future with a more circular economy and reduced emissions. More >>

DCC Expands Support For Businesses Towards A Zero Carbon Future

Thursday, 13 February 2025, 10:59 am | Dunedin City Council

Last year the DCC supported local businesses through the first phase of its Zero Carbon business support pilot programme. The DCC is now inviting expressions of interest from small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and organisations for the second phase of ... More >>

Mayor Welcomes Hospital Win For The South

Friday, 31 January 2025, 4:14 pm | Dunedin City Council

Mayor Radich says the announcement is a reassuring response to public pressure and a significant win for the entire Southern region. More >>

Dunedin Campaign Takes Aim At The Real ‘Costs’ Of Big City Living

Wednesday, 29 January 2025, 12:03 pm | Dunedin City Council

‘Dunedin Works Better’ is a new advertising campaign launched by Enterprise Dunedin aimed at attracting talented professionals who may be dissatisfied with bigger-city living, urging them to move down South for a better lifestyle. More >>

Caution Urged Over Bird Deaths At Waikouaiti Estuary

Monday, 27 January 2025, 4:17 pm | Dunedin City Council

The Medical Officer of Health has confirmed that the risk to human health is very low and Botulism in wild birds has not been known to cause botulism in humans. The DCC is recommending and taking some precautionary measures to mitigate the outbreak. More >>

DCC’s 9 Year Plan Seeks To Make Significant Savings

Friday, 24 January 2025, 4:54 pm | Dunedin City Council

Mayor Radich says Councillors will be asked to make tough choices and identify trade-offs when they consider the draft plan for the purposes of public consultation next week. More >>

Vintage Vehicles Send Hospital Message To Wellington

Friday, 17 January 2025, 4:37 pm | Dunedin City Council

The convoy – including vintage buses, cars, fire engines, a tractor, an ATV, multiple DCC trucks and one Councillor on a bike – was led by Cliff the Ambulance from South Dunedin through the city to the Octagon, where it made a noisy arrival shortly before ... More >>

Submissions Reopen On Dunedin’s Draft Festivals And Events Plan

Friday, 10 January 2025, 4:13 pm | Dunedin City Council

“This is an important document which sets an aspirational direction for our events in Dunedin and many of these events are led by our community, so it’s essential for them to have their say on this Plan,” he says. More >>

Celebrating World Braille Day With Dunedin UNESCO City Of Literature And Julie Woods

Friday, 20 December 2024, 7:36 pm | Dunedin City Council

Julie’s latest project, the Wish List Coasters, shares the remarkable story of how she achieved her goal of visiting 50 countries by the time she turned 50. The coasters each feature paintings by Julie’s husband, artist Ron Esplin, on one side, ... More >>

DCC To Seek Commercial Tenants To Offset Library Costs

Tuesday, 17 December 2024, 3:58 pm | Dunedin City Council

Dunedin City Councillors met last month and decided to lease the upper level of the building, to help balance community needs and the financial sustainability of the new facility. More >>

Two New Rainbow Crossings Proposed For Dunedin

Friday, 6 December 2024, 7:15 pm | Dunedin City Council

Details of the rainbow crossings are included in the design for the $1.5 million Bath Street upgrade project, to be considered by Councillors at next week’s Council meeting. More >>

Santas Take Christmas Wish To Parliament

Tuesday, 3 December 2024, 10:07 am | Dunedin City Council

Twenty Santas will visit Parliament today to deliver a Southern Christmas wish-list to Minister of Health Shane Reti. More >>

Dear Santa, Can We Have The Hospital We Were Promised?

Friday, 29 November 2024, 1:24 pm | Dunedin City Council

A 20-strong group of suitably attired Southern Santas will visit Parliament next week as part of the Save Our Southern Hospital campaign. More >>

Popularity Of Organics Recycling Soars In Dunedin

Friday, 29 November 2024, 1:19 pm | Dunedin City Council

Dunedin City Council Group Manager Waste and Environmental Solutions Chris Henderson says in November alone, about 2000 tonnes of organic material has been collected in the city’s new green organic recycling bins. More >>

Dunedin Railway Station Restoration Recognised

Saturday, 23 November 2024, 6:24 pm | Dunedin City Council

The project team – combining Dunedin City Council and Salmond Reed Architects – was named as a national winner in the heritage category, after being shortlisted from the Southern Architecture Awards. More >>

 

 
 
 
 
 

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