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DCC Calls For People to Conserve Water
Friday, 1 February 2013, 5:27 pm | Dunedin City Council
Please wind up your garden hose, at least for the next few days. With the prospect of little rain and more hot weather over the next few days, Dunedin residents are being asked to use less water outside, especially on lawns and gardens. More >>
Warm Dunedin Pilot Programme Underway
Friday, 1 February 2013, 3:25 pm | Dunedin City Council
Dunedin (Friday, 1 February 2013) – More Dunedin homes will be warmer and healthier for winter under a trial insulation and heating programme launched today. The Warm Dunedin programme will work alongside the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority ... More >>
Dunedin Fire Risk Under Control
Friday, 1 February 2013, 10:49 am | Dunedin City Council
Dunedin is holding its own as the fire risk in some areas soars. With the recent warm weather and large vegetation fires occurring in other parts of the country, residents may be wondering about the situation for Dunedin. More >>
Interim Swim Coaching Arrangements
Friday, 25 January 2013, 3:18 pm | Dunedin City Council
Dunedin (Friday, 25 January) – The new Dunedin Swim Coaching Board, appointed just before Christmas, has announced interim coaching arrangements until a new coach is appointed. More >>
Input Sought on Industrial Activities and Zoning
Thursday, 17 January 2013, 3:00 pm | Dunedin City Council
Dunedin (Thursday, 17 January) – Where industry should be allowed to operate and the sorts of planning controls that should be placed on it will be up for discussion at a series of Dunedin City Council District Plan workshops in the next few months. More >>
Toitū appoints Functions and Events Coordinator
Wednesday, 16 January 2013, 10:19 am | Dunedin City Council
Dunedin (Wednesday, 16 January) – Toitū Otago Settlers Museum has added a Functions and Events Coordinator to its team. More >>
Winners of 2013 Robert Burns Poetry Competition Announced
Tuesday, 15 January 2013, 12:06 pm | Dunedin City Council
After a record number of entries this year, the winners of the 2013 Robert Burns Poetry Competition have been selected by the judges, 2013 Burns Fellow, David Howard and Librarian, Paul Veart. The winning entrants are More >>
On Your Marks, Get Set, Go!
Monday, 14 January 2013, 12:41 pm | Dunedin City Council
It will be a case of fast and slow when two Dunedin Summer Festival favourites return to the Octagon on Saturday 19 January. More >>
Soak up Sun and Sounds at the Dunedin Botanic Garden
Monday, 14 January 2013, 12:40 pm | Dunedin City Council
Looking for some summer sounds? Then pack a picnic, grab a rug and head to the Dunedin Botanic Garden on Sunday afternoons. More >>
2013 Burns Fellow Celebrates Bard’s Birthday
Friday, 11 January 2013, 3:10 pm | Dunedin City Council
Dunedin (Friday, 11 January 2013) – The 2013 Burns Fellow at the University of Otago, David Howard, will talk about the goals he has for his tenure at a Dunedin Public Libraries event next week. More >>
Swimmers and Surfers - Avoid Dunedin’s Lawyers Head
Thursday, 10 January 2013, 5:29 pm | Dunedin City Council
Swimmers and surfers should continue to avoid the waters around Lawyers Head until further notice, the Dunedin City Council advises. More >>
The Chills to play Dunedin Botanic Garden 150th
Friday, 4 January 2013, 2:54 pm | Dunedin City Council
Iconic Dunedin band The Chills will take the stage later this month to celebrate the launch of the 150th anniversary celebrations of another of the city’s great icons, the Dunedin Botanic Garden. More >>
Dunedin Swim Coaching Board members named
Friday, 21 December 2012, 4:37 pm | Dunedin City Council
A team of five people with strong swimming and sports administration backgrounds have been appointed to the new Dunedin Swim Coaching Board, formed to oversee the coaching of the sport in the city. More >>
DCC Cuts Carbon Footprint Dramatically
Friday, 21 December 2012, 10:59 am | Dunedin City Council
Dunedin (21 December 2012) – The Dunedin City Council is making great strides to reduce its carbon footprint. More >>
New Dunedin Residents Happy with Settlement Service
Wednesday, 19 December 2012, 11:01 am | Dunedin City Council
Dunedin (19 December 2012) – Dunedin is doing a good job of welcoming migrants to the city. More >>
Dunedin Welcomes Freedom Campers
Friday, 14 December 2012, 12:00 pm | Dunedin City Council
Dunedin (Friday, 14 December 2012) – The DCC is distributing an updated ‘Freedom camping in Dunedin’ brochure to key information sites as the city gets ready for the influx of visitors this summer season. More >>
2013 Dunedin Botanic Garden Photographic Competition
Friday, 14 December 2012, 11:58 am | Dunedin City Council
Dunedin (Friday, 14 December 2012) – Photographers of all ages are being urged to unleash their creative potential in the 2013 Dunedin Botanic Garden photographic competition. More >>
Hui to promote regional ties
Wednesday, 12 December 2012, 9:24 am | Dunedin City Council
Ngāi Tahu and the Dunedin City Council believe that strengthening their relationship will produce positives for the greater Dunedin area. More >>
Māori Myth and Legend Unfolds
Monday, 10 December 2012, 10:34 am | Dunedin City Council
Originally associated with tribes from the Aotea canoe, this whakataukī is used in the context of this exhibition, to refer to the stories – the myths and legends of ngā iwi Māori - all the tribes of Māoridom. More >>
Libraries Go Wild for Reading this Summer with Orokonui
Monday, 10 December 2012, 10:32 am | Dunedin City Council
Dunedin – (Monday, 10 December 2012) What can be taken anywhere, costs nothing, doesn’t require batteries and keeps children entertained for hours? More >>
