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Dunedin’s Floral Signature for Rugby World Cup 2011
Monday, 5 September 2011, 9:29 am | Dunedin City Council
A three-metre high floral rugby ball has been installed in front of the Railway Station and will be the centrepiece for this garden during RWC 2011. The rugby ball has been over two years in development from the first seed of an idea inspired by ... More >>
A Canny Initiative Raises Over 7,500 Cans for Food Banks …
Friday, 2 September 2011, 3:47 pm | Dunedin City Council
The Dunedin Public Libraries latest initiative, the Food for Fines Amnesty, has been a huge success, with more than 7,500 cans donated to Dunedin’s food banks. More >>
Ocean Beach Erosion
Thursday, 1 September 2011, 2:30 pm | Dunedin City Council
Dunedin (Thursday, 1 September) - Due to recent swell activity off Ocean Beach, there has been a drop in sand levels on the beach and erosion of the dune face, particularly in the area between The Esplanade, St Clair and Moana Rua Road, St Kilda. There is ... More >>
Trial Runs For Officials And Volunteers
Tuesday, 30 August 2011, 12:57 pm | Dunedin City Council
Dunedin (Friday, 26 August): Preparations continue apace for Rugby World Cup 2011 in Dunedin, with trial runs underway or planned for volunteers and officials alike. More >>
Keep NZ Beautiful Clean Up Week
Wednesday, 24 August 2011, 1:26 pm | Dunedin City Council
Dunedin – People who thought they had missed the chance to take part in this year’s Keep New Zealand Beautiful clean up still have time to register. More >>
Extra Recycling Will Be Collected
Wednesday, 24 August 2011, 1:24 pm | Dunedin City Council
Due to the cancelled kerbside collections last Tuesday, the DCC’s recycling collection contractor has advised that they will pick up any excess recycling next Tuesday, 30 August. More >>
Three teams to hold public training
Wednesday, 24 August 2011, 12:28 pm | Dunedin City Council
Three of the six teams playing Rugby World Cup 2011 matches in Dunedin will hold training sessions which will be open to the public. England will hold its only public training session in Dunedin, to acknowledge the support of locals who are hosting ... More >>
Additional buses for match days
Monday, 22 August 2011, 4:16 pm | Dunedin City Council
Dunedin (Monday, 22 August): Additional public bus services are being rolled out for Rugby World Cup 2011 match days in Dunedin. The arrangements are the result of a Dunedin City Council-led initiative to minimise traffic congestion, and ensure ... More >>
Trains That Get You To The Games - Dunedin
Thursday, 18 August 2011, 1:47 pm | Dunedin City Council
The final details of the trains that will take passengers to and from Mosgiel and Waitati on Dunedin’s Rugby World Cup 2011 match days have been announced. A return ticket will cost just $20 for the trip either to or from the Dunedin Railway Station ... More >>
Waste Product Used As All-Weather Track Surface
Tuesday, 9 August 2011, 10:35 am | Dunedin City Council
MountainBiking Otago Inc (MBO) has permission from the Dunedin City Council (DCC) to develop a multi-use climbing track at Signal Hill Reserve. Starting at the back of Logan Park School, the two-metre wide track zigs and zags for some six kilometres ... More >>
Library Hosts City’s First ‘Storylines’ Festival
Thursday, 4 August 2011, 11:03 am | Dunedin City Council
Dunedin will host its first ‘Storylines Family Day’ at the City Library on 20 August, bringing some of New Zealand’s finest children’s authors and illustrators face-to-face with their fans. More >>
Food For Fines Amnesty
Tuesday, 26 July 2011, 4:12 pm | Dunedin City Council
Dunedin (Tuesday, 26 July) - Dunedin residents have a one-time opportunity during August to wipe their overdue Library fines, by trading the fines for cans of food. More >>
Rugby Boy’s Fame to Widen
Monday, 11 July 2011, 5:06 pm | Dunedin City Council
Until now known only as Rugby Boy, he has been coloured in and sent around the world, and will soon be a temporary tattoo for every Dunedin primary school child, and have his own line of merchandise – featuring on prize rugby balls for Dunedin’s SPIN ... More >>
RWC 2011 Roadshow to hit Dunedin this week
Tuesday, 5 July 2011, 2:58 pm | Dunedin City Council
The Rugby World Cup 2011 Roadshow, complete with the Webb Ellis Cup, arrives in Dunedin early Thursday morning this week as the fourth stop on the nationwide tour. More >>
Proposed RWC 2011 Shuttle Services
Tuesday, 28 June 2011, 2:40 pm | Dunedin City Council
Dunedin (Tuesday 28 June 2011) - The Dunedin City Council’s Rugby World Cup 2011 team continues to liaise with the city’s transport providers to ensure visitors and residents can reach matches at the Otago Stadium with ease. The transport providers ... More >>
Will You Be There?
Monday, 27 June 2011, 1:34 pm | Dunedin City Council
There’ll be two bites at the cherry for Dunedin residents wanting to share in the opening of the city’s new Forsyth Barr Stadium. More >>
Helping Retailers Make The Most Of RWC2011
Monday, 30 May 2011, 1:14 pm | Dunedin City Council
Dunedin (30 May): The Dunedin City Council and Otago Chamber of Commerce are sending every city retailer information to help them make the most of the influx of Rugby fans arriving in 100 days. More >>
Pamela Stephenson Connolly Talks Up Sex
Monday, 30 May 2011, 12:50 pm | Dunedin City Council
Dunedin (Monday 30 May 2011) – Dunedin City Library is buzzing with the announcement of their newest visiting international author – Dr. Pamela Stephenson Connolly, who will be talking about her latest book Sex Life , to an audience on Wednesday ... More >>
World Rugby Brings Children Closer Together
Friday, 13 May 2011, 2:23 pm | Dunedin City Council
Small cardboard cut-out Rugby players will soon be winging their way across the world from Dunedin as local schools get involved in Rugby World Cup 2011 (RWC 2011). More >>
Romanian Rugby Team to Visit Dunedin
Monday, 9 May 2011, 1:55 pm | Dunedin City Council
Romanian Rugby Team to Visit Dunedin Dunedin (9 May, 2011): Romanian Rugby Team Manager Robert Antonin will visit Dunedin this week to conduct a tour of the facilities his team will use during Rugby World Cup 2011. More >>
