Dunedin City Council in the news

Adjusting the Dunedin City Council's debt framework is more complicated than initially believed.

Dunedin City Council is seeking public input on its draft 30-year Ōtepoti Pathways Strategy to improve walking, cycling, and wheeling infrastructure across the city.

A Dunedin homeowner is suing the Dunedin City Council and a builder over a faulty $900,000 home causing humiliation and stress.

Queenstown Lakes District Council will work with Dunedin City Council on a Head Start proposal for a twin unitary authority model in Otago.

Queenstown Lakes District Council and Dunedin City Council have teamed up to propose two unitary Otago councils as a counter-offer in the ongoing local government reform debate.

A Dunedin City Councilor participated in a public council meeting from her bathroom, with her drying laundry and a mysterious figure in the background visible to all attendees.

During a Dunedin City Council Zoom meeting, Councillor Jo Galer participated from her bathroom, inadvertently displaying her washing and a mysterious figure in the background to her colleagues and online viewers.

Otago councils are debating proposals for a new unitary authority, with some seeking to exclude Dunedin, while Dunedin's mayor prefers the city to remain independent or form its own coastal council.

Four students met with Mayor Sophie Barker to discuss Dunedin City Council's climate change targets and youth engagement ahead of a climate strike.

Dunedin City Council's chief executive was formally warned for misconduct after an investigation found a complaint of inappropriate behavior partly substantiated.

Dunedin City Council is exploring a ban on glass bottles in its student area to combat broken glass, but faces legal and practical challenges.

Dunedin City Councillors approved a $270,000 annual in-house housing outreach service to combat rising homelessness by June.

Dunedin City Councillor Benedict Ong exited a Te Pae Māori committee meeting after being told he couldn't speak, citing censorship.

Streetlight failures plunged parts of Dunedin into darkness multiple times recently, with the Dunedin City Council and Aurora Energy investigating ripple injection system issues and other faults.

Dunedin City Council by-election candidates are preparing to join the annual plan process late, intending to catch up via council reports and discussions.

Dunedin City Council's stringent soil contamination policy, triggered by lead-based paint on older homes, is adding substantial costs to new constructions and negatively affecting property values.

Dunedin City Council may reduce services like grass cutting due to rising fuel costs and supply chain issues.

Dunedin City Council has secured a former bus depot due to known asbestos contamination and unauthorized occupation by homeless individuals, installing new security measures.

Homeless individuals are increasingly sheltering in the unused Princes St bus depot, reflecting worsening homelessness in Dunedin and prompting discussions about temporary support and challenges in repurposing the site.

South Dunedin's persistent flooding is caused by an undersized stormwater system neglected for decades, not natural hazards, prompting calls for urgent infrastructure upgrades.