Grant Miller

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Exodus of leaders continues: DCC denies culture problem

1 week ago | odt.co.nz | Grant Miller

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. NewsDunedinAnother senior manager is leaving the Dunedin City Council, bringing more change to its executive leadership team. The resignation of corporate services general manager Robert West was confirmed yesterday, weeks after the announcement arts, culture and recreation general manager Jeanette Wikaira would be leaving. Mr West has sometimes filled in as acting chief executive.
Dismay at lack of details - DCC probe: update coming

1 week ago | odt.co.nz | Grant Miller

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. NewsDunedinDunedin councillors tired of waiting to hear how their council intends to learn from an investigation that has cost it more than $250,000 may soon get some answers. Frustration has been brewing since Deloitte looked into Dunedin City Council practices after complaints from two whistleblowers, as information was lacking about how the investigation might be followed up.
Still no repairs to Tunnel Beach track

2 weeks ago | odt.co.nz | Grant Miller

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. NewsDunedinExpanded geotechnical investigations at Dunedin’s slip-laden Tunnel Beach site are expected to help safeguard the visitor experience in the long term. The popular walking track to Tunnel Beach and carpark have been closed since a deluge in October caused at least 10 large slips in the area.
Councillor seeks revision of library decision

2 weeks ago | odt.co.nz | Grant Miller

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. NewsDunedinA cut to a South Dunedin community hub slammed as a betrayal may not be a done deal after a councillor’s change of heart. Cr Carmen Houlahan is leading the charge to reverse the Dunedin City Council’s controversial call to lease the upper floor of the South Dunedin library complex at commercial rates, rather than reserve some space for community organisations at a cheaper rental.
No reopening date yet for popular coastal walkway

2 weeks ago | odt.co.nz | Grant Miller

Wednesday, 9 April 2025 You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. NewsDunedinSix months after a series of large landslips closed a popular Dunedin coastal walkway, a geotechnical report has yet to be completed. The track to Tunnel Beach has been closed since early October last year after a drenching in the area caused at least 10 large slips.
300 turn out for 15th Feastock

2 weeks ago | odt.co.nz | Grant Miller

Monday, 7 April 2025 You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. NewsDunedinA backyard in Dalmore, Dunedin, sure looks suitable for a music festival when a stage and seating are set up and about 300 people are taking in the sights and sounds. As the story goes, it was also obvious enough to Fea St flatmates playing backyard cricket amid overgrown bush and so Feastock got its start in 2009 after some landscaping work.
Pupils raise the dead at school’s fundraiser

2 weeks ago | odt.co.nz | Grant Miller

Monday, 7 April 2025 You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. NewsDunedinThere were zombies, but no apocalypse, at Green Island School, because an event there was more about fun than fear. Mind you, it does sound like something went wrong in a science laboratory, or out in the field, and the implications include pursuit by zombies, encountering a foam dumper and entering a decontamination unit and a big water slide.
Friend’s car crashes through fence, hits car and house

2 weeks ago | odt.co.nz | Grant Miller

Monday, 7 April 2025 You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. NewsDunedinA loud bang and the sound of a bedroom window shattering had a Dunedin mother wondering if she was experiencing an earthquake. Worried about the safety of her 8-year-old twin daughters, Edith Paulsen shooed them out of the room and went to investigate. "I saw a car right by my front door," she said. It had evidently hit the Musselburgh Rise house.
Moderate injuries after parked vehicle hit in Wānaka

2 weeks ago | odt.co.nz | Grant Miller

Saturday, 5 April 2025 You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. RegionsWanakaOne person has been taken to hospital after a crash in Wānaka. A vehicle hit a parked vehicle in Kotare Dr about 8.40am today, police said. A Hato Hone St John spokeswoman said a patient with moderate injuries was taken to Dunstan Hospital. Police said the road was blocked for a time while emergency services responded, but was clear now.
Arrest after vehicle hits Green Island house

2 weeks ago | odt.co.nz | Grant Miller

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. NewsDunedinA man is to appear in court after a vehicle hit a house in Green Island early today. The incident happened about 3.50am. Police said the crash happened in Neill St and the driver then left the scene. He was found soon after and arrested, police said. Firefighting crews from Lookout Point, Roslyn and Willowbank were also sent to the scene, a Fire and Emergency NZ spokeswoman said.