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Hilarious adventures at site…

### ODT Online Thu, 11/06/2009 – 7:01am.
Comment by TheWatcher on Stadium pile-driving

It was an eye-opener to yesterday see a pile being driven for the Stadium foundations suddenly drop vertically over 8 metres under its own weight due to a lack of sound ground below where the grandstand will be built. Now what did the “experts” say about that area being sound and extra deep foundations not being required?

Mr Walker – Fail!

UPDATING

“The application for judicial review of the Council’s decision is dismissed.”

further

“There is no reason why costs should not follow the event. The ORC is therefore entitled to costs on a category 2B basis together with disbursements as fixed by the Registrar.”

High Court judgement: Walker v ORC

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### ODT Online Thu, 11 Jun 2009
Bid to derail stadium funding dismissed

Full coverage tomorrow.Queenstown man Basil Walker’s court bid to derail the Forsyth Barr Stadium has been dismissed.
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Basil Walker is not ruling out an appeal…

### ODT Online Fri, 12 Jun 2009
Bid fails to block stadium grant
By David Loughrey

Queenstown man Basil Walker has been unsuccessful in his attempt to block the Otago Regional Council granting $37.5 million for the Forsyth Barr Stadium after failing to persuade a High Court judge the funding process was unlawful.
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### National Business Review Friday June 12 2009 – 11:08am
Dunedin rugby stadium steamrolls over latest legal challenge
By Robert Smith

The latest legal bid to tackle Dunedin’s Forsyth Barr Stadium has been fended aside by the High Court, with the Queenstown bankrupt who brought the action now liable for thousands of dollars in legal costs.
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'Super ward' + stadium

### ODT Online Thu, 11 Jun 2009
Super ward system of little concern
By David Loughrey

Councillors and former candidates spoken to yesterday said the proposed new super ward system for the Dunedin City Council would not change unduly the way they campaigned in local body elections.
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### ODT Online Thu, 11 Jun 2009
News: Dunedin | Local government
‘Super ward’ mooted for DCC
By David Loughrey

Substantial changes to Dunedin’s voting method could see its system of wards scrapped in favour of a “super ward”, with 11 councillors representing the urban area, and three representing two rural seats.
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University's land purchase

### ODT Online Thu, 11 Jun 2009
$5.6m price of stadium land
By Allison Rudd

The University of Otago will pay a total of $5.602 million for land next to the Forsyth Barr stadium, the university council has been told. The council has already paid the Dunedin City Council $5.34 million in progress payments.
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Walker v ORC decision at 2pm

### ODT Online Thu, 11 Jun 2009
Stadium review decision expected today

A decision on Queenstown man Basil Walker’s application for a judicial review, aimed at halting Otago Regional Council funding for the Forsyth Barr Stadium, is expected to be released today.
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