Carisbrook Stadium Trust is 15 months out from the 31 July 2011 deadline.
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Stadium – game on (page 10)
Dunedin’s stadium is not yet built, but it is already hosting a fiercely contested, high-stakes game. This game is a race against the clock, spurred on by the 2011 Rugby World Cup, with millions of dollars riding on it. Michelle Sutton talks to the home team, and looks at its opposition.
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Group weighs in on stadium (page 6)
By Wilma McCorkindale
The Dunedin Ratepayers and Householders Association is in recess until its future is decided. However, in a media statement the association said it had called a meeting because it had heard about unexpected stadium charges on rate demands. Association secretary Neville Poole said the assciation would meet at the Pioneer Women’s Hall on November 9.
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Ecosanctuary to open (page 2)
By Wilma McCorkindale
Orokonui Ecosanctuary officially opens Friday night after two decades in the making. Manager Chris Baillie said the $5m facility is officially opening at 6pm with a plaque unveiling by Otago Natural History Trust chairman Dr Ralph Allen and a keynote speech by acclaimed botanist Professor Alan Mark.
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Landfill considered (page 6)
By Wilma McCorkindale
Dunedin City Council is investigating a regional landfill to replace Green Island tip. The council has consent for its landfill until 2023. Otago councils are looking at a future regional facility in the Otago area.
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Recycling submissions hearings on (page 6)
By Wilma McCorkindale
Hearing of oral submissions to the Dunedin City Council kerbside recycling collection system begins today. DCC solid waste manager Ian Featherston recommends council’s preferred option known as Option C. It advocates the retention of black rubbish bags and the blue recycling container, which will be used for glass recycling only. It also adds a lidded wheelie bin for other recyclables.
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Talk: Dunedin on Dunedin (page 9)
Your say
Council’s financial bind by Lyndon Weggery, Kew
With all the talk about council finances going into the red, an increasing Dunedin City Holdings Limited debt and proposed cutting of water and wastewater budgets it is surely a case of “I told you so”. The main objection to funding the new stadium by the majority of ratepayers and citizens is that it has effectively taken away valuable funds for the things that really matter in running a city like Dunedin.
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City councillors by Dave Brownlie, Dunedin
I am sick of reading about Dave Witherow moaning about our councillors. Just remember who went to court and lost and didn’t even have the money to cover the court costs, so who misled the people?
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Rubbish plan by Jeff Dickie, Woodhaugh
I have been informed by a Dunedin City Council official that the new rubbish plan, Option C, is to cost about $2.4 million.
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Hydro schemes likely (page 17)
By Wilma McCorkindale
As Contact Energy investigates future hydro schemes on the Clutha, Otago Chamber of Commerce chief John Christie believes Dunedin can step up and be New Zealand’s next hydro city.
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What if? Dunedin... 