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A Dunedin councillor called a proposal for a rainbow crossing in the central city "virtue signalling". But the city's airport has no such qualms.
An outspoken councillor has shared how he got access to an unproven drug touted as a Covid-19 treatment, but the Ministry of Health warns people not to follow suit.
Hamish McNeilly/Stuff Rachel Wesley, of Ōtākou Rūnaka, and Matapura Ellison, Kāti Huirapa Rūnaka ki Puketeraki, address the Dunedin City Council. The two committees were a “good starting point” for the council and mana whenua to work together, council chief executive Sandy Graham said. She confirmed, after questioning from Cr Lee Vandervis, that a 2006 memorandum of understanding between the council and mana whenua would also be reviewed. The memorandum gave Māori opportunities to contribute to local government decision-making processes. Vandervis said the rūnaka-appointed po...
A visibly emotional Aaron Hawkins said weather events such as the Canterbury flooding would be more frequent with a "less stable environment".
It started as a debate over transport, but Dunedin's non-driving mayor Aaron Hawkins became emotional when addressing the Canterbury flooding.