A significant amount of government money is being invested in creating the Centre for Space Science Technology which will be based in Alexandra. In total, the Government is spending up to $14.7 million over four years for the new institution with additional funding from industry. Those nine councillors voted to call on the Government to place a moratorium on deep-sea oil and gas exploration and extraction. All Dunedin has to do is provide an indication it is willing to work with the exploration companies. The district set the bar high in what it set out to achieve, and it was successful.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 16, 2016 17:24 UTC