Sandy Graham. Photo: suppliedThe Dunedin City Council is shaping to be more than $40 million short of delivering its budgeted capital spend, as mystery surrounds what it will get done next year. The latest capital expenditure forecast is for $190m in the year to June, against a budget of $231m. Capital expenditure for 2025-26 up until the end of January was $81m, or 35.1% of the full-year budget. In December, the forecast capital spend for the financial year had been $204m.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 17, 2026 16:06 UTC