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PHOTO: GERARD O'BRIEN An excavator removes a 300m-long hedge from the Otago Taieri A&P showgrounds on Gordon Rd, at Five Roads, near Mosgiel on Wednesday.

Some decisions were high stakes. Sometimes the vote was close. Often, the way Dunedin’s elected representatives voted provided clear indications of their values.   Grant Miller has selected a mix of decisions from the past term of the Dunedin City  Council for voters to mull over ahead of the election.

PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY Karitane extends around the shore of the Waikouaiti River estuary.

Standing in the foyer area of the now-closed Cupid Shop are (from left) co-owners Jenna and Tyler Lapham and company director Lesley Lapham. PHOTOS: PETER MCINTOSH Ownership of Dunedin sex store Cupid Shop has been nothing but a family affair for nearly 40 years. The Lapham family tell Tim Scott about life behind the counter of one of the country’s oldest adult stores.

Celebrating their success at the SEANZ awards are the Think Solar Group team (back row from left) Toby Nicholls, Nigel Bishop, Paul Hollingsworth, James Kettle, Dean Dunning and Cody Megginson, (front from left) Regan Dodd, Hannah Shea and Tom Stubbs. PHOTO: SUPPLIED Installing solar is good for Dean Dunning’s soul.

Attending a Global Women event at Forsyth Barr offices in Dunedin last week are Thandie Chiruka (Columba College), Stella Dineen (St Hilda’s Collegiate), directors Rowena Davenport and Jacinta Ruru, Frankie McAuliffe (Queen’s High School), Jessie McGrouther (Otago Girls’) and Global Women chief executive Katie Bhreatnach. PHOTO: SUPPLIED Global Women chief executive Katie Bhreatnach describes studying at the University of Otago as a key life choice that has helped shape her career. In Dunedin recently for a Global Women event, she talks to business editor  Sally Rae.

Snopro co-founder Justin Worth is excited about the company’s expansion into Japan. PHOTO: SUPPLIED Like many Kiwi business success stories, this one started in a garage - a Queenstown one, in fact.

Gemstones found at Gemstone Beach in Southland. PHOTO: FLICKR People will be free to fossick at Gemstone Beach in Southland despite a mining permit for much of the beach being applied for.

Ben Nettleton. Photo: LinkedIn The man who has come in as the limited statutory manager at Waitaki Girls’ High School says he was impressed by the school while visiting the grounds over the past couple of days.

Private Matchil Du Plessis on an open country patrol as part of an exercise in Waiouru. PHOTO: NZDF Invercargill-based Private Matchil Du Plessis feels he has the best of two worlds.

Innocent ordinary facts like addresses, previous names and personal history could be compiled and used to breach privacy and security, police say. Photo: Getty Images Online crime is having an impact in Clutha, police say.

A diver weeds out lagarosiphon in Lake Wānaka. Photo: supplied Updated management plans have been released for Lake Dunstan, Lake Wakatipu, and Lake Wānaka as part of long-term efforts to protect them from the aquatic weed Lagarosiphon major.

The trial is being held at the Dunedin District Court. Photo: ODT files ‘‘Earth-shattering’’ allegations of child abuse against a prominent sportsman do not match the character of the man, his lawyer says.

The Anderson Bay Bottle-O store. PHOTO: GERARD O'BRIEN A problem-plagued Dunedin bottle store owner is struggling to renew liquor licences because of her previous bad behaviour.

The Konini School site in Bluff is ready for new owners. PHOTO: SUPPLIED There is now only faded memories of pupils slipping behind Bluff’s Konini School bike sheds for a sneaky puff or noisily playing bullrush on the field.

The services, which cover seven primary schools and Wakatipu High, have been facing the chop for four years. Photo: ODT files The partial removal of school bus services in Queenstown appears a step closer after Ministry of Education (MoE) officials visited the area’s schools last week.

Brett Cummings. Photo: supplied West Coasters will soon be able to find out online if their property or one they are thinking of buying, is at risk from liquefaction — or a host of other damaging events.

The ‘‘Southern Corridor’’ south of the Kawarau River, near Queenstown, could have more than 9000 homes in 15-20 years. PHOTO: ODT FILES A blueprint for the development of the ‘‘Southern Corridor’’ - a stretch of land south of Queenstown suitable for more housing - has been approved despite concerns about a lack of infrastructure funding.

Winnie Conlan (left) and Olivia Morriss work at Sublime Studios. PHOTO: CRAIG CONLAN Harbour Street Jazz and Blues Talent show winners Winnie Conlan and Olivia Morriss recorded their first EP with their dads playing back-up at the Sublime Studios last week.