Mary Williams

Repurposing Dunedin’s abandoned Aaron Lodge Holiday Park has been revealed as Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich’s solution to the city’s homelessness crisis.

Government officials have visited Dunedin’s homeless camp at the Oval this week, but at least one person living there remains sceptical help is on its way.

More than 30 people in desperate need of a home are about to be handed keys to "five-star" flats in a restored, historic central Dunedin warehouse - and there could be more in the future.

Dunedin charities caring for children are backing a study published yesterday claiming a government failure to protect children at risk.

Sports leaders planning games at a Dunedin park lined with homeless people in tents are meeting with city leaders to demand a solution to the "concerning" situation in plain sight.

Last-ditch decision-making on funding charity services for children in the South and nationally could see charities "turning the lights off" this winter.

A cap-in-hand plea for cash to buy properties in South Dunedin is being pitched by the Dunedin City Council to government ministers next week.

Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich says he has a plan up his sleeve to tackle the city’s homelessness crisis and hopes to announce it within weeks.

Residents of a Dunedin street are slapping stickers on their postboxes warning townhouse developers wanting to buy their sections not to come knocking.

A Dunedin budget advice charity which helps more than 1000 families a year has been forced to slash its services after most of its funding was axed by the government.

The government admits it has failed to check whether a billion-dollar scheme to tackle homelessness is getting people into homes, including in the South.

Building the social housing Dunedin urgently needs will be a "significant challenge" unless changes are made to the city’s development plan, the government’s housing agency says.

Why build, and how should we build, in South Dunedin?

A leading Dunedin townhouse developer has slammed the door on future projects in some parts of South Dunedin due to concerns properties will become uninsurable as waters rise.