South Dunedin’s watery labyrinth
South Dunedin’s watery labyrinth
Nobody wants another contaminated cocktail of stormwater and sewage spewing on their street when South Dunedin floods, but has anything been done to stop it?
Mary Williams
MSD referred homeless to volunteer with tents
MSD referred homeless to volunteer with tents
Ministry of Social Development staff in Dunedin have been pointing homeless people to a volunteer handing out tents and bedding, rather than providing them with a roof where needed.
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Children sleeping on floor in Oranga Tamariki offices
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Children sleeping on floor in Oranga Tamariki offices
Children are sleeping on Oranga Tamariki office floors due to a desperate shortage of emergency foster caregivers, including in the South.
‘Privilege’ to help expand shelter
‘Privilege’ to help expand shelter
Building works to double the capacity of Dunedin’s Night Shelter can start soon after a local businessman read about its funding appeal in the ODT and stumped up a fat cheque.
‘New crowd’ attends South D Future expo
‘New crowd’ attends South D Future expo
About 200 people attended a council-organised community exhibition about managing South Dunedin’s water challenges at the weekend.
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Boreholes reveal potential for springs to emerge in South D
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Boreholes reveal potential for springs to emerge in South D
Pulling up a core sample of the earth below South Dunedin pavements is like pulling up a piece of spaghetti as long as a football field, said GNS chief scientist Dr Simon Cox.
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Water from ‘above, below, sideways’
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Water from ‘above, below, sideways’
A watery future looms for low-lying South Dunedin.
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New report says uni finances worse than forecast
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New report says uni finances worse than forecast
The magnitude of Grant Robertson’s challenge to bring the University of Otago out of its money woes is highlighted in a new financial report.
Approach to climate change hailed by watchdog
Approach to climate change hailed by watchdog
South Dunedin has been heralded by New Zealand’s climate watchdog as a shining example of people working together locally to tackle climate change, as the low-lying suburb gears up for more...
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Kea in desperate need of help
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More funding needed to protect kea
Kea are in desperate need of help as their numbers dwindle. Mary Williams reports on the threats to the survival of the cheeky parrots and efforts to secure their future.
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Family fight eviction from temporary housing
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Family fight eviction from temporary housing
A move by a charity to evict a Dunedin family from their temporary house is being fought by the family and condemned by friends as "baseless and cruel bullying".
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Wanted - a place they can call their home
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Wanted - a place they can call their home
A safe haven in Dunedin has not come with stability for a former refugee family who have bounced around different properties in a stressful quest for a home of their own. Mary Williams investigates.
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Told to scam way into home
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Told to scam way into home
An adviser from a government-funded housing charity tried to get a desperate Dunedin family to leave the city and scam their way into a social home in the North Island.
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Driving the risky road
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Driving the risky road
Dire warnings about dangerous driving on the road to Milford Sound preceded another death and two injuries last week.
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Bus travel would solve Milford route’s ‘problems’
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Bus travel would solve Milford route’s ‘problems’
A Fiordland tourist operator believes shifting more Milford Sound day trippers from cars on to buses would fix "90% of Milford’s problems" on the route.
‘Ridiculous’ delays threatening flying schools
‘Ridiculous’ delays threatening flying schools
Challenges attracting student pilots, including "ridiculous" delays processing foreign student visa applications, are causing a shortage and the risk of southern flight schools closing, aviation training chiefs say.
Analysis: uni’s debt spiralling while costs rising
Analysis: uni’s debt spiralling while costs rising
Where are University of Otago’s finances heading?
Vice-chancellor defends plan to end year with bigger deficit
Vice-chancellor defends plan to end year with bigger deficit
The acting vice-chancellor of the University of Otago has defended its plan to end this year with an even bigger deficit and is comfortable with the risk of deepening debt.
Homelessness’ perfect storm
Homelessness’ perfect storm
Soaring population growth and cost-of-living hikes have created a perfect storm for Dunedin’s homelessness crisis, requiring leadership and social housing, say community leaders.
Oval death ‘inevitable’; warning more to come
Oval death ‘inevitable’; warning more to come
The death of a homeless man in a makeshift encampment at Dunedin’s Kensington Oval is an "inevitable" consequence of a lack of social housing and more deaths are likely, charity campaigners warn.