Mary Williams

‘Ridiculous’ delays threatening flying schools

Phil Kean, of Mainland Air, is worried about the future of the aviation training industry and is...

‘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

The University of Otago is facing a challenging financial situation in which its spending...

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

Silhouetted students frame the University of Otago registry building as attention focused on the...

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 includes people in desperate conditions in substandard boarding houses, as well as...

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

Tents are pitched in the makeshift homeless encampment in Kensington Oval, where a man died on...

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.

‘We aim to be homely, not an institution’

The night shelter is crying out for funds to help people in a "broken" system, its manager, David...

‘We aim to be homely, not an institution’

There is a relentless need for Dunedin’s night shelter. Mary Williams talks to manager David McKenzie about his work at the frontline of homelessness.

South Dunedin plan: Plain language 'key'

South D plan: Plain language 'key', project leader says

Talking in plain language will be key for consulting the community, the leader of the project to make South Dunedin more resilient says.

Progress needed for homeless: Curran

Clare Curran is calling for donations to Dunedin’s night shelter, to provide more beds. PHOTOS:...

Progress needed for homeless: Curran

Dunedin’s night shelter is fundraising to provide more help to more homeless people.

Robust or ready to bust? — Otago's irrigation dams

Mary Williams reports on Otago’s ageing irrigation dams and imminent safety regulations around them.

Robust or ready to bust?

The deadly Libyan dam failure this year has brought dam safety to global attention. Mary Williams reports on Otago’s often hidden, and really old, large irrigation dams and imminent safety regulations around them.

Teenager homeless again despite leaders’ concern

Harry is again homeless after being discharged from Wakari Hospital. Photo: ODT

Teenager homeless again despite leaders’ concern

Harry, the homeless teenager whose plight was flagged by the Otago Daily Times, is still without a roof despite city leaders voicing their concerns.

Claim of ‘rife bullying’ by farmers

The Manuherikia appears healthy as it flows through Central Otago, near St Bathans, last year....

Claim of ‘rife bullying’ by farmers

Locals fighting to protect the Manuherikia River are calling for community bridge-building, claiming there has been "rife bullying" by some of the region’s irrigating farmers.

Call for support as vulnerable teen discharged

Harry has been discharged from Wakari Hospital with no permanent accommodation ahead of him....

City leaders call for support as vulnerable teen discharged

Dunedin city leaders are clamouring for care to be given to a vulnerable teenager discharged from Wakari Hospital yesterday, with no home to go to.

'System set up to fail young people'

Young homeless people face a range of behavioural and social challenges, which are exacerbated if...

'System set up to fail young people'

Dunedin charities say a government decision to put a teenager in a motel is indicative of systemic failures that victimise the city’s young homeless people with the greatest need.

‘Disgusting’ lack of support

A homeless woman’s four-year campsite near a Dunedin motorway. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

Lack of support for woman 'disgusting and inhumane'

A multi-agency rescue of a 60-year-old woman who has lived in bushes for four years near a motorway must happen urgently, charity workers and a leading mental health expert say.

‘Disgusting’ lack of support

‘Disgusting’ lack of support for woman

A multi-agency rescue of a 60-year-old woman who has lived in bushes for four years near a Dunedin motorway must happen urgently, charity workers and a leading mental health expert say.

$20m social housing plan to be put to councillors

$20m social housing plan to be put to councillors

A $20 million council plan for more social housing in Dunedin will be put to councillors this month, amid calls for increased and strategic spending to tackle homelessness.

Street art ‘part of the solution’

Railway bridge No228 in South Dunedin is undergoing a makeover by street artists James Bellaney ...

Street art ‘part of the solution’

Street art is part of the community revival solution, street artists Guy Howard-Smith and James Bellaney say.

Cheap meat-free meals hitting spot for thousands

The Dunedin Bowling Club is serving up to 1000 $4 meals a night at its Caversham premises. Co...

Cheap meat-free meals hitting spot for thousands

Vegan mince is catching on in the south of Dunedin, where more than 1000 meat-free meals are dished up nightly to people queuing round the block — and paying nothing or very little.

Councillors to vote on zero carbon plan

Dunedin climate experts, public sector leaders and campaigners are clamouring for the Dunedin City Council to immediately adopt a plan to reach carbon zero by 2030.

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