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‘We need somewhere indoors and safe’
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‘We need somewhere indoors and safe’
After a teenager was killed at Dunedin’s bus hub last week, questions are being asked about why tragedy wasn’t prevented at a well-known crime hot spot.
Mary Williams
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Big drop in transitional housing
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Big drop in transitional housing
The chances of a homeless person in the South getting the keys to a home through the government’s transitional housing scheme seem to be nose diving, according to data unearthed by the Otago...
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Care takes more than a roof over one’s head
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Care takes more than a roof over one’s head
State homes are in short supply, but if a homeless person gets one, but not the support they need, their human rights remain at stake. Mary Williams tells Clive’s story.
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Holiday park idea floated for homeless
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Holiday park idea floated for homeless
Repurposing Dunedin’s abandoned Aaron Lodge Holiday Park has been revealed as Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich’s solution to the city’s homelessness crisis.
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Homeless camp at Oval visited by govt officials
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Homeless camp at Oval visited by govt officials
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.
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Social housing units set to open
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Social housing units set to open
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.
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Charities back claim govt failing to protect children
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Charities back claim govt failing to protect children
Dunedin charities caring for children are backing a study published yesterday claiming a government failure to protect children at risk.
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Inside the tents
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Inside the tents
Inside the tents lining the Oval sports field are desperate people on the waiting list for a home and not being given one.
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Solution for Oval situation sought
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Solution for Oval situation sought
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.
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Nail-biting wait for charities
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Nail-biting wait for charities
Last-ditch decision-making on funding charity services for children in the South and nationally could see charities "turning the lights off" this winter.
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How to handle South Dunedin’s future
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How to handle South Dunedin’s future
Rising waters mean it is inevitable some people in South Dunedin will have to shift.
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Council seeks govt cash for South Dn properties
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Council seeks govt cash to buy South Dunedin properties
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.
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‘Solution’ for homeless crisis coming
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‘Solution’ for homeless crisis coming
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.
Fears cuts threaten child safety
Fears cuts threaten child safety
Charities in the South helping at-risk children have been warned their state funding could end within the next 10 weeks.
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Residents take aim at council and developers
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Residents take aim at council and developers
Residents of a Dunedin street are slapping stickers on their postboxes warning townhouse developers wanting to buy their sections not to come knocking.
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End of government funding for budget advice charity
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End of government funding for budget advice charity
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.
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Trapped in transitional housing hell
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Trapped in transitional housing hell
Homeless people in transitional housing in Dunedin say they are stuck, stigmatised and hit with eviction notices.
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Gaps in $1.5bn homelessness scheme 'very frustrating'
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Gaps in $1.5bn homelessness scheme 'very frustrating'
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.
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Boarding house review slated
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Boarding house review slated
A Dunedin city councillor has slammed a government report auditing the standards of boarding houses as ridiculously restricted in its scope.
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Dunedin social housing faces ‘significant challenge’
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Dunedin social housing faces ‘significant challenge’
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.