Mary Williams

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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

Climate Change Commission chief executive Jo Hendy. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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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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

A family facing eviction by the charity Emerge Aotearoa say they desperately need a social home...

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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

The family’s transitional house is perched high above a busy road, with no fenced garden for the...

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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

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

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’

Long-standing tour operator Trips & Tramps demonstrates the relaxation of taking a tour...

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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

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.

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