Hawkins to lead national charity promoting strong communities
Hawkins to lead national charity promoting strong communities
Former Dunedin mayor Aaron Hawkins has taken a top job at a national charity promoting strong communities.
Mary Williams
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Perfect storm over tenants’ heads
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Perfect storm over tenants’ heads
Doors black with grime, filthy carpet and a smell that screams sickness. Mary Williams asks if enough is being done to stop landlords renting out unhealthy homes.
Sun rises in her 'spiritual homeland'
Sun rises in her 'spiritual homeland'
Fiordland-born tennis sensation Lulu Sun, who has adopted New Zealand as the country she plays for, says she changed allegiance for the love of her "spiritual homeland".
Lulu Sun: Conquering the peaks and the court
Lulu Sun: Conquering the peaks and the court
Lulu Sun drops to her knees. It’s a classic pose for an exhausted tennis player at the end of a hard match, but she is not on court.
Sun rises over her ‘spiritual homeland’
Sun rises over her ‘spiritual homeland’
Fiordland-born tennis sensation Lulu Sun, who has adopted New Zealand as the country she plays for, says she changed allegiance for the love of her "spiritual homeland".
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Moteliers papering over the cracks
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Moteliers papering over the cracks
It's not usual for motel rooms to have big bolts on the backs of their doors, above head height.
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Fears homeless will be kicked out for kick-off
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Fears homeless will be kicked out for kick-off
A Dunedin homeless charity fears vulnerable people will be thrown on to the streets to make way for rugby fans willing to pay top dollar for a room.
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Operators vent as $18m project ends
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Operators vent as $18m project ends
Milford Sound tourism operators say the time for talking is over after an $18 million consultation about the world heritage site ended last week with its findings under wraps.
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O'Malley forfeits debt to give Ocho more time
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O'Malley forfeits debt to give Ocho more time
Jim O’Malley has pledged to forfeit the money he is owed by Ocho after leading a shareholder revolt to rescue the beleagured Dunedin chocolate company
Ocho lives to fight another day
Ocho lives to fight another day
Beleaguered Dunedin chocolate company Ocho has had a stay of execution.
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Govt turns down city bid for climate cash
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Govt turns down city bid for climate cash
South Dunedin leaders say the government’s decision to turn down a council plea for $132.5 million to help the city cope with climate change is a "kick in the guts".
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Enough talking in circles — action needed
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Enough talking in circles — action needed
Unsightly, limited patches of sea defences along South Dunedin’s beaches have stopped a rising tide rolling inland — so far.
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Children’s charities uniting to fight cuts
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Children’s charities uniting to fight cuts
Charities for vulnerable children at risk of having government funding reduced or cut entirely are banding together to fight the cost-slashing.
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Thin sand wall shielding dump
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Thin sand wall shielding dump
A noxious landfill behind Dunedin’s rapidly-eroding Middle Beach is protected by a thin wall of sand, as narrow as 4m deep in places.
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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.
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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.