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.
Mary Williams
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.
‘We aim to be homely, not an institution’
‘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
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
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?
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
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
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
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'
'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.
바카라사이트여성에 대한 지원 부족 '혐오스럽고 비인간적'
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.
m social housing plan to be put to councillors
m 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’
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
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
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.
Ejected after more than two decades
Ejected after more than two decades
A 65-year-old homeless man, whose life in a boarding house room was photographed by the ODT last month, has been rescued from living under a bush - and his many belongings have been thrown in in a skip.
PM tackled on homelessness
PM tackled on homelessness
Homelessness can be "grappled" with through state housing and wraparound support services, Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said in Dunedin yesterday.
Homeless sleeping under Kāinga Ora office
Homeless sleeping under Kāinga Ora office
Dunedin's homeless are shivering under a building occupied by government officials responsible for sorting out the city’s lack of social housing.