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PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH Contractors work on the public toilets in Frederick St, in the city centre, near the intersection of George St.

HomeGround in Auckland has a health centre on the ground floor and key workers assigned to residents. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY The Otago Daily Times was given a tour of HomeGround in Auckland, a much-trumpeted, multi-storey apartment development opened in 2022 by the Auckland City Mission for 80 residents, mostly in studio apartments.

Pauline loves her five-star apartment in the Loan and Mercantile building and hopes it will be the launchpad for her getting back into the workplace PHOTOS: STEPHEN JAQUIERY A brand-new apartment complex close to Dunedin’s city centre is a dream come true for its residents, but the reality of some of their needs is complex. Mary Williams reports. (Names have been changed to protect identities.)

Gillian Vine gets a bit grumpy at over-optimistic writers.

InThe Practical Kiwi Gardener (Bateman Books, soft cover, $45.99), Philip Thomsen is aiming at the person who has a smaller patch and wants it to be more productive.

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Associate Health Minister David Seymour. Photo: RNZ The government has given New Zealanders three extra days to make submissions on the charter schools Bill (Education and Training Amendment Bill) because of a last-minute addition to its provisions.

United States Vice-president Kamala Harris at her presidential campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, on Monday. PHOTO: REUTERS Elizabeth Soal looks at the elevation of Kamala Harris to be the preferred candidate for the  Democratic Party in the 2024 US presidential election.

Aurora Energy facilities in Dunedin. PHOTO: Gregor Richardson The arguments and opinions around Dunedin  retaining ownership of Aurora are a healthy reminder to its councillors that this issue is vitally important to the wider Otago population covered within the Aurora network, writes Nick Loughnan.

Dunedin City councillors are to get down "into the weeds" — and that is a good thing.

Today's cartoon from Voyager award winning cartoonist Shaun Yeo

Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including grammar, the proposed sale of Aurora, and the state of US politics

Rugby league and greyhound coursing find the rugby union’s dog occupying the Forbury Park manger as the codes dispute access to the Dunedin sports venue. Cartoon by Gordon McIntyre. — Otago Witness, 5.8,1924 The Otago Rugby Football Union Executive met in committee yesterday morning to consider the position in regard to Forbury Park for football purposes.

Oamaru Harbour. PHOTO: ODT FILES The Waitaki District Council wants to drop any liability it holds over 42 moorings in the historic Oamaru Harbour.

The Waituna Lagoon. PHOTO: ODT FILES Access to a walking track at an internationally recognised lagoon has been blocked due to bad weather and ongoing issues with water levels.

Firefighters work to remove the bonnet of a car that caught fire in Alexandra yesterday. PHOTO: RUBY SHAW A bit of bad karma was sent the way of a driver who nabbed the mayor’s parking spot in Alexandra yesterday.

Invercargill residents are upset and frustrated about the vandalism at one of its "jewels in the crown".

Hokonui Fashion Design Award chairwoman Jacqui McKinney has been busy getting ready for the 36th design awards, which begin tonight. PHOTO: BEN ANDREWS There is a real buzz around Gore as the town prepares for this year’s edition of the Hokonui Fashion Design Awards.

PHOTO: GREYMOUTH POLICE A member of the police national dive squad is lowered to a vehicle submerged in the Buller River as part of a retrieval operation.

The main path through the lower Dunedin Botanic Garden. PHOTO: GERARD O'BRIEN Whichever route you take a leisurely walk through, the lower garden at this time of year can still be a treat.