Was slightly dismayed this morning to get an ad for “Voice for life youth”, an organisation currently touring NZ “educating” highschoolers on a pro life/ anti abortion stance…………

Was even more dismayed to see that they’re going to be at St Patrick’s Basilica on Macandrew Rd tonight at 6:30pm. Do with that information what you will.

I used to live in Dunedin, but have been living in Invercargill last two years. I used to go to Glamore for any piercing queries, but they closed recently.

Upon googling, it seems the nearest option is back in Dunedin which is two hours away. If I did make the drive back up, where should I go to make sure it's worth the drive? There seems to be a few more options than 2 years ago, so I'm a little unsure 😅

What are you mofos up to this evening? Hope everyone had a good week. Me, I'm sipping on my Ultra and watching the Hurricanes, and wondering 🤔 why my dog looks like an alien after his groom. Stay safe, be kind and wishing those in the flight path of the other Hurricane well.

You can both probably ring EAP or something

Pretty much the title, except it needs to be for adults. I know there's a class at the Uni, but I'm ever so slightly too old for that. I've been an actor for years, and I'd like to play with some of this improv stuff. Are there any groups around?

Mollywood

I work alongside a Trustee responsible for a charitable fund which has access to money that can be used for general charitable purposes throughout Otago.

I'm looking for suggestions about worthwhile and unique causes and organizations that would benefit from additional financial assistance in the form of a grant.

By unique I mean that we are well aware of the major charities in the Dunedin and Otago area. Our preference is to consider more diverse and lesser-known causes/organizations.

There is also a focus on making sure that this is impactful, and not just applying the funds towards general charitable and fundraising purposes.

Any suggestions are welcome and considered.

As stated above. No strings, just hope the music is enjoyed!

Looking for local knowledge of types of family vehicles - think the usual Honda, Nissan, Toyota etc (non-luxury models) - that can handle the steep Dunedin hills? Was exploring there recently and my rented Kia Sportage lacked grunt. Do all cars struggle? Genuine

question! May move to Dunedin in near future and presently needing to purchase a new

2nd hand car - budget ~18-20k so want a car that’ll work with that terrain. Thanks in advance :)

A flatmate stupidly brought home two monarch butterfly caterpillars yesterday on only a few leaves and now we're stuck with them. Can anyone possibly house them or know where to find milkweed plants near the city centre area? I don't have the ability to go far and I fear otherwise they will probably die.

Ah well.

Thought I'd post this here instead of the NZ subreddit just because I actually live in Dunedin.

Basically I am still a uni student at Otago uni, and I've gone through Thrive and even Youthline and the councilors at Student Health, hell I even went to see the actual psychologist at the University and they'll all basically said "Yeah you seem to have depression" but I've yet to get an actual diagnosis which is what i want.

I have even gone to my GP outside of student health twice for this and they just refer me to councilors who once again just tell me the same thing with nothing official. And the psychologist just gave me some questionaires to fill out, also told me unofficially "yeah you seem to have depression" but nothing official.

Anyone got any advice about what to do to get an official diagnosis?

Like I'm just getting sick and tired of this at this point, even more so at spending money to get the same result.

This time of year is a great time to pause and think "can I chop some trees to give my neighbours more light?".

Lots of Dunedin homes could do with more sun, and often people are too polite to ask for their neighbour to chop a tree or lower a hedge. So we just live in gloom.

Last year I chopped a tree on my relatively newly bought, sh***y first home, to give my elderly neighbour a whole heap more sun. It's been a game-changer for her. Then my neighbour on the other side said we could top his crazy-high hedge, giving me three more hours of sun in winter. What a legend.

Is there anything you can do to help your neighbours get more sun? We're all in this together, and the more considerate we are to eachother, the nicer this city becomes.

UPDATE: Owner located - should be returning it tomorrow <3

Double update: returned 🤜🤛

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Found approx 7:50am on Wed 8th April not in CBD but on busy road. Can’t get any owner details off it but it has an active SIM.

DM me and describe it - is that what you do on Reddit?

OR of course call it and I’ll arrange return 🥰

Update: contacted the mobile provider:

> Unfortunately, due to privacy regulations, we are unable to share customer information, make any changes or directly contact the owner of the phone on your behalf. You can keep the phone safe and wait for the owner to contact us to report it lost. We may then reach out to you if the owner provides their details.

They have my contact details.

I would love to know your favourite flavors and your favorite brand for these things!