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Rising Costs Making Times Rough for Dunedin Students

A survey of 6,500 students found 200 reported sleeping rough due to unaffordable rent and living costs, with limited long-term housing options available, OUSA said.

Summary by Otago Daily Times
Student flats on Castle St. Photo: ODT Files By Bella Craig of RNZ Students at the University of Otago say with the lack of jobs in the city, climbing rent prices and cost of power, they are struggling to make ends meet.

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Rising costs making times rough for Dunedin students

Student flats on Castle St. Photo: ODT Files By Bella Craig of RNZ Students at the University of Otago say with the lack of jobs in the city, climbing rent prices and cost of power, they are struggling to make ends meet.

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Damp houses, high rent, no jobs: Students resorting to sleeping rough

The situation has gotten so bad in Otago that some students are even leaving their flats altogether to move into vans and cars to sleep.

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Damp houses, high rent, no jobs - Otago students are doing it rough

Students say with the lack of jobs in Dunedin, climbing rent prices and cost of power, they are struggling to make ends meet.

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RNZ broke the news in New Zealand on Wednesday, August 27, 2025.
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