20 Jul 2023

Around the motu : Tim Brown in Dunedin

From Nine To Noon, 10:50 am on 20 July 2023
Police are investigating after someone intentionally set a shed on fire in Dunedin.

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The Mosgiel Taieri's Community Board chair is horrified by a suspected arson on the property of a family of former refugees from Syria.

The family say they are the victims of hate crimes, and have experienced a spate of attacks, police are investigating.

Tim also talks to Kathryn about power price hikes in Rakiura stemming from Stewart Island’s power grid being entirely dependent on diesel generation.

Tim Brown is a based in Dunedin covering Otago and Southland for RNZ.