24 Apr 2025

Around the motu: Tess Brunton in Dunedin

From Nine To Noon, 10:45 am on 24 April 2025
Early blue penguin eggs arrive at Ōamaru colony.

Early blue penguin eggs arrive at Ōamaru colony. Photo: Supplied

Tess discusses the barriers facing those seeking mental health support in Wānaka, an abuse survivor who helped to expose a child sex offender, said it has been validating to see his artwork taken down, dogs may be banned from a popular Southland track, and Ōamaru's Little Blue Penguins are laying eggs three months early.

Tess Brunton is an RNZ reporter in Dunedin covering Otago and Southland.

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