r/dunedin • u/AutoModerator • May 29 '25

Advice Request Going to Uni: Megathread

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People continue to ask questions about various aspects of uni, especially residential halls. This is something we do generally want to help you on, but it can be a bit tiring getting the same questions over and over. As such, our practice is to open a megathread to ensure these questions can be asked (and to give a one-stop shop to look through past questions!). Before asking questions, please have a quick search of recent threads, for example this search, or variations on that

If the information you can find isn't sufficient, the comments of this thread are an open space. All questions will be treated in good faith.

As such, the rule is no posts about starting university while a megathread is pinned. Other university topics, e.g. discussions from students currently at uni, are not covered by this and are welcome so long as they follow other rules.

We ask regular commenters who are able to contribute to keep an eye out on new comments in this thread and to be helpful, as we have been in the past. If we answer questions in here they don't clog our front pages day-to-day.

Bonus: one of our regular commenters has compiled some of their HSFY notes for others to see here, which could be useful to people thinking about doing HSFY or to HSFY students. (Note that you should, however, work to create your own notes if you are a HSFY student rather than relying on others', as the work it takes to create them is really helpful in developing your understanding).

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r/dunedin • u/ConnectionFlashy2468 • 9h ago

Dunners did it again!

105 Upvotes

St. Clair sunset

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r/dunedin • u/Ted_Cashew • 7h ago

Picture First Church of Otago viewed down Moray Place, Dunedin., 1925-1926 (University of Otago Hocken Collections P2008-023-027a).

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r/dunedin • u/Cool_Picture_662 • 1h ago

Meme Asian looking dude keep speaking by himself

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Have you come across an asian looking dude that keeps speaking by himself on the streets? Sometimes he's aggressive and shit, sometimes just speaks some random shit, but is always loud. Have you come across this dude, and would you know his story? I'm just curious

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r/dunedin • u/Sloppy_Bro • 20h ago

Fata morgana

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First time ive even heard of this, let alone seen it.

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r/dunedin • u/Zestyclose-Ad-9478 • 4h ago

Peacocks

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Is there still any around dunedin?

Used to have two in ravensbourne but no longer there -

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r/dunedin • u/colourservant • 1d ago

Picture more 2004 pics

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r/dunedin • u/Ted_Cashew • 1d ago

Picture The view from the Rattray Street jetty looking back to the city, circa 1875 (University of Otago Hocken Collections P1910-046-042).

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r/dunedin • u/Timely_Hunter5894 • 22h ago

Advice Best way to get rid of weeds on my property?

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Hi guys, I’m moving to Australia next year and I am going to rent out my property in Waitati.

The section has parts that cannot be mowed, which is covered in weeds. (Some big clumps of grass etc.)
I want to make this area low maintenance.

I don’t have hundreds of dollars to pay someone but my friend has a weed sprayer thing

Can anyone tell me what I should do? Should I just spray those weeds then dig them out then cover with weed mat and bark?

If I can’t do the whole job myself, I would be willing to hire a couple of students from student job search to dig up the weeds once they are dead, and put down the bark, etc

Will try to do the spraying part myself though .

I have a Weedwhacker, but there’s too many weeds. I need to get rid of them all to make it low maintenance for tenants.

Thanks !!

Edit: of course if I hire the students, I will give them a proper payment (just in case someone was doubting that part)

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r/dunedin • u/ConnectionFlashy2468 • 1d ago

Dunner’s simple beauty

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Gotta snap the sunny days

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r/dunedin • u/Ok-Efficiency1421 • 22h ago

Knox hall

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Haven’t seen much info about Knox. What’s it like and is it isolating from the halls in the uni area? What’s the drinking culture like?is it more academic? I haven’t got in yet but hoping to.

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r/dunedin • u/naj44692 • 1d ago

Balmacewen vs Dunedin North

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Hello, I'm hoping for some honest feedback on experiences on these intermediate schools, both good and bad.

Trying to plan ahead for our kids.

Thanks 🙂

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r/dunedin • u/Silver_Morning2263 • 1d ago

Question Night & Day

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There's a Night & Day Gardens now? When did THAT open?

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r/dunedin • u/shinyhappype0ple • 2d ago

Question Has anyone heard of Chase and Status?

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Might be showing my age here 🤣

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r/dunedin • u/Ted_Cashew • 2d ago

Picture A view from Littlebourne Crescent featuring the now-removed cable car line, Dunedin, 1946 (University of Otago Hocken Collections 83 23).

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r/dunedin • u/colourservant • 3d ago

Picture more pics from 2004

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r/dunedin • u/SingularestBean • 2d ago

University Those who have recently done Nursing at OP, how was applying?

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Hi! :)

I’m currently a high school student and I’m hoping to study nursing at Otago Polytechnic in the future.

I spoke to some lovely people from Otago Polytech at a careers expo this year, and they told me a bit about the application process. One thing I remember very clearly was being told that volunteering can help your application stand out. Unfortunately, she was a very fast speaker, so I didn’t manage to remember much else of what she said.

For anyone who has applied to or studied nursing at Otago Polytech in the past 10 years:

- Did you do any volunteering, and did you feel like it helped your application?

- What do you think are the most important things to have on your application?

- Do you need to be exceptionally good at subjects like biology and chemistry, or are Achieved grades generally okay?

- Does anyone know roughly how many people apply compared with how many are accepted each year? I think I heard that over 500 people applied this year, but I might be wrong lol

- Is there anything else you would recommend doing during high school to make my application stronger?

- I'm only taking biology next year since I'm not the biggest fan of chem. Will that still be okay? Chemistry is still one of my backups, though. I haven't failed any science assement this year.

I’m obviously not in any rush to apply (especially since applications have already closed), but I’d love to hear from anyone who has gone through the process so I can prepare well!

Thank you!!

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r/dunedin • u/Ted_Cashew • 3d ago

Picture A view from London Street over rooftops in the central city area, looking south, 1929-1933 (University of Otago Hocken Collections Box-210-009).

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r/dunedin • u/eskimo-pies • 3d ago

[ODT] Benedict Ong post hints at resignation

odt.co.nz

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Please don’t leave us and return to your home planet Benedict…

You’re the best thing that has ever happened to Dunedin politics.

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r/dunedin • u/colourservant • 4d ago

Picture Bits of Dunedin from 2004

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r/dunedin • u/Ted_Cashew • 4d ago

Picture Painting of First Church, Dunedin, 1933 (University of Otago Hocken Collections 83 45).

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r/dunedin • u/ibmubu • 4d ago

Moving to dunedin Next year

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Helloo, just wondering, im moving to dunners next year and wondering if yall have good thrifting places

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r/dunedin • u/hatethiswebsight • 4d ago

Question Haunted house events

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Are there other haunted house events in Dunedin that aren't run by FearNZ?

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r/dunedin • u/colourservant • 5d ago

Picture Dunners pics

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r/dunedin • u/Mediocre_Data4329 • 4d ago

Someone vandalised the Greens sign near Vauxhall.

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I dont like that they did that.

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