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Community voice : society through the ages

flatnames — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 09:05:35 +0000

On Wednesday 24 October I’ll be part of a panel presenting and discussing this topic. My talk will be looking at the community of named student flats in Dunedin.

If you’d like a taster, here’s a selection of images I’ll be showing as part of the presentation which is entitled: a unique community in the north end of Dunedin: 80 years in 10 minutes.

If you’re interested in attending please check out the link below and register.

Community voice : society through the ages

Worst flat complete with rats / ODT

flatnames — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 20:21:13 +0000

Worst flat complete with rats / ODT about Bonnie Doon on Union Street.

Three new flats

flatnames — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 05:50:11 +0000

The Ski Lodge (Warrender St), Tipsy Tiger (North Road) and Permafrost Cottage (Pentland St).

See more photos and stories on the Facebook Group.

Need to tidy student ‘ghetto’ / ODT

flatnames — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 09:12:34 +0000

I sincerely hope that any moves to tidy the ghetto are weighed in favour of preservation of the Victorian and Edwardian homes, and particularly the precarious and debilitated workers houses in Hyde and Grange Street areas.

In her thesis, Authentic scarfie flats : perceptions of student housing and cultural heritage in North Dunedin Amy Spurdle discusses the need to ensure the balance of Victorian and Edwardian homes is carefully monitored to preserve the character value of the North Dunedin area.

The character and environment of North Dunedin has a strong influence on prospective students coming to Dunedin.

Need to tidy student ghetto / ODT

Pink Flat the Door – 3 Clyde Street

flatnames — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 08:59:56 +0000

I’m re-watching the Close Up episode about Scarfie flats that aired last night. There’s a very quick pan past Pink Flat the Door, 3 Clyde Street, which was recently sold, and it appears the door has been painted over (horrified gasp). Can anyone on the ground confirm?

Student area a ‘ghetto’: report / ODT

flatnames — Mon, 17 May 2010 02:02:38 +0000

Student area a ghetto: report / ODT

Ten years of flats from Grange Street

flatnames — Sun, 02 May 2010 08:29:05 +0000

Here’s a bunch of named flats from Grange Street in Dunedin c.2000-2010.

(Source: http://www.flickr.com/)

Website looks to end scungy Dunedin flats [Video]

flatnames — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 10:47:33 +0000

TV3 article, 29.04.10

Website looks to end scungy Dunedin flats [Video]

STARS scheme launched today

flatnames — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 09:45:00 +0000

The Student Tenancy Accommodation Rating Scheme [STARS], a voluntary scheme to rate student housing, was launched today in Dunedin. It’s a collaboration between the DCC, University and Polytech it’s a Tertiary Precinct Planning Group project.

The aim is to provide students with some qualitative information about available housing so they can make a more informed choice when choosing a flat.

Landlords can create listings for their flats, these need to be revised annually, and are provide a 5 star rating on a number of topics: fire safety, security, insulation, heating and ventilation, and general amenities. Feedback can be made about ratings.

Read the DCC press release.

Go to the STARS website.

Under Flagstaff / Law & Murray

flatnames — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:08:00 +0000

In Visions of Dundas Street through student coloured glasses, Hamish Mckenzie recalls Dundas Street, pater familias of local scarfies, bridging the Water of Leith and slowing speeding cars with its double dose of hemorrhoids. A more gentile work referencing Dundas Street is Bernadette Hall’s Lacework, recalling the iron lace on the verandah of her childhood home at number 118.

Just around the corner from Dundas Street, Castle Street is refered to, infamously, in Baxter’s A Small Ode on Mixed Flatting, where he says he dipped his wick back in the day where mixed flatting was a social no no.

Joanna Preston recalls “… scarfie flats with names and legends passed down from pisspot to pisspot …” up the Valley, in A visit to Nicky’s place. I particularly enjoy the later, and what this infers in terms of the project I’m working on.

View the OUP page about Under Flagstaff