PHOTO: GOOGLE STREET VIEWSome people are challenged by gatekeepers, but it has been brazen gate stealers who have raised the ire of Pacific St, Dunedin, residents. Pacific St, Dunedin, resident Phyll Esplin ponders the theft of her hefty wrought-iron gate. He was angry about the theft, which had had an "unsettling" effect on residents. Otago Metal Industries Ltd foreman Nick Marshall said he had received six inquiries from residents about stolen gates since Monday last week. Householders, including from Mornington and Roslyn, had been distressed by the thefts, and it was a "sad" situation in society when such thefts were happening, he said.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 15, 2020 15:33 UTC