Some students flatting in Dunedin’s Hyde St say they are living in fear after being threatened by a group of young people who recently moved to the street. Burglaries and general aggressive behaviour had been regular events on the normally "happy" street since two groups of young people (all thought to be under 18), who were not students, moved into flats in April, he said. "Hyde St has a bad reputation but we are all a big community here. The woman’s flat had been burgled several times since the non-student residents moved in, despite locks being changed and her flatmates being "really vigilant". A resident said she knew the University of Otago could not do much because the people causing the trouble were not students.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 12, 2016 18:56 UTC