Street parties, afternoon teas and backyard clean-ups will bring neighbourhoods together later this month, as Dunedin celebrates the seventh annual Neighbours Day. Otago Neighbourhood Support regional co-ordinator Lois Scott said events did not have to be big or complicated. "It's really about thousands of Kiwis taking the time to engage in small and local acts of neighbourliness over ... one weekend each year,'' Mrs Scott said. Neighbourhood Support's aim was to create safe, caring neighbourhoods and communities, reducing criminal offending, building community resilience and strengthening networks, Mrs Scott said. Otago Neighbourhood Support was partnering with Dunedin City Council to assist groups with the planning of Neighbours Day activities.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 04, 2017 17:07 UTC