TIM HAZLEDINE: No more silo money

TIM HAZLEDINE: No more silo money
Tim Hazledine
Another quiet night in on Castle Street, DunedinYou are a parent of a 19 year-old student finishing her first year at Otago University. She has been living in one of the hostels as a fresher and now plans to go flatting with friends in Castle St, as you do in your sophomore year in Dunedin. You are willing to help her financially, but worry about tales of sofa burnings and other debaucheries focused on the Castle St precinct. So you tell her that you will give her an allowance of $180/week, which is what her share of the flat rent wil...

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