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Online Edition | Wednesday, 22 May 2013 | 16:55:18

Allison Rudd

Buddhist scholars named

The first of 10 University of Otago students who will receive scholarships to study Theravada Buddhism have been named.

The cost of a tertiary education is shaping up again as a major election-year issue. Student debt levels are spiralling and student leaders have renewed calls for a universal student allowance. But, as tertiary education reporter Allison Rudd discovered, that goal appears to be an unrealistic expectation and the country's half million or so students face more years of "scrooging it".

Hocken casts spell on librarian

Newly-appointed Hocken librarian Sharon Dell says she could not pass up the opportunity to work for the institution.

Dunedin students turn 'empties' into cash

Five Castle St, Dunedin, flatmates, and no doubt their landlord as well, are very happy after exchanging a backyard full of empty beer bottles and cans for cash yesterday.

Collectors can show some bottle

University of Otago student leaders have raised the stakes for today's second annual bottle buy-back day.

Pacific Blue adds Dunedin flights

Pacific Blue is coming to Dunedin.

Stadium one of topics discussed

The heat appears to have gone out of the contentious Awatea St stadium debate, with a muted response from ratepayers and residents to last night's Dunedin City Council annual plan consultation meeting.

Conducting salvation's army

Taken from Alfred Wilkinson's memoirs, held by the Bracegirdle family and the Salvation Army New Zealand archives, Wellington.

Onward Christian soldiers

The Salvation Army chose Dunedin in which to begin its work in New Zealand. Among the crowd that watched with fascination as three Salvationists opened fire on Sunday, April 1, 1883, were Alfred Wilkinson and Elizabeth Westlake.

Ellis decries 'slap in face'

Convicted Christchurch paedophile Peter Ellis and his Dunedin lawyer will push on with an appeal to the Privy Council in London after Associate Justice Minister Rick Barker yesterday rejected a call for a full royal commission of inquiry into the controversial case.