Otago Polytechnic’s boss fears being "dragged down to the lowest common denominator" by the Open Polytechnic, as she stakes her institution’s claim for independence.
New Zealand Police recruitment co-ordinator Acting Sergeant Toni Wall pops a police cap on Otago Polytechnic nursing student Atira Alin during a careers day at The Hub yesterday.
Lessons learnt from the East Otago drinking water lead scare in 2021 should be absorbed nationally and still require reinforcement, a toxicologist says.
Share your story — that is the message from Water Safety New Zealand and the Accident Compensation Corporation today as they recognise World Drowning Prevention Day.
An Antonov An-24 passenger plane carrying about 50 people has crashed in Russia's far east and initial information suggests everyone on board has been killed.
A woman's body has been found in a creek at a popular tourist destination, the fourth grim discovery in the area's waters in less than a week. Emergency services were called to Currumbin Creek at...
Same-day enrolment for elections is set to be scrapped, with the govt announcing legislation to overhaul electoral laws it says have become unsustainable.