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The Otago University Students' Association has set aside more than $6 million to fund future projects and provide insurance in case it cannot reach a funding agreement with the university.

The former editor of University of Otago student magazine Critic is threatening legal action.

A decision by the Otago University Students Association to give more than $45,000 to Radio One is a ''vote of confidence'' in the station that only two years ago was under threat of sale, president Francisco Hernandez says.

A memorandum of understanding between Dunedin city and Otago University students is expected to be signed this week.

Stand-by fares - which were first introduced for Otago students four years ago and then expanded - will be permanently grounded, Air New Zealand has announced.

The Otago University Students' Association has settled on a range of measures to make this year's Hyde St keg party safer, including a ''one-way'' policy from as early as 2pm.

Twenty people, including the main student organiser of the event, Jordan Taylor, recently took HIV tests at the University of Otago campus during an awareness-raising Sexual Health Week.

Providing more support for students at the University of Otago's ''satellite'' campuses and improving Dunedin student rental accommodation were two key priorities, student leader Francisco Hernandez said this week.

Hyde St tenants will meet other keg party stakeholders today to further discuss plans for this year's party.

This year's O-Week is being hailed as a massive success, with fewer student injuries and behavioural problems than in previous years.