The most important aspect of his "very fortunate" first 63
years has had nothing to do with work, but with family and
his marriage, University of Otago vice-chancellor Prof Sir
David Skegg said.
However many millions of dollars are spent on reducing the
riskof flooding from the Water ofLeith, it will be tragic if
we do not grasp the opportunity to improve ourcity at the
same time, writes Prof Sir David Skegg.
The University of Otago is likely to cut student numbers at
its popular summer school next year and tighten some other
university entry requirements, given pressures from a rising
student roll and limited funding.
The latest University of Otago student orientation programme
had been "very successful" and had not been marred by the
sort of incidents which had happened in the previous few
years, vice-chancellor Prof David Skegg said yesterday.
The interests of wider New Zealand society and not just those
of the University of Otago have to be taken into account in
considering whether to further limit student enrolment at the
university, vice-chancellor Prof Sir David Skegg says.
