Students fear Knox College's traditions are under attack,
after the Presbyterian Church moved to ban initiation
ceremonies, scrap elitist symbols and tighten rules on
alcohol.
Non-students living in North Dunedin flats have been blamed
by the University of Otago for a marked increase in the
numbers of fires being lit last year in the student quarter.
What started as a modest railway journey for enthusiasts and
visitors, running a few times a week during the summer, has
grown into a thriving and popular tourist attraction which
will mark its 25th anniversary this month.
Two Otago conservation bodies have welcomed a national report
which highlights serious concerns about declining water
quality in the nation's rivers and urges more co-ordinated
action to protect them.
If you loathe
shoe-shopping, spare a thought for the Dunedin teenager whose
size 15 Dolce and Gabbana shoes were stolen from Moana Pool
at the weekend.
As the start of student Orientation looms next week, Otago
University Students' Association staff and volunteers were
busy yesterday delivering nearly 4000 "college packs" to
Dunedin colleges of residence.
A Christian upbringing has instilled a strong sense of social
justice in Dunedin North MP David Clark, who yesterday
pledged to fight for greater equality for New Zealanders.
