The University of Otago has rejected suggestions of a conflict of interest over sponsoring the Highlanders after revelations the club's former chairman was on a three-person committee which approved the deal.
A University of Otago plan to build an aquarium in Dunedin's inner harbour has been put on hold in favour of other projects.
Oil giant Anadarko has applied to extend its exploration permit off the Otago coast to give it more time to decide its next step.
The Saddle Hill Community Board is open to the idea of holding a meeting to discuss the issue of poachers in the area.
The University of Otago has been selected to host a new Centre of Research Excellence in physics and to co-host a brain research centre, in a multimillion-dollar boost for science in the South.
The Hyde St keg party will not ''truly'' be a success until students stop drinking as much, University of Otago vice-chancellor Prof Harlene Hayne says.
An earthquake-prone University of Otago building is getting a $9.65 million upgrade and is set to become the home of the department of applied sciences.
AgResearch chief executive Dr Tom Richardson has shot down a request, backed by three-quarters of union members, to put its restructuring plan on hold.
Going ethical means the Dunedin City Council will have to cull up to $2.668 million of investments, but saying no to pornography will require no change.
The University of Otago appears to be a winner from this year's Budget, with extra funding for health sciences and research.
The University of Otago ''unjustifiably'' suspended a staff member based on information suppressed by the court, the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) has found.
The University of Otago officially opened its ''state-of-the-art'' $6 million childcare centre yesterday.
A failure to meet forecast student numbers is hitting the University of Otago in the pocket.
An AgResearch letter has warned former Invermay director Jock Allison not to visit its Invermay campus without permission.
A Mosgiel Community Board member has been labelled as out of touch after he called those pushing for a new Mosgiel pool ''nincompoops'' and ''simpletons''.
The Dunedin City Council is voting this week over whether to take control of the city's public transport next July.
Two University of Otago students are rapt with the council's response to their idea to block off traffic to part of Dunedin's CBD.
A ''plan'' to sell almost a third of Dunedin's state housing is another example of the Government ''neglecting the regions'', Dunedin North MP David Clark says.
The Dunedin Swim Coaching Board is asking the council to scrap lane charges at Moana Pool, saying athletes are being charged twice for using the pool.
A member of the Mosgiel Taieri Community Board has implied his colleagues and those pushing for a new pool in Mosgiel are nincompoops and simpletons and lack talent.
