Waitati’s fox is ready to fly again
Waitati’s fox is ready to fly again
The fox is up.
Mark John
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Student rep formally asked to resign from OUSA
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Student rep formally asked to resign from OUSA
An under-fire student representative has finally been formally asked to resign by the Otago University Students' Association.
Japanese tradition to greet spring
Japanese tradition to greet spring
The University of Otago is saying konnichiwa to spring with a traditional Japanese celebration.
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Nepal experience nets gold award
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Nepal experience nets gold award
Lucy Radford overcame altitude sickness to climb 5000m in a Himalayan Valley.
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Next step in arts career dream lined up
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Next step in arts career dream lined up
Growing up in Palmerston, a career in the performing arts was just an "unrealistic" dream for RV Quijano.
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Protests swell as Palestinians face ‘existential threat’
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Protests swell as Palestinians face ‘existential threat’
A grassroots approach is needed to make a change because decision-makers are not doing anything, a Dunedin Justice for Palestine rally organiser says.
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Outdoor education proposal alarms
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Outdoor education proposal alarms
Students risk losing their connection with nature if a proposal from the govt changing the status of outdoor education in schools gets the go ahead, a Dunedin educator says.
Incredible footage shows back country avalanche
Four found safe after back country avalanche west of Wānaka
Four people have been accounted for and are now safe following an avalanche in the back country west of Wānaka.
‘Very proud’ to open new school site
‘Very proud’ to open new school site
Seven years, three prime ministers and one dream later, a new site for a Dunedin school for children with special needs has been opened.
Principal 'proud and excited' as new Sara Cohen school opens
Principal 'proud and excited' as new Sara Cohen school opens
Seven years, three prime ministers and one dream later a new site for a Dunedin school for children with special needs has been opened.
Novice musicians triumph in school band contest
Novice musicians triumph in school band contest
A band of talented pupils from Dunedin’s Bathgate Park School won the Otago Rockshop Bandquest a few months after starting to learn their instruments.
Writer ‘uplifted’ after receiving Janet Frame Prize
Writer ‘uplifted’ after receiving Janet Frame Prize
A Dunedin novelist and poet is having an "astonishing" run after about 30 years in the game, most recently securing a $10,000 award.
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Conservative church gets foothold in student area
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Conservative church gets foothold in student area
A growing conservative off-shoot of the Presbyterian Church is planning a permanent church in Dunedin’s student quarter.
Special Rigs for kids ready to roll
Special Rigs for kids ready to roll
Southern truck drivers are taking a day off on Sunday to put smiles on the faces of special needs children in Dunedin.
OUSA ‘has forgotten who it serves’: student representative
OUSA ‘has forgotten who it serves’: student representative
A student representative asked to resign by the Otago University Student’s Association is refusing to go, saying the student body has forgotten who it serves.
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Tunnel section of trail project all go
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Tunnel section of trail project all go
The backers of a Dunedin cycle trail 20 years in the making can see the light at the end of the tunnel.
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Senior students told to stay home amid sickness spike
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Senior students told to stay home amid sickness spike
Southern schools are experiencing a spike in sickness-related absences, one school keeping its entire senior cohort off school today due to a lack of available teachers.
NZ’s top school choirs competing in city
NZ’s top school choirs competing in city
New Zealand’s premier secondary schools’ choral competition is returning to Dunedin for the first time since 2019.
Going around in circles to raise funds for mural
Going around in circles to raise funds for mural
Taieri College head boy Caleb Walker sure lives up to his name.
Boys prepare for the catwalk in school fundraiser
Boys prepare for the catwalk in school fundraiser
Students from a boys’ secondary school in Dunedin are perfecting their catwalks to raise money for their arts programmes.