Matthew Littlewood

A Balclutha mother battling a rare pregnancy complication which left her hours away from death was stunned when the ACC told her she would be fit to return to work.

Concerns are being raised about privatisation after Health Minister Simeon Brown met representatives of a controversial multinational company that runs prisons and hospitals.

Otago Polytechnic’s campus could be cut in half as part of efforts to make the institution financially viable, consultants have recommended.

New Zealand’s failure to recognise Palestine as an independent state displays a worrying lack of moral clarity and action, a leading international relations academic says.

Otago Polytechnic is proposing switching to a telehealth service for its student health, leaving thousands of students unable to meet their health professional face to face.

Dunedin's fire and emergency services are calling out for new equipment, after relying on 30-year-old appliances recently due to frontline trucks being out of action.

The government’s financial watchdog is warning about the risks of significant cost blow-outs to the new Dunedin hospital amid concerns about Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora’s (HNZ) capabilities.

Workers at a South Dunedin supermarket feel "vindicated" after hearing the store could face a bill of more than $200,000 for failing to control a rat infestation early last year.

The University of Otago aims to be in surplus over the next couple of years, despite "major" funding issues.

The financially stretched University of Otago is taking a hard look at papers and programmes which do not meet "market needs".