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Talk to consider Māori greeting
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Talk to consider Māori greeting
Interfaith peace lectures have been held for 20 years at the University of Otago and the organiser behind them is keen to keep the conversation moving forward.
Matthew Littlewood
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Uni’s search for new vice-chancellor begins
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Uni’s search for new vice-chancellor begins
The search for a new University of Otago vice-chancellor has officially begun as advertisements for the job went online yesterday.
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Te Pukenga plans satisfy tertiary union
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Te Pukenga plans satisfy tertiary union
Te Pūkenga New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology staff have a "lot to unpack", but the Tertiary Education Union (TEU) says it is much more satisfied with the final outcome of a wide...
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DairyNZ trying to ‘own’ ORC planning: Greenpeace
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DairyNZ trying to ‘own’ ORC planning: Greenpeace
DairyNZ is lobbying the Otago Regional Council to alter its upcoming environmental rules to be more friendly to farmers.
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Not hiring may save university nearly $4m
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Not hiring may save university nearly $4m
The University of Otago hopes to make nearly $4 million in savings by not filling vacant positions.
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E-sports opportunity for pupils to level up
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E-sports opportunity for pupils to level up
Dodging explosions, avoiding getting shot and killing your enemy — it was all done in front of screens at the Otago Girls’ High School (OGHS) auditorium.
Think twice about litter, public urged
Think twice about litter, public urged
The organisers behind a major cleanup of Dunedin are urging people to think twice before dropping their bottles on the ground.
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Staff fear they will not have jobs next year
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Staff fear they will not have jobs next year
The mood among the tertiary education sector is grim and many staff are fearful they will not have jobs by the end of next year.
Fears at the university mount
Fears at the university mount
The mood among the tertiary education sector is grim and many staff are fearful they will not have jobs by the end of next year.
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Young hopeful eyes spot in Parliament
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Young hopeful eyes spot in Parliament
Dunedin Green Party candidate Francisco Hernandez believes his party’s climbing fortunes might bring him into Parliament.
Hipkins heralds new training centre
Hipkins heralds new training centre
Labour Party leader Chris Hipkins welcomed a new multimillion-dollar training centre in Dunedin, which education leaders say will be vital to meeting the city’s construction demand.
Man’s conviction for violence quashed
Man’s conviction for violence quashed
A gang member-turned-artist has had his conviction for violence quashed, after a High Court judge found his lawyers did not give him sufficient advice on whether to give evidence.
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Disparity over single-serve alcohol sales
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Disparity over single-serve alcohol sales
An academic is criticising what he sees as a "stand-over" police approach to liquor outlets selling single-serve liquor.
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Science communication, geology learn fate
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Science communication, geology learn fate
Two University of Otago departments have learned their fate, as the institution continues with its restructuring.
App developed to help explore city heritage sites
App developed to help explore city heritage sites
Otago Polytechnic students and a heritage adviser have joined together to take people back to a time when the Octagon had underground public toilets.
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Plan to turn 16 homes into 41
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Plan to turn 16 homes into 41
Kāinga Ora is tearing down the old and making way for the new in Dunedin, as the planning of 41 new healthy homes in the city centre is under way.
Driver’s ‘terrifying’ near-miss
Driver’s ‘terrifying’ near-miss
A terrified Dunedin man was forced to accelerate to avoid being crushed by a large tree crashing down on the road.
Large tree almost hits driver
Large tree almost hits driver
A driver could have been killed by a large tree that crashed to the ground in Dunedin’s Town Belt, firefighters say.
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Victim’s father backs student voice
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Victim’s father backs student voice
The father of a woman killed at an out-of-control Dunedin party has hit out at a decision to deny students a voice at a liquor hearing.
Driver 'could have been killed' by falling tree
Driver 'could have been killed' by falling tree
A driver "could have been killed' by a large tree that crashed to the ground in Dunedin's Town belt this afternoon, firefighters say.