Problems envisaged with prescriptions
Problems envisaged with 12-month prescriptions
A surprise Budget announcement about prescriptions has left one pharmacist perplexed.
Matthew Littlewood
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Funding blow to humanities: uni
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Funding blow to humanities: uni
A changed approach to tertiary education funding in this year’s Budget has left the University of Otago scrambling to work out what it means.
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Budget 2025: Diversified revenue key for uni
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Budget 2025: Diversified revenue key for uni
The University of Otago still has to find an extra $23.5 million in savings and its situation could be made worse if the government does not come to the party on Budget day.
Cheese rolls for RNZ’s Dunedin visit
Cheese rolls for RNZ’s Dunedin visit
This was not your ordinary radio studio.
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Sooty shearwaters given a hand to get going
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Sooty shearwaters given a hand to get going
Spare a thought for the young sooty shearwater.
Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride leg helps raise funds
Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride leg helps raise funds
Messy weather did not deter a group of well-dressed gentlemen from taking their motorcycles through Dunedin yesterday.
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Te Pukenga break-up Bill being introduced
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Te Pukenga break-up Bill being introduced
Legislation breaking up mega-polytechnic Te Pūkenga will be brought to Parliament this week, but questions still remain about the eventual structure.
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Service to ‘strengthen urgent care’
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Service to ‘strengthen urgent care’
Dunedin will be one of the first beneficiaries of a new urgent and after-hours care service, the government says.
Staff call for Israel ties to be cut
Staff call for Israel ties to be cut
The University of Otago has played a straight bat to a group of academics’ demands to boycott and divest academic and financial ties to Israel.
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Decline in cruise ships ‘disappointing’
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Decline in cruise ships ‘disappointing’
Cruise ship advocates have been taking their case to the government after reports of another quiet season looming.
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Greens keen to get Southerner back on track
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Greens want to get passenger rail back on track
The Green Party wants to supercharge passenger rail in the South - including reviving the Southerner.
Octagon on-leash dog rule popular
Octagon on-leash dog rule popular
Dog owners are now allowed to let their four-legged friends roam the Octagon — as long as they are on a leash.
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‘Enforcement action’ over supermarket rats possible
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‘Enforcement action’ over supermarket rats possible
Woolworths could be facing enforcement action for rats running rampant at its Dunedin South supermarket last year.
First signs of life at hospital site
First signs of life at hospital site
Is this the first sign of life from the previously abandoned new Dunedin hospital project’s inpatient building?
Five fur seal pups found dead on beach: cause unknown
Five fur seal pups found dead on beach: cause unknown
Mystery surrounds the death of several fur seal pups at Blackhead Beach in Dunedin.
‘Gutted’ over fire at restaurant
‘Gutted’ over fire at restaurant
The owner of a Dunedin restaurant destroyed in a fire says she’s "absolutely gutted" and does not know what she will do next.
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‘Adolescence’ teaches us about ‘the broader context we live in’
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‘Adolescence’ teaches us about ‘the broader context we live in’
Hit Netflix show Adolescence should be the start of the conversation about society and social media, a University of Otago media specialist says.
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New signs called for to protect sea lions
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New signs called for to protect sea lions
A Dunedin woman is calling on the city council to install clearer and permanent speed restrictions near sea lion habitats.
Fire at Dunedin restaurant property
Fire at Dunedin restaurant property
An investigator has visited the scene of a fire that broke out at a building housing a Dunedin restaurant.
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Contractors warned of hospital cutbacks
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Contractors warned of hospital cutbacks
Contractors tendering for work on the new Dunedin hospital build have been warned about "significant" cuts.