Otago Polytechnic will "stand up, take another step and keep on walking" despite the disappointment of missing out on a government loan to construct a building for the Otago Institute of Design, polytechnic council chairman Graham Crombie says.
The chairman of the Otago Polytechnic Council said there was unanimous support from council members for the institution forgoing a $12.5 million government suspensory loan, because the offer was tagged to the appointment of a Crown manager.
Enrolments in law at the University of Otago have not been affected by the introduction of a sixth New Zealand law school course this year.
The Department of Conservation is upholding what it says is a long-standing policy of not allowing dogs on Quarantine Island.
What do World War 1 letters from France, a Presbyterian missionary working in India, a 1927 New Zealand divorce and the naming of Dunedin have in common?
When Kathy Morrison took over as caretaker of Otago Harbour's Quarantine Island 12 years ago she was prepared for anything.
The Otago University Students Association (OUSA) is holding its second by-election in two months after the unexpected resignation of two more executive members.
The University of Otago has recorded a much healthier operating surplus than it expected for 2008, but staff have warned the picture may not be as rosy this year.
A medical dictionary would be helpful when reading Gary Mowat's war pension disability card.
The newly-formed expert panel on war veterans' health could hold its first meeting as early as next month, its Dunedin chairman says.
PGG Wrightson (PGGW) has paid dearly for reneging on a contract it signed last year to take a 50% stake in Dunedin meat company Silver Fern Farms (SSF).
Roy Sefton wants to think positively. He hopes the new expert panel on veterans' health will lead to greater acceptance of the psychological and physical problems suffered by veterans exposed to nuclear tests, and greater compensation for them.
Harry Hedges' wartime exploits read like a Boy's Own adventure.
Does New Zealand adequately look after its living roll of honour - the estimated 50,000 war veterans who have served their country in conflicts from WW2 to Iraq? The Law Commission says not, labelling our eligibility and war pension payment systems "very outdated" and "completely inadequate".
The university plans a $50 million L-shaped development to house several stand-alone activities including Student Health, the Unipol gymnasium, and the foundation studies department, and possibly child-care facilities
The Dunedin City Council got tough with one of its largest buyers of official rubbish bags, refusing to supply supermarket giant Progressive Enterprises for a month until it cleared a $138,358.59 debt, some of which dated back to August last year.
In an 11th-hour bid to derail Otago stadium construction plans, the Stop the Stadium group late yesterday sought a High Court injunction barring the Dunedin City Council from next week signing a construction contract.
It is not often a returned serviceman's mother can watch him receive an RSA long-service award, but Gary Mowat had not just his 90-year-old mother Audrey with him when he was presented with a national merit badge yesterday, but his brother, two daughters and several grandchildren too.
The Otago Polytechnic School of Art is the proud owner of a new white cube space. Reporter Allison Rudd unravels its significance to students and staff.
The University of Otago is not saying what it plans to do with a vacant building it owns on Cumberland St.
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