Hamish MacLean

New national freshwater regulations designed to protect wetlands could backfire, hurting rather than helping the environment in the South, a University of Otago pilot study has found.

A key University of Otago staff member has been honoured for his leadership after he steered the institution through its biggest disruption since World War 2.

Otago regional councillors want be more actively involved in decision-making about the future of South Dunedin.

The University of Otago Council has formed an advisory committee to oversee a global search for the replacement for outgoing vice-chancellor Harlene Hayne when she leaves for Australia next year.

Two Maori women have been recognised for their outstanding work with students by the Otago University Students' Association (OUSA).

Backers of New Zealand’s first climate-safe house have raised concerns after the celebrated social housing project was quietly placed on the market earlier this month.

Keeping Dunedin’s main shopping street a two-way route is back on the table after an independent review of Dunedin City Council plans.

Otago's first region-wide greenhouse gas emissions report will be completed next year.

Only complex freshwater management areas in Otago will have detailed scientific modelling done while the Otago Regional Council rushes to complete its Land and Water Regional Plan over the next...

The Selwyn College board of governors, at a special synod meeting on Saturday, will actively oppose the sale of the 1893 Dunedin residential college.

Fewer commerce and humanities student numbers could help the University of Otago deal with growth elsewhere at the university, chief operating officer Stephen Willis says.

Dunedin research participants in a University of Otago study, Childhood in a changing Pacific, were thanked last night at Te Tumu School of Maori, Pacific and Indigenous Studies.

As closed borders continue to curb international student numbers at the University of Otago, a $13 million budget deficit looms for next year.

A Maryhill resident says he lived with raw sewage leaking on to the footpath in front of his house for two weeks this winter, and he is concerned about the Dunedin City Council’s response.