Trades training uptake benefits polytechnic by $3.5m
Trades training uptake benefits polytechnic by $3.5m
A rush to take up trades training has helped deliver an extra $3.5million to Otago Polytechnic’s bottom line.
Hamish MacLean
Claim church support for chaplaincy exaggerated
Claim church support for chaplaincy exaggerated
Pleas for a standalone Christian chapel at the new Dunedin Hospital have overstated the financial support local churches give to the hospital chaplaincy, an insider says.
Fired up over freshwater
Fired up over freshwater
Stop the degradation, show real improvements in five years, restore NZ’s waterways in a generation, and infuriate how many farmers? Hamish MacLean checks in on the fight for healthy rivers after 100 tractors rolled through Gore in protest last week.
Four crews attend Mosgiel blaze
Four crews attend Mosgiel blaze
Fire crews mop up after a house fire in Mosgiel last night.
Derelict central city buildings up for sale
Derelict central city buildings up for sale
The sale of derelict Princes St buildings will attract local interest, a Dunedin city councillor and heritage advocate says.
Just 6% had recycling rejected in latest inspections
Just 6% had recycling rejected in latest inspections
Just 6% of Dunedin residents had their recycling rejected in the Dunedin City Council’s latest round of recycling inspections.
Smashing! Finally, road reopens
Smashing! Finally, road reopens
A large boulder that teetered over Blueskin Rd has been demolished and the road reopened late yesterday afternoon.
Crews called to Mosgiel house fire
Crews called to Mosgiel house fire
Fire crews have been called to a house fire in Mosgiel.
Road reopens after boulder busted
Blueskin Rd reopens after boulder busted
A large boulder that teetered over Blueskin Rd has been demolished and the road is open again.
Shift away from ‘outrageous over-consumption’ called for
Shift away from ‘outrageous over-consumption’ called for
A limit to growth sounds unappealing and yet that is exactly what the planet needs, University of Otago marine biologist Liz Slooten says.
Blaze unlike any other seen in NZ, fire researcher says
Blaze unlike any other seen in NZ, fire researcher says
The fire that gutted Lake Ohau Village is unlike anything New Zealand has ever experienced, a fire researcher says after scouring the scene.
Report: climate change effects hitting NZ
Report: climate change effects hitting NZ
Evidence of a changing climate is stacking up in the South.
Fees hike for domestic students
Fees hike for domestic students
Domestic University of Otago students will face increased tuition fees next year as Covid-19 puts a more than $17million hole in the university’s budget.
Bylaw would enable rules for e-scooters
Bylaw would enable rules for e-scooters
Permits could soon be required for electric scooter company Lime and others to operate in Dunedin.
‘Critic’ retains title of best publication
‘Critic’ retains title of best publication
Dunedin's student publication Critic Te Arohi has retained its title as New Zealand’s best for the fourth year in a row.
Learning to live with blazes in the drying South
Learning to live with blazes in the drying South
As researchers prepare to sift through the ashes of another devastating fire in a drying South Island landscape, a political battle over how to manage fire risk in rural NZ blazes on.
Call for new hospital to have Christian chapel
Call for new hospital to have Christian chapel
Christian leaders across the South have urged project managers to rethink having only a multi-faith centre in the new Dunedin Hospital.
Public sculpture installation must wait until next year
Public sculpture installation must wait until next year
Dunedin's latest public sculpture will not be installed in the Octagon until February at the earliest.
Hospital 250-park plan: not for public
Hospital 250-park plan: not for public
Only a fraction of the 250 parks on the new Dunedin Hospital site will be for public use — and it appears they will only be for drop-offs.
From stop/go signs to council’s top role
From stop/go signs to council’s top role
Dunedin City Council’s new chief executive Sandy Graham wants to talk to council staff before publicly revealing her vision for the organisation.