The presentation of a petition to Parliament today, calling for rail engineering jobs to remain in New Zealand, is not too little too late, its supporters say.
A noisy demonstration from student protesters disrupted a visit by Prime Minister John Key to the Otago Polytechnic campus yesterday morning, when he officially opened the University of Otago's refurbished Robertson Library.
Dirty, dusty Dunedin roads may need better monitoring to ensure air-pollution standards are not being breached in the central city, despite differing opinions from local councils about how serious the problem really is.
Act on Campus students have called on Otago University Students' Association president Logan Edgar to resign, after the scarfie politician posted a derogatory comment about Act New Zealand founder Sir Roger Douglas on the internet.
Motorists using the Caversham bypass will face a disruption to their evening travel next Thursday, when contractors close the northbound lane to remove a pedestrian overbridge across State Highway 1.
A transport strategy containing a 30-year guide for prioritising funding bids for Otago transport projects was described as a "filter for where government money will go" before it was approved by regional councillors in Dunedin this week.
Licensed taxi companies are moving to protect their turf against a potential rise in business-poaching private-hire vehicle operators.
Student Job Search has confirmed it will close its six university campus-based centres as part of a move to restructure its job recruitment operations online.
A proposed overbridge across the Caversham Valley Highway at Lookout Point, connecting Mornington and Riselaw Rds, is the standout feature in a second stage of roading developments to address safety concerns and improve travel efficiency on Dunedin's southern exit.
Departing University of Otago vice-chancellor Prof Sir David Skegg will take on new leadership roles, chairing science and reproductive health research boards for the New Zealand Government and the World Health Organisation, as he looks forward to "the next phase" of a distinguished career.
Dunedin teenagers have rushed to apply for driver's licences this week, before an increase in the driving age takes effect from Monday.
KiwiRail will go ahead with its decision to cut up to 44 jobs at its Hillside Workshops in South Dunedin, employees have just heard.
Hillside Engineering employees were left reeling after a meeting yesterday afternoon, at which KiwiRail managers announced more jobs will be cut from the workforce than was first proposed a month ago.
Hillside workers will find out the fate of 40 job-threatened positions at the South Dunedin engineering workshop this afternoon, but not before they make a last-ditch protest against the controversial KiwiRail proposal.
Otago university students are leading the campaign to retain student associations in the face of a proposed controversial legislation change by Parliament, one of New Zealand's leading student politicians says.
A renewed call for the construction of better bridges on several key Otago highways is among the many amendments to be considered at the penultimate meeting of the Otago Regional Council's transport committee tomorrow.
Central Otago poet Brian Turner will add another accolade to an already long list of literary achievements when he is conferred with an honorary degree by the University of Otago next month.
Critical care health workers were still being transported to their hospital jobs by off-road vehicle as icy roads around Dunedin's hill suburbs created chaos for some early morning commuters yesterday.
There was no way Aji Jose wanted to slip up on his way to work yesterday.
Roading contractors and emergency services are bracing themselves for predicted outbreaks of black ice on the region's state-highway network this morning.