Halving pipe bands' annual occupation of the Octagon will be a positive compromise for everyone involved, Dunedin City Council community events co-ordinator Marilyn Anderson says.
Putting academic pursuits temporarily to one side, almost 3000 Otago University students donned team colours and cheered themselves into a frenzy at Logan Park yesterday.
New Otago University students and staff are being encouraged to journey outside their comfort zones during Orientation this week.
Military-style fitness training, games of quidditch, abseiling and a burger-eating competition are among this week's tests for 15 first year University of Otago students.
The University of Otago's first-year students are to make the most of their new home, with respect and goodwill in mind, faculty and city seniors say.
A battle of the pipe bands, involving about 400 bandsmen from Christchurch south, is to take place in the Octagon this weekend. It will be the last time the Otago-Southland Provincial Contest,...
Helicopters Otago managing director and chief pilot Graeme Gale has received an international award for enhancing rescue services.
American" andrologists, "Hungarian" haematologists and "Omanian" oncologists jostled for victory at the North Ground in Dunedin yesterday.
Mornington business owners may relocate due to parking woes in the residential suburb.
A modern take on traditional Maori weaving has seen the creation of pingao laptop cases and waka huia as part of a six-week summer school paper at Otago University.
The Orokonui Ecosanctuary will soon welcome its rarest inhabitants - a pair of adult takahe.
Far from being elitist, Knox College traditions ensure students are welcomed into a supportive family atmosphere, past and present residents say.
If you loathe shoe-shopping, spare a thought for the Dunedin teenager whose size 15 Dolce and Gabbana shoes were stolen from Moana Pool at the weekend.
Florists and courier drivers throughout Otago are scrambling to meet Valentine's Day demand as thousands of roses and other romantic gifts are exchanged between loved ones.
Ranfurly residents are enjoying the freedom and convenience of the Internet once again, after a Telecom broadband hardware failure left the town in technical isolation over four days last week.
Consumers on the Ranfurly and Naseby water schemes will get more water than the Central Otago District Council had recommended they get.
A predictable funding shortfall of up to $200,000 for Dunstan Hospital at Clyde may not be as bad as first thought, although final figures will not be known until July.
A Clyde woman is hoping her most precious piece of jewellery will be returned to her, after it was lost in the postal system between Cromwell and Alexandra.
A $410,000 prize from a New Zealand Lotteries Commission Bullseye ticket purchased in Alexandra has yet to be claimed.
An exchange agreement between viticulture students, wine-makers and education staff in France and Central Otago is now official, following a ceremony in Bannockburn yesterday.
