Vaughan Elder

Mandatory fortifying of bread with iodine has been a success, but adding the "essential nutrient" to more staple foods should be considered, the lead researcher of a University of Otago study says.

Two survivors of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima shared their horrific experiences with a Dunedin audience yesterday in the hope it would spread a message of peace and ensure it never happens again.

There is too much emphasis on "bricks and mortar" at New Zealand universities and some of the money spent on new buildings could be better spent elsewhere, Green Party's spokesman for tertiary education David Clendon says.

A house from Christchurch's red zone has been given a new lease of life in Dunedin after it was saved from demolition and brought south by truck.

Trappers have been reminded to lay traps outside residential areas after a dog was lucky to escape without injuries when it set off a gin trap in Port Chalmers last month.

Otago Polytechnic has exceeded its enrolment expectations for this year, bucking a national trend of declining student numbers.

The University of Otago is not opposed to more "student-focused pubs" in North Dunedin as long as they abide by the law and do not serve drunks, vice-chancellor Prof Harlene Hayne says.