The University of Otago plans to cut 182 full-time equivalent general staff as part of a shake-up the Vice-chancellor says is needed to maintain an "environment of excellence".
A senior lecturer has been left shocked by the University of Otago’s decision to cut dance from its School of Physical Education, Sport and Exercise Sciences.
Winter is continuing its icy grip, with hard frosts and icy roads throughout the South today. Rain and freezing temperatures in Otago and Southland at the weekend made for some of the most treacherous driving conditions in decades.