Call to participate in pop-up youth space
Call to participate in pop-up youth space
Young people of Dunedin will soon have a place to call their own.
Eric Trump
Aramoana death: surfer’s family were at beach
Aramoana death: surfer’s family were at beach
The partner and infant daughter of a man who died while surfing at Aramoana at the weekend were at the beach when the incident took place.
Surfer killed at Aramoana among New Zealand's 'most respected'
Surfer killed at Aramoana among New Zealand's 'most respected'
The New Zealand surfing community lost one of its brightest lights yesterday.
Sealord to investigate box waste on Allans Beach
Sealord to investigate box waste on Allans Beach
Fishing giant Sealord is reviewing how it stops waste going overboard from its vessels after more than 50 cardboard boxes washed up on the Otago Peninsula this week.
‘Design narrative’ taking shape
‘Design narrative’ taking shape
Progress continues on the University of Otago’s new $100million Te Rangihiroa College, a folded facade panel now being in place at the southwestern end of the building.
Students aid city businesses
Students aid city businesses
University of Otago business school students have been gaining real-life business administration experience, as they help Maori and Pasifika businesses around Dunedin during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Ventilation at university mostly meets WHO code
Ventilation at university mostly meets WHO code
The University of Otago has assessed the ventilation of its classrooms and other learning spaces in the wake of Covid-19.
World Sleep Day marked at uni
World Sleep Day marked at uni
The University of Otago marked World Sleep Day yesterday with a talk devoted to raising awareness about that "soft embalmer of the still midnight".
Prize winner hopes research can help change tourism
Prize winner hopes research can help change tourism
A University of Otago graduate awarded a prize for his research into sustainable tourism and psychological wellbeing says Covid-19 is a rare opportunity to rebuild a better tourism sector.
Laser scanner gives new view of buildings
Laser scanner gives new view of buildings
The University of Otago’s property services division has a new tool to take the measure of its Dunedin campus buildings and what they contain.
Community trust aid for pump track
Community trust aid for pump track
A pump track facility in Portobello is closer to becoming a reality after a major funding boost from the Otago Community Trust.
Alarm at rate of CKD in Pasifika
Alarm at rate of CKD in Pasifika
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is "alarmingly" higher among Samoans than in New Zealand’s population as a whole, a recent study from the University of Otago shows.
Furniture fires, gathering keep emergency services busy
Furniture fires, gathering keep emergency services busy
A spate of furniture fires confronted police and firefighters in Dunedin over the weekend.
Case numbers in South Island should peak soon
Case numbers in South Island should peak soon, modeller says
Covid-19 case numbers should peak and then level off in the South Island next week, a Canterbury University Covid-19 modeller says.
Furniture fires, gathering keep emergency services busy
Furniture fires, gathering keep emergency services busy
A spate of furniture fires confronted police and firefighters in Dunedin over the weekend.
Case numbers in South should peak next week, modeller says
Case numbers in South should peak next week, modeller says
Covid-19 case numbers should peak and then level off in the South next week, a Covid-19 modeller says.
Uni to use savings coping with Covid
Uni to use savings coping with Covid
The University of Otago will be required to dip into its savings to get through the Covid-19 pandemic, its council has been told.
Failures, racism laid bare
Failures, racism laid bare
University of Otago’s new vice-chancellor is demanding "transformational change" after a scathing review found systematic racism, discrimination and bullying was a part of the culture across the...
Failures, racism laid bare
Failures, racism laid bare
University of Otago’s vice-chancellor is demanding "transformational change" after a scathing review found systematic racism, discrimination and bullying was a part of the institution's culture.
University approves new health admissions policy
University approves new health admissions policy
The University of Otago council has unanimously approved a revised admissions policy aimed at making the health workforce more representative of society.