Bursary success repeated 97 years later
A University of Otago student who received the same bursary as his great-grandfather almost 100 years earlier has been uncannily close to the wireless expert’s 1923 master’s thesis in the past four...
Grant Miller
Schools whose international trips collapsed band together
Schools whose international trips collapsed band together
Up to 20 schools have clubbed together to get to the bottom of whether their pupils are entitled to refunds for cancelled education trips.
Bradken may close city foundry
Bradken may close city foundry
Bradken could shut its Dunedin foundry by the end of the year - affecting almost 40 workers - but staff may have to get through a lot of work in the meantime.
Negotiation for last piece of hospital land
Negotiation for last piece of hospital land
The Ministry of Health is negotiating with the owner of the last piece of land it needs for the new Dunedin Hospital.
Clubs and societies poll win
Clubs and societies poll win
The new student representative for clubs at the University of Otago should not have trouble holding her own in any debates.
iD finalist has freedom to enjoy colour
iD finalist has freedom to enjoy colour
An Otago Polytechnic student from Russia who is a fashion design competition finalist has felt more freedom to embrace colour since arriving in New Zealand.
Passion for foosball leads to new club
Passion for foosball leads to new club
If foosball catches on in New Zealand half as quickly as Paul Szyszka can fire the ball into the goal, he will be delighted.
Parents visit campus in support of safety
Parents visit campus in support of safety
The parents of a University of Otago student who died at a flat party last year will talk to students on campus tomorrow.
Rescue package welcomed in South
Rescue package welcomed in South
A rescue package to stabilise the international education sector is being met with some relief in Otago. But leaders in the field remain anxious about the future.
Assessing city buildings major exercise
Assessing city buildings major exercise
The DCC is set to begin an assessment of potentially earthquake-prone buildings in Dunedin. Grant Miller reports.
Mall quake-prone but not thought to be dangerous
Mall quake-prone but not thought to be dangerous
Dunedin's Meridian Mall is just 23 years old and is already considered earthquake-prone.
$28m for training centre
$28m for training centre
Construction of Otago Polytechnic’s trades training centre will help generate the workforce to build the new Dunedin Hospital.
Funding for trades training centre at polytech
Funding for trades training centre at polytech
A planned $31.7 million trades training centre at Otago Polytechnic has secured backing from the Government.
Travel rort inquiry not yet started
Travel rort inquiry not yet started
Eight months after it was revealed 53 medical students were embroiled in an overseas travel rort, the University of Otago has yet to start an inquiry.
South’s polytech enrolments surge
South’s polytech enrolments surge
From getting into beekeeping to carpentry and horticulture, hundreds of extra students have signed up for vocational learning at Otago Polytechnic and the Southern Institute of Technology.
Dunedin hotels 'not suitable' for managed isolation
Dunedin hotels 'not suitable' for managed isolation
The Government has no plans to use Dunedin hotels as isolation facilities for returning New Zealanders — but the city has not been ruled out.
Hawkins backs 'no Dunedin' decision
Hawkins backs 'no Dunedin' decision
Dunedin Mayor Aaron Hawkins says he backs the Government's call not to use the city as a managed isolation centre for people returning to New Zealand.
Students vie for sustainable flats experiment
Students vie for sustainable flats experiment
Dunedin students who want to live with a light environmental footprint are working on their video pitches to be part of a sustainable neighbourhood.
No reply to trip refund requests
No reply to trip refund requests
Representatives of a tour group that has not refunded Otago families for cancelled education trips are proving difficult to find.
Refunds in doubt as pupils’ trips canned
Refunds in doubt as pupils’ trips canned
Otago families with high school pupils planning educational trips to Nepal and Cambodia may each lose thousands of dollars.