Grant Miller

University hardship fund well utilised

University hardship fund well utilised

Students have been granted almost $1.5million in financial aid from the University of Otago’s hardship fund.

ORC lagging on consent monitoring

ORC lagging on consent monitoring

The monitoring regime run by the Otago Regional Council may need a boost to make sure environmental harm is curbed.

Few Otago dairy farms found to be breaking rules

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Few Otago dairy farms found to be breaking rules

The inspection regime in Otago for dairy farm compliance with environmental regulations was disrupted by Covid-19 but — of the farms audited in the past year — few fell foul of the rules.

Long-missing medal returned to family

Huia Ockwell presents a British War Medal to Margaret McMaster, whose uncle William Manson served...

Long-missing medal returned to family

A war medal long forgotten is at last in the hands of a Dunedin woman whose uncle was killed just before World War 1 ended.

ORC signals opposition to bottling

ORC signals opposition to bottling

The Otago Regional Council is adding its voice to the chorus of concern about the bottled-water industry.

Clearing air may require more effort

Clearing air may require more effort

A more serious push may be needed to improve air quality in Otago towns.

Noone says council must unite

New chairman Noone says council must unite

New Otago Regional Council chairman Andrew Noone says councillors will have to put distractions behind them and unite to get back on task.

Hobbs ousted, Noone takes over at ORC

Otago Regional Council chairwoman Marian Hobbs has been ousted from her role, and Andrew Noone has been voted in as her successor.

Noone probable successor if Hobbs goes

A meeting to determine whether Marian Hobbs is removed as chairwoman of the Otago Regional Council could be over quickly.

Campaign to help students stop violence

Everybody can help stop sexual violence before it starts, says University of Otago sociologist...

Campaign to help students stop violence

Students at the University of Otago are being asked to consider attitudes that lead to sexual violence and how they can intervene.

All can vote on Hobbs

All can vote on Hobbs

All councillors will be free to vote on whether Marian Hobbs should be removed as chairwoman of the Otago Regional Council tomorrow.

Submissions open for raft of water plans

Submissions open for raft of water plans

The process of unclogging Otago Regional Council’s bogged-down water policies has begun.

Conflict of interest claim a fantasy: Laws

A push to sideline some councillors from deciding whether Otago Regional Council chairwoman Marian Hobbs should be removed from her role has been labelled absurd.

Large blaze not thought to be suspicious

Firefighters tackle a blaze at the old Wolfenden and Russell building in South Dunedin on...

Large blaze not thought to be suspicious

A large and intense fire that caused extensive damage to a South Dunedin building is unlikely to have been deliberately lit.

Double up on hospital logo with Sexwise

The New Dunedin Hospital logo is so similar to one used for a sex education programme that at least one of them will probably have to change.

Training, scholarships start of fulfilling court order

The Otago Polytechnic is to become part of a single crown entity. PHOTO: ODT FILES

Training, scholarships start of fulfilling court order

Advertising scholarships for students learning about construction or health and safety is the first step of Otago Polytechnic’s community-based response resulting from a prosecution after a...