AMI branches earmarked for closure
AMI branches earmarked for closure
Several AMI Insurance branches in the South are set to shut but many staff may be moved to digital services and contact centres.
Grant Miller
DCC finance manager off to explore
DCC finance manager off to explore
The Dunedin City Council finance and commercial general manager has resigned.
Apology after power cut runs over time
Apology after power cut runs over time
A planned power outage in the Balmacewen area of Dunedin ran over time by more than 90 minutes today.
AMI set to shut up shops
AMI set to shut up shops
More than 50 AMI Insurance branches will shut - including stores in Dunedin, Queenstown and Oamaru - if a proposal goes ahead.
DCC's finance boss resigns
Council finance boss Dave Tombs resigns
Dunedin City Council's finance and commercial general manager has resigned.
Call for focus on older NZers
Call for focus on older NZers
Older New Zealanders bore the brunt of the Covid-19 pandemic and more attention will need to be paid to their needs in future, an Otago researcher says.
University to reduce spending
University to reduce spending
The University of Otago looks set to pare back on planned capital spending after a multimillion-dollar drop in income resulting from Covid-19.
Art school’s 150th to be celebrated
Art school’s 150th to be celebrated
Otago Polytechnic leaders are keen to celebrate the Dunedin School of Art's 150 years but Covid-19 has been getting in the way.
Sector disrupted by the pandemic it helped fight
Sector disrupted by the pandemic it helped fight
Between them, the University of Otago, Southern Institute of Technology and Otago Polytechnic have more more than 40,000 students and more than 5000 staff. Together, they add well above $1billion...
Happy occasion replaced by sad one
Couple’s happy occasion replaced by sad one
Jemma Barltrop will host a celebration at her home near Dunedin tomorrow, but it is much different from the occasion she had expected to host there.
Doctors worried about plans to alter medical degree
Doctors worried about plans to alter medical degree
Doctors are questioning University of Otago plans to drop mental health and women’s health as compulsory final-year subjects in its medical degree.
Noone frontrunner for ORC top role
Noone frontrunner for ORC top role
Andrew Noone has emerged as an early frontrunner to take over from Otago Regional Council chairwoman Marian Hobbs if she is removed from the role.
Uni capital spending behind by $25.4m
Uni capital spending behind by $25.4m
The University of Otago fell behind on capital spending by $25.4million during the Covid-19 lockdown but construction is back in full swing.
Groups call for ORC to get on with job
Groups call for ORC to get on with job
Leaders of organisations that deal with the Otago Regional Council say they want councillors to get on with the job of governing.
Meeting called to consider Hobbs’ removal
Meeting called to consider Hobbs’ removal
Otago Regional Council chairwoman Marian Hobbs is set to face a vote next month to have her ousted from the position.
Nine councillors seeking to oust Hobbs
Nine councillors seeking to oust Hobbs
Nine Otago regional councillors have put their names to a move to oust chairwoman Marian Hobbs.
Big crowd boost for local businesses
Big crowd boost for local businesses
It was already a big occasion for a big crowd — and then the home team scored a memorable victory.
Hobbs not prepared to give up
Hobbs not prepared to give up
Otago Regional Council chairwoman Marian Hobbs says she has no show of holding on to the role but she will not quit.
Several vehicles found ablaze in Invercargill
Several vehicles found ablaze in Invercargill
Seven motor vehicles were burnt in Invercargill this morning and the incident is being treated as suspicious.
Three arrested over rugby pitch invasions
Three arrested over rugby pitch invasions
Three men have been charged with offensive behaviour after pitch invasions at last night's Super Rugby Aotearoa match in Dunedin.