Matthew Littlewood

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Dismay over shelving of Israel boycott debate

University of Otago staff (from left) Dr David Jenkins, Dr Olivier Jutel, Dr Abbi Virens,...

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Dismay over shelving of Israel boycott debate

A group of University of Otago academics say they were left feeling humiliated when the university council shelved debate on whether to financially boycott the state of Israel.

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Progress on stalled build called for

West Harbour community board member Kristina Goldsmith stands in the middle of an undeveloped...

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Progress on stalled build called for

Community advocates are crying out for progress on long-delayed and stalled state housing project in Port Chalmers.

Hospital redesign too risky: HNZ

Hospital redesign too risky: HNZ

Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora warned the government a last-minute redesign of the new Dunedin hospital could result in worse outcomes for the South.

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Uni down in rankings but still in top 5%

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Uni down in rankings but still in top 5%

The University of Otago has dropped down the sustainability rankings, but staff say their overall standing is still strong.

Dunedin’s new hospital plans now on ministers’ desks

Government ministers are remaining tight-lipped over when it will make an announcement about the new Dunedin hospital.

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Morale low after more polytechnic cuts

Tertiary Education Union organiser Gail Arthur says morale at Otago Polytechnic has dropped ‘...

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Morale low after more polytechnic cuts

The Otago Polytechnic has been called "incredibly short-sighted" after slashing its post-graduate occupational therapy programme.

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Plea for new student bar ahead of hearing

Mili Oxley Lobo and Baden Oxley outside the old Captain Cook Hotel. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

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Plea for new student bar ahead of hearing

The co-owner of the former Captain Cook Tavern has launched an impassioned plea for a new student bar ahead of her liquor licence hearing today.

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Unitary authority options to be discussed

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Unitary authority options to be discussed

Combining the regions around Otago’s councils will be up for discussion at tomorrow’s Dunedin City Council meeting.

Government ministers to consider options for new hospital

Plans for the new Dunedin hospital project are now in the hands of the government ministers.

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Plans for theatres in the wings

The Dunedin Theatre Network has presented the city council with revitalisation plans for the...

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Plans for theatres in the wings

Dunedin theatre representatives have come up with a multimillion-dollar plan to revitalise the scene.

'High price’ for going free range

The culling of 80,000 hens was under way at Mainland Poultry’s Hillgrove egg farm yesterday....

‘Paying high price’ for going free range

New Zealand is "paying a high price" for a shift to free-range practices, a former poultry farmer alleges, as concerns emerge about a second Otago egg farm.

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Govt’s medical school stance ‘double standard’

Green MP Fernando Hernandez. Photo: ODT files

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Govt’s medical school stance ‘double standard’

The government is showing a "striking double standard" in pushing ahead with the proposed new medical school despite University of Waikato’s debt problems, a Green MP says.

Moving services to Christchurch not ruled out

Piles have been driven on the site of the new Dunedin hospital inpatients building. The hospital...

Moving services to Christchurch not ruled out

Health New Zealand officials are not ruling out cutting some specialist services from Dunedin and moving them to Christchurch, as the city awaits the fate of the new Dunedin hospital.

Poultry farm staff going through ‘tough time’

Gas bottles arrive at the Hillgrove Egg farm yesterday, where avian flu has been detected. Photo:...

Poultry farm staff going through ‘tough time’

Staff at a poultry farm in East Otago are going through a "really tough time" as at least half the birds on site - 80,000 - are due to be culled amid an outbreak of avian flu.

Hospital at crisis point: striking nurses

Dunedin nurses demonstrate at the Otago Museum Reserve yesterday. Photo: Peter McIntosh

Hospital at crisis point: striking nurses

Striking nurses say staffing and resourcing issues at Dunedin Hospital have reached a crisis point.

Reti claims no knowledge of building sale

A parade of Santas visited Parliament yesterday asking for the new Dunedin hospital to be built...

Reti claims no knowledge of building sale

Health Minister Shane Reti has batted away suggestions the new Dunedin hospital’s outpatients building could be sold.

Christmas hamper choice brings smiles

Caversham Baptist Church associate pastor Sandra Gordon gets Christmas hampers ready for delivery...

Christmas hamper choice brings smiles

A Dunedin parish has been working for months to ensure some of the region’s most vulnerable families experience some Christmas cheer.

Retain your scepticism of AI: academic

Retain your scepticism of AI: academic

An authority on world-leading technologies says society has not yet figured out the best way to control artificial intelligence.

Palliative care podcast’s win a ‘complete surprise’

Palliative care podcast’s win a ‘complete surprise’

A Dunedin carer’s attempts to bring conversations about palliative care to a wider audience has been acknowledged at the New Zealand podcasting awards.

Hipkins makes hospital pledge

"They’re playing politics with Dunedin’s future, saying one thing to get votes, then doing...

Hipkins makes hospital pledge

Labour leader Chris Hipkins has promised his party will build the new Dunedin hospital to its pre-election campaign specifications if elected in 2026.

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