Matthew Littlewood

Penny Simmonds went against early advice by allowing Southern Institute of Technology to stand alone and grouping Otago Polytechnic with a pair of North Island-based institutions, it can be revealed.

Pressure is mounting on the government to release the business case it says justified its decision to approve a new medical school at Waikato University.

The government’s backing of a third medical school at Waikato is yet more evidence it cares little about Dunedin, opponents say.

The University of Otago is brushing off another dramatic drop-off in donations to its Foundation Trust, saying donors continue to seek other ways to contribute.

Penny Simmonds had already seen Otago Polytechnic plans to erase a $10 million shortfall before placing it in a "federation" of underperforming institutions.

The head of Otago Polytechnic says she still has no idea what major changes announced on Monday actually mean for the institution.

Otago Polytechnic's leaders are "deeply disappointed" with a new educational model they say will risk its future viability.

A Dunedin-based opposition MP has slammed the government for cutting funding for a world-leading needle exchange service for intravenous drug users.

A worried drug user says a Dunedin needle-exchange service in line for the axe has saved her life more than once.

The mother of a Wakari Hospital patient is worried the redevelopment of a problematic ward may lead to her child becoming homeless.

A heritage advocate and playwright says she has a "$500,000 plan" to save Dunedin’s Fortune Theatre.

Otago Peninsula families will be able to send their girls to Queen’s High School after the Ministry of Education backtracked on a stricter enrolment zone proposal.