Matthew Littlewood

An authority on adolescent development believes banning social media for under-16s will not necessarily lead to better mental health for young people.

Nearly one-third of GPs in the South are considering leaving their practices in the next three to five years as burnout and age take their toll, a survey has shown.

Ratepayers are subsidising Dunedin Railways to the tune of nearly $550 per passenger and it is time to consider dumping the failing asset, a critic says.

The South’s GP sector is in dire straits and is being forced by the government to raise fees for patients who cannot afford it, its primary health organisation (PHO) says.

University of Otago vice-chancellor Grant Robertson says he voted in favour of hiking fees 6% with a "heavy heart", but the increase could stave off further job cuts.

A Dunedin mother who says she intervened to stop a man filming her children getting changed at Moana Pool was left horrified as the event turned into a "citizen’s arrest".

Plans to decrease the length of a semester from 13 weeks to 12 weeks are on the table at the University of Otago.

Tens of thousands of residents will not be able to access Dunedin Urgent Doctors and Accident Care for after-hours care from next week.

The Green Island Rugby Club’s liquor licence renewal is in doubt after the police have expressed concern over past practices.

Dunedin's Diwali celebrations will only get bigger, say its organisers.

A Mosgiel couple who want a significant tree removed from their property are taking their case to the Environment Court.

A multi-millionaire wanting to bring affordable housing to Dunedin has consent for his latest tranche of developments.

Dunedin's Regent Theatre is under fire from police and the licensing inspector after selling alcohol illegally.

People from poorer backgrounds still face significant barriers to entering medical school at the University of Otago, a new study finds.