Matthew Littlewood

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TEC decision to recoup funds ‘appalling’

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TEC decision to recoup funds ‘appalling’

The Tertiary Education Commission’s attempts to claw back millions of dollars from the financially struggling University of Otago have been called a "perverse money-go-round".

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Students’ nature film selected for festival

University of Otago science communication students Stephanie Guest, 26 (left), and Shania...

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Students’ nature film selected for festival

Being selected to have their film shown at a prestigious nature documentary festival was a bittersweet moment for a pair of University of Otago students.

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Physiotherapy department closure under scrutiny

The Otago University Students' Association has disaffiliated with the Elohim Bible Academy. Photo...

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Physiotherapy department closure under scrutiny

Calls are being made for greater scrutiny over the University of Otago’s decision to close the Christchurch-based physiotherapy department.

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Uni won't say if it intends to sell $1.8b in assets

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Uni won't say if it intends to sell $1.8b in assets

The University of Otago holds nearly $1.8 billion in building assets but it refuses to say what it is considering selling.

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Team learns a lot at world handball championships

John Barham, 18, has just returned from the U19 World Handball Championships in Croatia. Photo:...

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Team learns a lot at world handball championships

John Barham can throw a handball at 85kmh — and he is just getting started.

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Construction of 18 Dunedin Kāinga Ora homes under way

Kāinga Ora says 18 new homes in Mornington will be used to meet the urgent need for public...

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Construction of 18 Dunedin Kāinga Ora homes under way

Work on 18 Kāinga Ora homes is now under way in Mornington as the government housing provider attempts to meet heavy demand in Dunedin.

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Uni still consulting on search for leader

The university clock, as tinny as ever it was, Peter Matheson says. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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Uni still consulting on search for leader

The University of Otago is yet to formally begin its search for a new leader, more than two months after the resignation of Prof David Murdoch as vice-chancellor.

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University award winner among redundancies

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University award winner among redundancies

An academic who won one of the University of Otago’s top teaching awards has been shown the exit door amid widespread staff cuts.

Shining a light on cycleway

Some big numbers are involved in today’s opening of the State Highway 88 shared pathway.

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Free school lunch programme reaches milestone

Kaikorai Valley College pupils (from left) Jacob Oldham, 13, Yuuki Yamada, 13, and Noah Moynihan,...

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Free school lunch programme reaches milestone

Dunedin school leaders are calling for the free school lunches programme to be continued as the Government celebrates a significant milestone in the programme.

Fifth time lucky for newlyweds

It was a case of fifth time’s a charm for newlyweds Jeremy Platt and Zoe Tovell, of Brisbane, at...

'Long journey' to get hitched: Fifth time lucky for newlyweds

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, try, try and try again.

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University to shut down Christchurch physio clinic

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University to shut down Christchurch physio clinic

The University of Otago has decided to shut down its Christchurch-based physiotherapy clinic, citing financial concerns.

Fifth time’s a charm for newlyweds

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, try, try and try again.

Pupils using their swedes

Two rural schools and the Otago Southland Rescue Helicopter Trust have received a major funding boost thanks to some enterprising farmers and growers.

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Otago Boys’, researcher want vaping restricted

Big tobacco companies' 'heat-not-burn' products are more harmful than e-cigarettes, researchers...

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Otago Boys’, researcher want vaping restricted

Dunedin school leaders and public health experts are welcoming a proposal to crack down on the number of vaping stores.

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Foreign push may affect net-zero goal

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Foreign push may affect net-zero goal

The University of Otago acknowledges its bid to attract more international students will have an impact on how it achieves its target for net-zero emissions by 2030.

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Uni silent as School of Computing raises job concerns

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Uni silent as School of Computing raises job concerns

The University of Otago will not say whether people could lose their jobs as part of the departmental merger which has created the School of Computing.

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Association ends Starters Bar lease

The Otago University Students’ Association’s lease of Starters Bar has been terminated. PHOTO:...

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Association ends Starters Bar lease

The fate of a building that housed one of Dunedin’s last student bars is up in the air after Otago University Students’ Association (OUSA) decided to let go of its lease.

Fair includes pupil’s unexpected insulator

Fair includes pupil’s unexpected insulator

The science of sleep, whether didymo could be used for insulation and how effectively pupils could cheat using artificial intelligence - all these ideas and more were raised at the Aurora Energy Otago Science and Technology fair.

Plans for building on wharf at Taieri Mouth

A Dunedin company plans to create a multipurpose building at Taieri Mouth. Proposal 1. IMAGES:...

Plans for building on wharf at Taieri Mouth

Plans to create a house and a multipurpose venue on a wharf with a pontoon at Taieri Mouth have been floated in a resource consent application.

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