$50m pathway overcame 'remarkable' obstacles
$50m pathway overcame 'remarkable' obstacles
It has been a long and winding road to completion, but the entirety of the $50 million, 10km State Highway 88 shared pathway is almost ready to open.
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Pupils using their swedes
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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Dangers for NZ seen in cuts
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Dangers for NZ seen in cuts
A postgraduate geology student says proposed cuts to the University of Otago’s geology department could limit New Zealand’s capacity to respond to natural disasters.
Fast hands on display at Rubik’s Cube bout
Fast hands on display at Rubik’s Cube bout
In the time it takes you to read this story, the best Rubik’s Cube solvers could have completed a seriously twisted cube several times over.
Weekend of festivities celebrate independence
Weekend of festivities celebrate independence
Members of Otago’s Indian and Pakistani communities celebrated their 77th anniversaries of independence from the United Kingdom.
Uni shelving academic centre project for two years
Uni shelving academic centre project for two years
The University of Otago council has decided to delay the multimillion-dollar Hakitekura Development Project for two years, given its current financial situation.
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Push to raise Queenstown's ranking
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'Jewel in crown’: Push to raise Queenstown's ranking
The Otago Regional Council will argue the case Queenstown should be considered a "top-tier city", leaving its larger southern cousin behind.
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Council discusses free fares on buses
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Council discusses free fares on buses
Providing free fares for bus services in Dunedin is among options being considered by the Otago Regional Council, but questions remain over how that would be paid for.
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Bus stop ‘shockingly dangerous’
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Bus stop ‘shockingly dangerous’
A Dunedin resident is worried a bus stop created on a shared footpath and cycleway is an accident risk, but Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency says it was the safest option available.
Vital signs of progress at hospital site
Vital signs of progress at hospital site
After years of waiting, construction of the outpatient building of Dunedin’s new hospital can now be seen above ground, as the first structural steel column is in place.
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German department to be cut, uni confirms
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German department to be cut, uni confirms
It is "auf wiedersehen" to the German department, as the University of Otago confirms cuts to the languages programme.
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Downsizing would leave only ‘shell’
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Downsizing would leave only ‘shell’
A major downsizing of the University of Otago’s science communication programme will make it a "shell" of its former self, at a time when it is crucially needed, critics say.
Library complex secures site in ‘win-win’
Library complex secures site in ‘win-win’
South Dunedin’s planned library has a new location.
Non-academics form majority of uni staff
Non-academics form majority of uni staff
An investigation into "administrative bloat" has found New Zealand universities employ more non-academic staff than their international peers.
Protesters who damaged room get uni group’s support
Protesters who damaged room get uni group’s support
A group opposing staffing cuts at the University of Otago have come out in solidarity with three protesters who were filming damaging a room in the Commerce Building.
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Councillors want passenger rail priority
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Councillors want passenger rail priority
Six Dunedin city councillors have signed an open letter pressuring political parties to make passenger rail a priority ahead of the October election.
Bill for uni protest damage could top $10,000
Bill for uni protest damage could top $10,000
The bill for damage to the University of Otago’s commerce building from a protest against cuts this week could top $10,000, police say.
University protesters charged with damaging property
University protesters charged with damaging property
Three people protesting cuts at the University of Otago have been arrested and charged after damaging property in the Commerce Building.
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Uni geology department next in line for cuts
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Uni geology department next in line for cuts
A University of Otago department which has been an important part of the institution since the 19th century is the next in line for cuts.
Three arrested for damaging property at uni protest
Three arrested for damaging property at uni protest
People protesting cuts at the University of Otago have been arrested and charged after damaging property in the commerce building.