Matthew Littlewood

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.

The Otago Regional Council will argue the case Queenstown should be considered a "top-tier city", leaving its larger southern cousin behind.

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.

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.

It is "auf wiedersehen" to the German department, as the University of Otago confirms cuts to the languages programme.

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.

Six Dunedin city councillors have signed an open letter pressuring political parties to make passenger rail a priority ahead of the October election.

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.

Business-as-usual operations of the Waitaki hydro-power schemes will not restore the "mana" of the Waitaiki River, consent renewal application documents say.