Mike Houlahan

University halls of residence aim to be a home away from home for students — but for some students it’s not that far away from home at all.

Work will shortly begin on the next major construction project at the University of Otago - a $26 million home for the departments of music, theatre and the performing arts.

Rugby officials are considering ensuring every concussed player receives a medical clearance before playing again.

Winton man Iain Davidson is trying to solve ‘‘Who Am I?’’ puzzles set more than 100 years ago. Mike Houlahan reports.

Predictions of a bumper honey-production season remain on track — so long as the weather co-operates.

Dunedin-based charity  Animal Rescue Network is still trying to rehome cats which would otherwise have been left to fend for themselves after the death of the woman who cared for them.

Club and school rugby players across Otago are to trial programmes aimed at reducing concussion injuries next season, as New Zealand Rugby tests new techniques to tackle head injuries.

As the name implies, the main attraction at Long Beach is ... a beach. But there is more to the seaside hamlet than that, Mike Houlahan finds.

Tibetan man Tsering Dorjee enters limbo today - his visa has now expired, leaving him liable for deportation and separation from his New Zealand wife, Patricia.

A poison pen letter with a difference has been sent to the Southern District Health Board - a sample of material possibly containing asbestos.

News two women were arrested in Dunedin this week for importing an estimated $1 million of methamphetamine into New Zealand came as no surprise to Drug Foundation chairman Tuari Potiki.

Time is fast running out for Tibetan man Dorjee Tsering, who becomes liable for deportation next Wednesday — forcibly separating him from his New Zealand wife, Patricia.

The University of Otago faces more job losses after its governing council yesterday voted to close the Centre for Materials Science and Technology.

Computerised crime-fighting programmes are useless without the proper support systems in place, a world authority in artificial intelligence criminology says.

The shelves are sagging and the cupboards bulging at the Mosgiel Community Foodbank after a phenomenal response to its can drive appeal last week.