A firestorm over long-term flood management in South Dunedin is stoking distress among locals while ignoring their wishes — and years of consultation, a local community group says.

Using artificial intelligence to identify new chemical compounds capable of killing or inhibiting the growth of harmful bacteria has won a University of Otago graduate a coveted Fulbright scholarship.

Fears the city could lose its prized neurosurgery department have been raised by senior Dunedin doctors, who say the loss could lead to more deaths.