Raising penalties for breaches of fair trading law is a "shot across the bows" of companies that exploit their customers, a University of Otago academic says.

A Dunedin mother says the city’s neonatal intensive care unit is "the best in the country" — and she should know, as her daughter spent nine weeks in the unit.

BP says it is supporting staff at a Dunedin service station after an employee was pulled to the ground during a late-night shift.

While the University of Otago has toppled out of the top 100 universities in the QS World University Sustainability Rankings, the institution’s leaders are pleased with their "strong performance".