Dunedin

The pipes have been installed in Dunedin’s Bath St and the focus of an upgrade there has shifted to work above ground.

Penny Simmonds went against early advice by allowing Southern Institute of Technology to stand alone and grouping Otago Polytechnic with a pair of North Island-based institutions, it can be revealed.

The abundance of sea lions and fur seals in Dunedin has made it impossible for a tour company to avoid the animals.

Pressure is mounting on the government to release the business case it says justified its decision to approve a new medical school at Waikato University.

A government proposal to direct traffic around Dunedin’s central city could be hampered by an inadequate overbridge, city councillors say.