Dunedin

‘‘We can’t police stupidity and ignorance.’’

A sleep-deprived Queenstown man with methamphetamine and cannabis in his blood who drove through a stop sign while talking on his phone, seriously injuring another driver, has narrowly avoided prison.

Otago Polytechnic Students’ Association president Ezra Tamati is campaigning for the Dunedin institute of skills and technology to permanently fly the Maori flag outside its Forth St campus.

Having to start classes online yesterday due to Covid-19 restrictions was no issue for University of Otago students already used to the pandemic interrupting their education.

A man who bludgeoned his friend to death with a cricket bat is not only a murderer but a liar, the Crown says.