An Otago rescue helicopter pilot pursued a car for about 30km north of Dunedin after two paramedics had lasers shot in their eyes from the ground.

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.

A Dunedin man involved in a botched methamphetamine deal has been described as being as much a victim as an offender.

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".