Cruelty charges over sheep
Cruelty charges over sheep
Two Dunedin men were charged with cruelty to an animal and burglary after allegedly taking two sheep from a farm north of the city and then slaughtering them on Christmas evening.
Vaughan Elder
India calls to student volunteers
India calls to student volunteers
Rather than spending their summer holidays relaxing like most of their peers, two Otago Polytechnic nursing students are about to put their training to good use by volunteering in India.
Surf lifesavers win award
Surf lifesavers win award
The ''exceptional'' actions of St Clair Surf Life Saving Club members in reviving a 72-year-old man last month have been recognised by the national surf lifesaving body, with the club given the rescue of the month award.
New daycare centre
New daycare centre
The University of Otago plans to build a new ''state-of-the-art'' childcare centre on Castle St next year.
Outer space - the final frontier for law
Outer space - the final frontier for law
A University of Otago PhD candidate researching arms control in outer space was ''blown away'' when asked to spend two months at Cambridge University to study the topic further.
Charges over amputation
Charges over amputation
A Dunedin company has been charged over a workplace safety incident in which a man's hand was cut off earlier this year.
Commercial research boost wins praise
Commercial research boost wins praise
Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce has praised the University of Otago for changing its promotion policy to make it easier for staff involved in entrepreneurial research to move up the ranks.
Stolen research staff details unlikely to be recovered
Stolen research staff details unlikely to be recovered
A stolen briefcase containing the private information of 500 research staff from tertiary institutions, including more than 140 staff from the University of Otago, will likely never be recovered, the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) says.
Polytech praised in TEC report
Polytech praised in TEC report
A Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) report praising the educational and financial performance of Otago Polytechnic is an important ''vote of confidence'' for the institution, the polytechnic's chief executive, Phil Ker, says.
PM has 'low-key' two-hour golf lesson
PM has 'low-key' two-hour golf lesson
Prime Minister John Key took some time out from his busy schedule to brush up on his golf game at the Otago Golf Club at Balmacewen, Dunedin, yesterday.
Tax on sugary drinks and fatty foods not planned, minister says
Tax on sugary drinks and fatty foods not planned, minister says
The Government says it has no plans to introduce a tax on soft drinks and fatty foods, despite a University of Otago study showing such a move could improve people's health.
Lifesavers' quick action saves man
Lifesavers' quick action saves man
The head coach at the St Clair Surf Life Saving Club in Dunedin praised the "exceptional" actions of fellow club members after they revived a 72-year-old-man who had collapsed at the water's edge on Wednesday evening.
Govt may take university's Christchurch land
Govt may take university's Christchurch land
The University of Otago could be prevented from building on a $5.5 million piece of land it bought in Christchurch, as the Government intends to buy the site for part of the rebuilding after last year's earthquakes.
Waikouaiti's pines create controversy
Waikouaiti's pines create controversy
Waikouaiti residents fear a proposal by the Dunedin City Council to fell a pine plantation next to the town's beach will leave them vulnerable to coastal erosion and being battered by wind and sand.
Smoking ban on Otago campus
Smoking ban on Otago campus
The University of Otago plans to make its Dunedin campus smoke-free from the beginning of 2014.
'Too many' students feel financial pinch
'Too many' students feel financial pinch
A spike in the number of University of Otago students seeking food parcels and looking for work shows ''too many'' are struggling financially, Otago University Students' Association (OUSA) president-elect Francisco Hernandez says.
Otago Polytechnic expects 5% growth
Otago Polytechnic expects 5% growth
Otago Polytechnic predicts student numbers will increase by 5% next year, as the institution continues to buck a trend of falling enrolments and cuts at polytechnics around the country.
Council looking at options for trees
Council looking at options for trees
The Dunedin City Council says it will go back to the Waikouaiti community next year to discuss what should be done with a pine plantation next to the town's beach, after locals expressed opposition to a plan to fell the trees.
Kingston Flyer for sale; service suspended until January
Kingston Flyer for sale; service suspended until January
The Kingston Flyer's owner yesterday put the business up for sale, on the same day he suspended operations because of safety concerns over the historic steam locomotive's boiler.
BP staff trained on contamination
BP staff trained on contamination
Staff at BP petrol terminals around the country have undergone extra training to ensure an incident where petrol was contaminated with water at a terminal in Dunedin last month is not repeated.