Raising minimum wage a complex issue, academics say
Raising minimum wage a complex issue, academics say
As the minimum wage reaches $20 an hour today, questions swirl about the timing of the increase and the benefit it will bring.
Hamish MacLean
Celebrating a love in full bloom for six decades
Celebrating a love in full bloom for six decades
When John Macfarlane first saw Daphne Richards, they were at a mutual friend’s pre-wedding party in North Dunedin in the late 1950s.
Dunedin road safety improvement welcomed
Dunedin road safety improvement welcomed
Dunedin no longer tops the list of places where the NZ Transport Agency holds its greatest concerns for road safety.
Over 10,000 carbon-neutral submissions
Over 10,000 carbon-neutral submissions
Draft plans to move New Zealand to a carbon-neutral economy by 2050 have attracted more than 10,000 submissions.
Liquefaction risk lower than feared in Sth Dunedin
Liquefaction risk lower than feared in Sth Dunedin
Widespread liquefaction akin to what happened in the 2011 Christchurch earthquake appears not to be the threat to South Dunedin once feared.
Century notched
Century notched
At Christmas in 1943, members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force were given a card to send home.
University pays out $4m from hardship fund
University pays out $4m from hardship fund
More than $4million of hardship relief was granted to about 2500 students at the University of Otago last year as the pandemic created tough economic times for many.
Otago second-best NZ uni in global ranking
Otago second-best NZ uni in global ranking
The University of Otago has been rated the second-highest nationally among New Zealand universities in the latest QS world university subject rankings.
Fire in historic building
Fire in historic building
Firefighters rushed into a 1906 landmark building in Dunedin’s city centre to extinguish a second-floor fire on Saturday morning.
‘Awesome turn out’ for celebration of South Dunedin
‘Awesome turn out’ for celebration of South Dunedin
From hip-hop dancers to wheelchair rugby players, the diversity of South Dunedin was on display as hundreds of people crowded King Edward St for the 2021 South Dunedin Street Festival on Saturday.
Good Samaritan robbed, jaw broken
Good Samaritan robbed, jaw broken
Police are seeking the public’s help after a cowardly attack on a would-be Good Samaritan near Queenstown.
Air quality sensors upgraded
Air quality sensors upgraded
New air quality monitoring equipment worth hundreds of thousands of dollars could soon paint a clearer picture of Otago’s troubled, hazy winter skies.
University art collection worth $80m
University art collection worth $80m
The University of Otago’s art collection is worth more than $80 million.
Hospital filled to capacity
Hospital filled to capacity
An at-capacity Dunedin Hospital issued an emergency plea as it struggled to keep up with demand yesterday.
Nurse keen for placement after ‘difficult’ journey
Nurse keen for placement after ‘difficult’ journey
Leaving her husband and 1-year-old son at home has been at times agonising. But Anjana Maria is thankful to be in NZ and keen to get to work in Dunedin.
ORC clear over fish kill, but given advice
ORC clear over fish kill, but given advice
Diggers working in the Kaikorai Stream mouth the day before the discovery of hundreds of dead fish were working there lawfully.
Buzzy workers help identify plants
Buzzy workers help identify plants
Pollen knocked off the knees of western honey bees could shape New Zealand’s next line of defence against unwanted pest plants.
Give turbines a chance, climate consultant says
Give turbines a chance, climate consultant says
The answer to powering the South’s low-carbon economy could be blowing in the wind.
Medical staff won't continue teaching
Medical staff won't continue teaching
Four clinical teaching staff will not teach University of Otago medical students this year after the university slashed teaching allowances for doctors.
DCC quiet on Winton landfill
DCC quiet on Winton landfill
The Dunedin City Council is not saying whether it knew about plans for a Southland landfill to take on more waste from the lower South Island when it applied for its own new landfill near Brighton...