Hamish MacLean

Reaping what we sow: tree choices in policy spotlight

Silverbeach forest in the Catlins near the Wisp River. PHOTO: ODT FILES

Reaping what we sow: tree choices in policy spotlight

While once there was a desperate push to plant our way out of climate change, the Climate Change Commission is now calling for real emissions reductions instead. Hamish MacLean looks into what the direction could mean for the South.

Emergency services called to Lawyers Head

Emergency services responded to reports of a person in the water at Lawyers Head in Dunedin earlier today.

Hydrogen fuel collaboration

Green hydrogen: an alternative that reduces emissions and cares for our planet. - Getty Images stock photo

Hydrogen fuel collaboration

A New Zealand collaboration with German researchers could accelerate the shift to a low-carbon economy in the South using "green hydrogen".

First O Week gig postponed over Covid uncertainty

First O Week gig postponed over Covid uncertainty

The first event of this year's O Week has been postponed amid the uncertainty surrounding Alert Levels in Dunedin.

Number of foreign students in city vastly reduced

Lei Zhou (left) and Ting Chen, both of China, and Flynn Mankelow, of Oamaru, see the sights of...

Number of foreign students in city vastly reduced

This was the first year Chartsiri (Patty) Klinpibul has stayed in New Zealand over the summer.

Southern incomes rise but housing still unaffordable

Southern incomes rise but housing still unaffordable

Incomes appear to have kept pace with rising housing costs in the South before Covid hit, but only just.

Dental journey on massive scale

As part of the development of the Clinical Services Building, Dunedin muralist Guy Howard-Smith ...

Dental journey on massive scale

A technicolour scene now fills a once flat wall in a courtyard at the University of Otago dental school in Frederick St, Dunedin.

Woman missing near Lawrence found safe

Woman missing near Lawrence found safe

A woman whose disappearance sparked a search has been found safe and well roughly 40km from where she went missing on Sunday night.

Funding boosts polytech enrolments

The Otago Polytechnic is to become part of a single crown entity. PHOTO: ODT FILES

Funding boosts polytech enrolments

Nearly a quarter more students than last year are set to start schooling at Otago Polytechnic this month as the Dunedin tertiary school reports a rush on its 2021 classes.

Sequencing effort to identify virus variant

University of Otago evolutionary virologist Dr Jemma Geoghegan. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

Sequencing effort to identify virus variant

University of Otago evolutionary virologist Jemma Geoghegan is working with her colleagues at the Institute of Environmental Science and Research (ESR) to identify the source of the variant found...

Hackles rise over stock reduction figure

A possible 15% reduction in livestock numbers on red meat and dairy farms by 2030 could break New Zealand’s under-pressure agriculture industry, some farmers fear.

Polytech defends travel spending

Otago Polytechnic is defending spending nearly $8 million on travel in five years in the wake of criticism from the auditor-general.

DCC buying 12 more electric cars this year

A DCC electric vehicle gets a top up in the car park beneath the Civic Centre. PHOTO: GREGOR...

DCC buying 12 more electric cars this year

The number of electric vehicles in the Dunedin City Council’s fleet is due to more than double by the end of the year when it reaches its 2021 goal.

Paralympians’ success honoured

Paralympians’ success honoured

Dunedin's Anna Grimaldi has this year’s Tokyo Paralympics in her sights.

Students punished for flat hazings, uni reveals

Students punished for flat hazings, uni reveals

Twenty students faced disciplinary action at the University of Otago after two flat initiations led to burglary, forced drinking and demeaning acts last year.

Inquiry into whether staff encouraged scam

Inquiry into whether staff encouraged scam

The University of Otago will investigate whether staff encouraged medical students to scam the system and holiday when they should have been studying.

Informal graduation festivities held in wake of threat lauded

Graduands and their families make the most of graduation day near the University of Otago clock...

Informal graduation festivities held in wake of threat lauded

The informal celebrations led by students after an alleged threat of an attack cancelled graduation ceremonies in Dunedin last year have earned the University of Otago and its staff praise.

Otago Uni to investigate staff role in placement scam

The University of Otago is to investigate whether staff encouraged medical students to scam the system and holiday when they should have been studying.

Covid still affecting numbers

Another drop of 400 international students has been forecast at the University of Otago this year while New Zealand’s borders remain closed.

Celebrating a Waitangi Day ‘for all New Zealanders’

From Bluff to Queenstown and Dunedin, a Waitangi Day for everyone was celebrated as the sun shone on Saturday.

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