Elena McPhee

The University of Otago has crossed swords with broadcaster TVNZ after Sunday aired the stories of three women who said they had been sexually assaulted or raped while at the university.

A zoologist has joined the chorus of voices opposing the proposal to mine Foulden Maar, near Middlemarch, describing it as "obscene".

Students have called for a safer crossing on Albany St in the latest Otago University Students' Association referendum.

A Dunedin academic who unexpectedly discovered a new species of stonefly says it ranks "right up there" as a defining moment of his career.

A University of Otago academic shortlisted for a prestigious UK crime-writing award is "gobsmacked" to have his work recognised.

The University of Otago academic leading research into life in the mysterious Loch Ness lake says there will be "surprises aplenty" when eDNA tests from the water are released.

He is known for witty rebuttals on social media - but a University of Otago law professor and Twitter warrior has announced he is throwing in the towel.

The University of Otago academic leading a study of life in the mysterious Loch Ness lake says there will be "surprises aplenty'' when eDNA tests from the water are released.

The Dunedin City Council has postponed hearings for proposed university parking changes after receiving a deluge of submissions from the public.

All that can really be said of the impending demise of the University of Otago's art history programme is that it is ''really sad'', a specialist in the subject says.

A reunion morning tea and tour of the Otago University Students' Association premises for ex-OUSA leaders was a great chance to catch up and see the huge changes that had taken place.

The University of Otago was honoured as the"beating heart" of the city, at the university's special 150th Anniversary Convocation ceremony on Saturday.

Keeping Foulden Maar intact and transforming it into a scientific reserve is the preference of the group pushing for its protection — but there are other options, Elena McPhee reports.

She trained aspiring singers - but the best part of teaching them was what they taught her, retiring music lecturer Judy Bellingham says.

Two people were taken to hospital in a serious condition last night after being overcome with LPG gas in a Dunedin holiday park.

A Dunedin family with experience of support services for the intellectually disabled and mentally ill says the mental health announcement was one of the pluses of the 2019 Budget.

Dunedin city councillors will support the preservation of Foulden Maar, and are looking at steps to stop mining there.

Consultants will be working to identify potential theatre spaces in Dunedin in the next few weeks - and will put together a brief of what a theatre hub could look like.

Emergency services are at the scene of a car crash at the intersection of South Rd and Maitland St in Dunedin.