Otago graduate takes national role in Botswana
Otago graduate takes national role in Botswana
The first student to graduate with a PhD from the University of Otago’s Centre for International Health has taken up a top position in Botswana.
Elena McPhee
No disqualification for taxi driver after accident
No disqualification for taxi driver after accident
A taxi driver who failed to apply the brakes to his parked vehicle, resulting in his passenger being run down at "minimal speed'', is allowed to continue to drive.
Conditional discharge over choking incident
Conditional discharge over choking incident
A choker hold was not self-defence, a judge told a man who appeared in the Dunedin District Court after causing spinal injuries to his victim during a camping trip.
Judge: Paywave fraud was easily committed
Judge: Paywave fraud was easily committed
A 20-year-old homeless man who made his way from the North Island to Otago has been convicted of fraud for using a stolen Paywave card.
Pair convicted of Halloween assault
Pair convicted of assault with intent to injure
Halloween celebrations ended in assault convictions for two Dunedin men who filmed an altercation while dressed in hospital scrubs costumes.
Robbers who terrorised shopkeepers jailed
Robbers who terrorised shopkeepers jailed
Three criminals who terrorised Dunedin shopkeepers with an air pistol have been jailed for several years for two armed robberies and an aggravated burglary.
Maori health graduates landmark
Maori health graduates landmark
Saturday will be a landmark day for the University of Otago, as the largest cohort of Maori health graduates yet prepares to cross the Dunedin Town Hall stage.
Geologist strikes research gold
Geologist strikes research gold
The University of Otago's highest research honour has gone to a geologist and gold expert, described as a ''research powerhouse''.
Injured biker rescued
Injured biker rescued
A mountain biker was rescued from Signal Hill yesterday night after falling off his bike on a trail and injuring his shoulder.
Broke whisky glass over stranger's head
Broke whisky glass over stranger's head
A student who broke a whisky glass over the head of a stranger in a bar was at a loss to explain his behaviour during his court appearance.
'There is no justice in the justice system': arson victim
'There is no justice in the justice system': arson victim
The victim of a Queenstown arsonist who set fire to her home while her family was asleep has taken to social media, saying they were saved by her nephew who heard her car windows explode.
Nudity banned at law camps
Nudity banned at law camps
Forbidding nudity and making sure camp leaders are sober are among the changes that will be implemented at the next second-year law camp, the student group behind the camps says.
Law camps ‘deeply disturbing’
Law camps ‘deeply disturbing’
Moves to end drunken and "sexualised" behaviour at second-year law camps attended by University of Otago students could include allowing students to bring their cellphones with them, a review has found.
iD Fashion Week events to merge
iD Fashion Week events to merge
A treat is in store for fashion lovers, as iD Fashion Week organisers prepare to meld the International Emerging Designer Awards and iD Dunedin Fashion Show into one event for the first time.
Boozy sexualised behaviour commonplace at 'deeply disturbing' camps
Boozy sexualised behaviour commonplace at 'deeply disturbing' camps
A report into second-year law camps at Otago University has uncovered behaviour including a skit involving a topless woman who lay on a male student and a talent show where some women were topless and men stripped down to their underwear.
Car rolls near Lawrence
Car rolls near Lawrence
Emergency services were called out to Gabriel's Gully, near Lawrence, last night after a car rolled.
Research voyage reaffirms goals
Research voyage reaffirms goals
Creating vlogs about a little-known sea creature while on a research vessel has reaffirmed to an Otago University student her passion lies in creating science resources.
NZ should not fear Chinese economic reprisals - academic
NZ should not fear Chinese economic reprisals - academic
New Zealand should be confident it can stand up to intimidation from China without worrying the superpower will cut economic ties, a University of Otago political specialist says.
University rehires some support staff
University rehires some support staff
The University of Otago has confirmed it is rehiring some support staff who took redundancy, as it cops flak over how its support services review has been carried out.
Uni buildings’ history marked by fact panels
Uni buildings’ history marked by fact panels
Information panels celebrating the history of the University of Otago buildings will, it is hoped, become part of a trail — and eventually could appear on an app guiding visitors around...