Elena McPhee

Costumes and masks at Halloween are seen as something for children to wear, but once they were a sensible precaution to confuse the vengeful spirits of the dead, returning to carry people off to...

Two University of Otago students with a passion for education and technology say they were honoured to be recognised by the Asia-New Zealand Foundation.

The University of Otago has engaged a UK-based consultancy firm previously hired by the Southern District Health Board in a bid to improve its culture.

Dunedin activists will work to drum up national interest when it comes to demonstrations against OMV drilling off the Otago coast, an Extinction Rebellion group member says.

A seven-storey hall of residence will be built at the University of Otago to replace Te Rangi Hiroa.

An oceanographer from the University of Washington has halted plans for a multimillion-dollar research collaboration with the University of Otago after hearing of proposed cuts to marine science...

A controversial  feminist event not allowed at Massey University would probably be permitted at the University of Otago - as long as it met the university's standards of "free and respectful...

The New Zealand Association of Scientists (NZAS) has weighed in on the marine science debate at the University of Otago, saying the potential loss of three academics is "alarming''.

The Otago University Students' Association says the makeup of the new Dunedin City Council is "overwhelmingly positive'' from the perspective of students.

Otago Polytechnic's chief executive is leading two working groups looking at the design of the New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology.

Demonstrations against OMV drilling for oil in the Great South Basin will be discussed at a public meeting this week, the Dunedin branch of Extinction Rebellion says.

From documenting the lives of wolverines to underwater filming, Dr Gianna Savoie's professional life has been diverse - but she has never been based as close to the wilderness as she is at the...

Fire Emergency New Zealand paid a visit to St Kilda this evening to remove a particularly tight piece of jewellery.

Police are investigating after a person was seriously injured after a reported assault in Dunedin.

"The city is in safe hands," says Dunedin's new deputy mayor, Christine Garey, as she prepares to take up the mantle of leadership.

Councillor Christine Garey  has been appointed Dunedin's new deputy mayor.

Rural Papua New Guinea is a tough place to get dental care for your child - but that could soon change, a University of Otago dental student on her way to becoming the country's first paediatric...

Environmental organisation Greenpeace has waded into the debate around cuts to academic staff at the University of Otago's marine science department, saying they could be ''detrimental'' to...

Otago Polytechnic has almost completed a review of its critical incident procedures, after identifying failings in a response to a person who turned up at the Dunedin School of Art allegedly...

The former head of five University of Otago halls of residence is calling for compulsory resident adviser (RA)-to- student ratios in a new code of conduct for tertiary providers.