Elena McPhee

A quirky  fundraiser for the hihi or stitchbird, which went global on social media, has hopefully proved it is a "bird worth backing'', an Otago researcher says.

Keen orienteers of all ages were out on Signal Hill yesterday for the South Island championships.

The owner of an Oamaru building business destroyed by fire over the weekend is "devastated"  and unsure what the future holds.

An investigation has begun into a fire at a wood turning factory in Oamaru, which left the building badly damaged.

More needs to be done to close  the gap between rich and poor when it comes to dental work, an Otago academic says.

Performing at New Zealand's first Bras and Brass concert to raise money for breast cancer survivors was an "amazing" experience, two Dunedin musicians say.

From fostering kittens to playing board games with the elderly, a three-day ``Voluntinder'' initiative is matching Otago student volunteers to community activities.

Seven full-time staff, including mental health nurses, have been employed by Student Health this year in a revamp of the university’s mental health services, with a focus on brief intervention.

Otago is the first university in New Zealand to sign up to a United Nations accord tackling everything from pollution and poor sanitation to climate change, poverty, education and gender equality.

The University of Otago ended last year on a high note, with the biggest operating cash flows it has ever had and a $200 million increase in the value of its land and buildings, its financial...

New Zealanders having cheap dental work done overseas are creating a headache for dentists here who are left with the job of fixing badly-botched treatments, a University of Otago survey says.