Water quality ‘everyone’s responsibility’
Water quality ‘everyone’s responsibility’
More work will be needed — both in rural and urban areas — to stop rivers degrading in the South.
Grant Miller
Referendum questions first up at forum
Referendum questions first up at forum
Cannabis made Labour’s David Clark "giggly", National’s Michael Woodhouse had a "bad reaction" to the drug and the Green Party’s Jack Brazil lauded its medicinal benefits.
Uni experimenting in curtailing alcohol harm
Uni experimenting in curtailing alcohol harm
After years of battling the scarfie booze culture, the University of Otago is backing new ideas to keep students safe, following the death of a student last year. Grant Miller reports.
Speed limit on port’s main street drops to 40kmh soon
Speed limit on port’s main street drops to 40kmh soon
It took a fair while and followed protests and petitions, but a change in the speed limit is on the way for Port Chalmers’ main street.
Alcohol warnings rejected: Hayne
Alcohol warnings rejected: Hayne
Covid-19 academics may be respected, but experts who warn of dangers associated with alcohol are pooh-poohed, University of Otago vice-chancellor Harlene Hayne says.
The show must go on ...
The show must go on ...
This year’s Otago university students’ capping show was postponed three times and the actors had to keep their distance during rehearsals, but not even Covid-19 can halt a 126-year tradition.
Complex task of tailoring cohorts
Complex task of tailoring cohorts
Students achieving outstanding grades are missing out on selection for Otago University’s medical school. Others get preferential entry. Is the system equitable and what's best for the future of the health workforce?
Quiet over job contract
Quiet over job contract
University of Otago vice-chancellor Harlene Hayne has declined to say whether she will seek an extension of her contract.
'I knew it was something major'
'I knew it was something major'
The screech of tyres and then a bang alerted a former chief fire officer at Dunedin’s Ravensbourne station to a fatal crash near his house.
Educators feeling the heat
Educators feeling the heat
Ongoing uncertainty about how long New Zealand’s border will stay shut and a likely plunge in income are keeping the South’s providers of education for international students on edge.
Ravensbourne Rd reopens after fatal crash
Ravensbourne Rd reopens after fatal crash
Ravensbourne Rd (SH88) has reopened after an early-morning crash, in which one person died and two suffered moderate injuries.
Wait now two years for dental treatment
Wait now two years for dental treatment
Parents joining the Dunedin dental school’s queue may have to wait up to two years for treatment because of a Covid-19 double whammy.
Hayne agrees to meeting over med school admissions
Hayne agrees to meeting over med school admissions
The University of Otago’s vice-chancellor has agreed to meet students who are seeking answers about possible changes to selection processes for the medical school.
'Trust has been eroded': Meeting to discuss med school admissions
'Trust has been eroded': Meeting to discuss med school admissions
University of Otago senior leaders have agreed to meet with students who requested urgent discussions about the way students are selected for medical school.
High Court challenge to admissions scheme
High Court challenge to admissions scheme
A legal challenge to the way the University of Otago selects students for its medical programme has made it to the High Court.
Med school legal challenge: Plaintiff's name suppressed
Med school legal challenge: Plaintiff's name suppressed
The man taking on the University of Otago over its admissions process for medical school will have his identity kept secret until further notice.
Uni vows to fight legal challenge
Uni vows to fight legal challenge
The University of Otago is set to face court action over the way minority groups are given priority for entry into its medical school.
Med school admissions policy to be challenged in court
Med school admissions policy to be challenged in court
The way Otago University selects students for its medicine programme is set to be challenged in court.
Examinations likely to return to campus in semester two
Examinations likely to return to campus in semester two
Most students at the University of Otago appear set to have their semester two examinations on campus, rather than online, if the region is in Alert Level 1 next month.
Festival going ahead with modifications
Festival going ahead with modifications
The importance of an international cultural carnival at the University of Otago may well have been reinforced by this year’s coronavirus challenges.