Matthew Littlewood

A month after a child was dragged along the road by a car outside her school, a Dunedin principal is upset the government is pulling funding for road safety.

The University of Otago is looking to make some of its staff cuts through redeploying previously axed staff, not filling vacant positions, and not renewing fixed-term contracts.

All polytechnics in New Zealand, including Otago and Southern Institute of Technology, would have run at a loss next year, according to figures provided to the Otago Daily Times.

A raft of Dunedin City Council cycleway projects could be in doubt thanks to a new government directive, a city councillor says.

A professor of peace and conflict studies of the University of Otago has called the Israeli Defence Forces’ actions in the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza and the West Bank "merciless" and "deliberate".

A trio of graduating health science students want to make a difference in addressing inequities in the health system.

Something old has been turned into something new at a Kāinga Ora housing redevelopment in Port Chalmers.

The Tertiary Education Minister expects Otago Polytechnic to be returned to its former autonomy by the end of next year.

Organisers of a pro-Palestine rally in Dunedin say they will continue their efforts throughout the month unless there is a permanent ceasefire agreement in the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza.

The former chief of the Otago Polytechnic is welcoming the end of what he calls the "unfortunate experiment" of Te Pūkenga.

A licence inspector has criticised the Otago University Rugby Club for failing to obey the rules when hosting an event for the Rugby World Cup.