In a move described by one Otago Polytechnic council member as "heroic", the institution's student association has not opposed an increase in tuition fees for New Zealand students next year.
St Bathans residents have been assured carrots laced with 1080 will not be dropped anywhere near the town's water supply.
An indoor cannabis-growing operation discovered in a Glenleith house earlier this year was the most sophisticated a Dunedin detective had seen in his 10 years in the police force.
A Wellington historian is seeking help to bring to life a long-ignored part of New Zealand's military history - compulsory military training and national service.
A Dunedin parent is annoyed the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) is still recording his daughter and her St Hildas Collegiate School classmate as having broken examination room rules, despite both girls being cleared of any wrongdoing.
Their stories date back almost 60 years, but time has not faded memories of travelling the Dunedin-Central Otago line for four former New Zealand Railways staff.
All but two of the people with Otago connections eligible to call themselves Sir or Dame have decided to do so.
A new building at St Hildas Collegiate School in Dunedin has been given a name dating back to the school's beginnings 113 years ago.
The Otago University Students Association (OUSA) is not revealing its plans to legally challenge the University of Otago code of student conduct document - at least for now.
Paula Rose looks after 280 staff, has direct responsibility for arguably the busiest department in the New Zealand police, and has risen to become one of the four most senior ranked women police officers in New Zealand.
Better weather, less ferocious seas, and sand-bolstering measures by the Dunedin City Council over the past few days have kept the dunes at Middle beach largely intact.
Despite the best of intentions, a possible new structure for the Otago University Students Association (OUSA) executive will not be finalised before next year's student leaders are elected.
An exceptionally high tide yesterday afternoon swamped low-lying coastal areas around Dunedin and washed away vast chunks of the sand dunes between St Kilda beach and Lawyers Head.
Eight Otago pupils were among 330 nationwide found to have broken the rules during school examinations last year.
Northland artist Natalie Tate had long dreamt of making the ultimate New Zealand road trip - outfitting a mobile studio and painting her way up and down the country.
Dunedin scrap metal merchants Everitt Enterprises has invested $300,000 in new equipment to take advantage of a recovery in international prices for premium grade steel.
There is plenty of room for improvement in North Dunedin's student housing stock and the campus neighbourhood, a report shows.
The financial strain of a new baby in the household has been significantly lessened for University of Otago staff.
In countries torn apart by war and and burdened by poverty, Southland-born Alastair McKechnie and his staff are making a difference.
Otago Museum director Shimrath Paul has denied union claims some staff feel intimidated by senior management, are struggling with their workloads and are expected to work extra hours for no pay.
