Their new prayer spaces might be small and austere, but the 200-300 Muslim students at the University of Otago do not mind. They are just pleased to have been given a private place to say their daily prayers after more than six years of asking.
A Dunedin planning manager has been appointed to the newly created role of city development manager at the Dunedin City Council.
Dunedin-based Green MP Metiria Turei is declining to comment on whether she is poised to take over as the party's female co-leader.
Despite the species' rarity in Otago waters, a huge sunfish which washed up dead on the shores of Otago Harbour yesterday will probably be left to the elements.
At least 40 Dunedin ratepayers have joined a rates revolt to protest against the Dunedin City Council's financial support for the proposed Otago Stadium.
Otago Polytechnic's Dunedin hospitality students will soon get their first taste of life on the main campus.
Otago Polytechnic is anticipating its best enrolment figures for seven or eight years.
Salmon smolt might once again be raised at Sawyers Bay for release into Otago Harbour, after the finalisation of a deal between a trust and the University of Otago.
A Corporate sponsor has enabled the Otago Polytechnic Students Association $3 taxi voucher scheme to be extended before it is fully under way.
Otago Polytechnic's determination to integrate sustainability into all it teaches and does is paying dividends for the institution and its sustainability programme leader.
The Otago Polytechnic student body and the institution are providing subsidised night-time transport for students during Orientation.
Despite a 10-month gap between its completion and official launch yesterday, a 10-year economic development strategy for Otago is still "entirely relevant", Clive Geddes says.
Corporate support will enable Dunedin's Forbury School to stop spending so much on food for its pupils and more on books and classroom supplies.
What makes a rare book a rare book? It is a question not even two international experts can answer exactly.
First-year midwifery students at Otago Polytechnic are enthusiastic about a flexible learning course which harnesses technology to enable them to study mainly from home.
Two Dunedin-trained dive instructors have been caught up in a rescue which has made international headlines.
Two Riccarton Rd residents groups have renewed calls for the Dunedin City Council to discourage trucks from using the narrow road, after the second fatal accident there in 16 months.
A total fire ban will be in place across almost all of Otago by Monday, as arid weather and brisk winds dry out vegetation and push the fire risk to extreme levels.
Two Dunedin men appear to be emerging as frontrunners to take over leadership of the Otago District Health Board.
Despite the economy hitting tougher times, more than 20 employers have signed for a job opportunities expo for redundant Fisher and Paykel workers.
