Varsity council may shrink
Varsity council may shrink
The University of Otago's council would include two staff representatives and the student association president under a proposal released for consultation last week.
Carla Green
Signs designed to stop hounding of coastal wildlife
Signs designed to stop hounding of coastal wildlife
Department of Conservation ranger Barry Atkinson puts up a sign in John Wilson Ocean Dr, St Kilda, yesterday as part of an initiative to protect marine wildlife from potential dog ''harassment''.
Owners told to knock down rooms
Owners told to knock down rooms
A couple will probably have to knock down two bedrooms that a developer illegally added to two student flats before the couple bought them.
Work on law offices begins
Work on law offices begins
Work has begun on the redevelopment of the former Lone Star building in Princes St, Dunedin.
University work hailed as positive
University work hailed as positive
Two university development projects with budgets totalling $182 million will be ''very positive'' for the construction industry, a Dunedin contractor says.
University puts Chch development on hold
University puts Chch development on hold
The University of Otago has put the brakes on plans to develop a $5.5 million plot of Christchurch land in the city's proposed health precinct.
Dance years in the making
Dance years in the making
The dance Jenny Newstead is going to perform with Hahna Briggs at the Brisbane Undercover Arts Festival has been years in the making, she says.
Animal labs to library move axed
Animal labs to library move axed
A proposal to temporarily move University of Otago animal testing labs into the medical library building has been abandoned.
The rights and wrongs of city student flats
The rights and wrongs of city student flats
This week is Flatting Week, Otago University Students' Association's annual initiative to educate students about flatting and tenants' rights. Reporter Carla Green talks to students, landlords and student advocates about flatting in North Dunedin.
Warning of danger to dolphins
Warning of danger to dolphins
Opening up new areas for oil and gas prospecting could make an already bad situation for marine mammals worse, a Hector's dolphin researcher warns.
Roads reopen after snow delays
Roads reopen after snow delays
Conditions are easing on southern roads after snow caused problems for motorists this morning.
Tuatara hatching first for 500 years
Tuatara hatching first for 500 years
For the first time in about 500 years, the South Island is again home to tuatara hatched in the wild.
Rescued kittens help students de-stress
Rescued kittens help students de-stress
Students descended upon kittens in droves yesterday for the fifth edition of the ''kitten room''.
Climate change target 'moral not economic question'
Climate change target 'moral not economic question'
Hundreds of people turned up keen to have their say on climate change reform last night.
Hospice shops have the good kit
Hospice shops have the good kit
The Otago Community Hospice has decided to try something novel this year to celebrate Hospice Awareness Week.
Views on council make-up sought
Views on council make-up sought
The University of Otago will open up public consultation this week on changes to its council membership, a university spokeswoman said.
Kiwis' chance to see and be seen
Kiwis' chance to see and be seen
For the first time, Orokonui Ecosanctuary has invited members to pay for the opportunity to release newly-arrived kiwi chicks into the ecosanctuary.
Chilly temperatures expected
Chilly temperatures expected
Colder weather with some snow will be felt across the South Island towards the end of the week, MetService says.
Bulbs help Chinese Garden
Bulbs help Chinese Garden
Dunedin Chinese Garden trustee Rodney Bryant does not know why, exactly, someone gave 30,000 tulip bulbs to the trust.
32 line up for free dental care
32 line up for free dental care
Dentistry on George Street was the home to a New Zealand Dental Association initiative to provide free dental care to community services card holders.