Job cuts likely at phys ed school
Phys ed school job cuts
Job cuts are likely in the University of Otago's School of Physical Education amid financial struggles and falling student numbers.
Vaughan Elder
Private parties may be able to run election ads
Private parties may be able to run election ads
New Zealand could be in for a very different general election thanks to an experiment run by a University of Otago academic.
New job is the perfect mix
New job is the perfect mix
Five years after escaping Syria, Mouhannad Taha has landed his dream job.
Leprosy kindles efforts to help
Leprosy kindles efforts to help
While most students were at home enjoying the summer break Otago Polytechnic nursing student Anna Watkins was in Nepal investigating leprosy.
Polytech student numbers up 2.3%, foreign efts up 44%
Polytech student numbers up 2.3%, foreign efts up 44%
Otago Polytechnic is hailing yet another year of growing student numbers as it continues to buck the national trend.
Unstable land slows aquarium project
Unstable land slows aquarium project
Unstable ground has delayed the University of Otago’s $5million project to build a teaching and research facility in place of the old Portobello aquarium.
Time in Dunedin helped shape PM
Time in Dunedin helped shape PM
The prime minister of one of the world’s newest nations says his time at the University of Otago helped shape him as a statesman.
Future of Robbie pub unclear
Future of pub unclear
Dunedin's historic Robbie Burns Pub will be closed for at least another nine months while earthquake strengthening is carried out.
Liquor store entrance moved
Liquor store entrance moved
A North Dunedin liquor outlet has installed a new entrance to avoid breaching alcohol legislation.
Aussies head migration boom
Migrants keen to take their place in Otago
Record numbers of migrants coming to Otago, headed by Australians, is seen as a vote of confidence in the region's economy.
Otago student cheated twice
Otago student cheated twice
A student caught with handwritten notes twice during the same examination was among 50 disciplined for dishonest practices by the University of Otago last year.
Excessive noise spurs complaints
Excessive noise spurs complaints
Noise control officers once again had a "very busy" O Week with more than 100 excessive noise notices issued.
Delta sued over Saddle Hill blaze
Delta blamed for 2015 fire
Delta is being sued for more than $2 million by seven Saddle Hill property owners who say the company is to blame for a massive fire in 2015.
Petition says carpark for garden users
Petition says carpark for garden users
Dunedin Botanic Garden users sick of students taking up their car parking spaces are calling on the council to do something about it.
Student sports day 'good binding agent'
Student sports day 'good binding agent'
Decades-old rivalries played out on the sports field yesterday as about 3500 students took part in College Sports Day at Logan Park.
Vice-chancellor accused of intimidation
Vice-chancellor accused of intimidation
University of Otago vice-chancellor Prof Harlene Hayne has been accused of intimidating behaviour as the university continues to attract criticism over humanities cuts.
Legions of fun at toga party
Legions of fun at toga party
Forsyth Barr Stadium was a sea of white last night as thousands of toga-clad students celebrated O Week on a balmy Dunedin night.
Toga party under way
Toga party under way
Thousands of toga-clad students have begun entering Forsyth Barr Stadium for the O-Week toga party.
De-extinction doubt at mammoth news
De-extinction doubt at mammoth news
A world authority on the ethics of de-extinction has poured cold water on a claim scientists are two years from resurrecting a mammoth-like creature.
O-week event tickets snapped up
O-week event tickets snapped up
Scarfie band Six60 is proving to be the biggest drawcard amid strong ticket sales for O-Week events.