Vaughan Elder

The University of Otago has announced a two-year sponsorship of the Highlanders, becoming New Zealand's first university to back a Super Rugby franchise.

The group behind a project aiming to provide a cycle link between Mosgiel and Dunedin is awaiting the result of crucial land negotiations.

A researcher in the area of chronic metabolic diseases, including diabetes, has won the Otago School of Medical Sciences' top award.

A Taieri Gorge Railway employee is fed up after the second ''bizarre'' incident in which a live eel has been dangled from a rail bridge and hit by a train.

University of Otago researchers are waging war on sugary drinks and junk food.

Nagi Tahu is considering spending more of its millions in Dunedin, with the iwi looking at building a second student hostel in the city.

A petition to overturn a decision to slash jobs at Invermay was launched by Dunedin North MP David Clark in Dunedin yesterday.

The finishing touches are being completed on the University of Otago's newest residential college, before the first students arrive on Saturday.

A proposed $60 million international school for Dunedin would have positive spin-offs for the city's tertiary and secondary providers, Otago Polytechnic chief executive Phil Ker says.

When Ken Mitchell started work as a Mosgiel mechanic the Beatles were at the top of the charts and the pound was New Zealand's official currency.

A University of Otago research breakthrough could lead to the creation of new ''life-saving'' anti-fungal drugs.

An expanding team at Otago Polytechnic is backing a batch of fledgling business ideas which could help transform Dunedin's economy.

Havoc Pork is moving its processing operation to Dunedin this week, with Cain Lindegreen taking over the family business from his mother.