Otago Uni cuts still on agenda
Otago Uni cuts still on agenda
Cuts at the University of Otago are set to go ahead despite a government bailout of an estimated $21 million over the next two years.
Fiona Ellis
First-timers dress up for icy plunge
First-timers dress up for icy plunge
Up to 200 people braved a wintery dip in the icy waters of Dunedin’s St Clair beach yesterday for a longstanding event.
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University defends staff ratios
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University defends staff ratios
The University of Otago is defending staff ratios as figures show academic staff numbers have barely increased over the last dozen years, while non-academic staff have leapt by more than 15%.
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Donors abandon Otago University
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Donors abandon Otago University
Major United States-based donors have resorted to cutting the University of Otago from their wills due to frustration with financial management, a prominent alumnus says.
Kettle Park remediation could cost $50m
Kettle Park remediation could cost $50m
Excavating and dealing with hazardous landfill material under a seaside Dunedin sports field at risk of erosion may cost $50 million, the city’s mayor says.
Desperate carer calls for change
'Exhaustion and dread': Desperate carer calls for change
A Mosgiel caregiver desperate for a break after averaging fewer than four days off a year says her work is "modern day slavery".
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Clinicians disappointed hospital education centre axed
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Clinicians disappointed hospital education centre axed
Clinical advisers for the new Dunedin hospital have voiced concerns about how mandatory medical training will take place now plans for a new education centre have been dropped.
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Learning centre decision seen as generational loss
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Learning centre decision seen as generational loss
Dunedin has suffered a generational loss with the decision to drop a medical education centre from the new Dunedin hospital complex, a clinician involved with its design says.
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Sculpture cost queries ‘culturally insensitive’: uni
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Sculpture cost queries ‘culturally insensitive’: uni
The University of Otago is refusing to say how much it has spent on a Māori sculpture that is still under wraps, and says questioning about the object is "culturally insensitive".
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Polytech roll down by 9%
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Polytech roll down by 9%
Enrolments at Otago Polytechnic have plummeted by almost 10% over the last year, but a union representative says the institution needs to be ready for an upturn and cannot be undermined.
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Uni pleads with Govt for more funding
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Uni pleads with Govt for more funding
The University of Otago is making a desperate call for the Government to step in with more funding before it is forced to make cuts that will take generations to recover from.
Making a splash at challenge
Making a splash at challenge
About 400 people descended on Wingatui Racecourse to start their day with a splash, despite the wintry weather yesterday morning.
Source of oil spill unknown
Source of oil spill unknown
An oil spill estimated to be hundreds of litres in volume blocked traffic to a main Invercargill road yesterday.
Review of uni’s recent financial management called for
Review of uni’s recent financial management called for
A group fighting looming cuts at the University of Otago is calling for an independent review of the institution’s financial management since 2015.
Hundreds of litres of oil spill at Invercargill roundabout
Hundreds of litres of oil spill at Invercargill roundabout
An oil spill estimated to be hundreds of litres in size has caused traffic to be blocked in a main Invercargill road.
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'Extreme rust' in operating theatres' air conditioning
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'Extreme rust' in operating theatres' air conditioning
Operating theatres may be closed at Dunedin Hospital to fix an air conditioning system plagued by "extreme rust" and with parts held together by tape.
Out of the pool and into the cool
Out of the pool and into the cool
People were left standing in togs and towels in the cold winter air after a hurried evacuation of Moana Pool this evening.
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University defends its council’s schedule after meetings cut back
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University defends its council’s schedule after meetings cut back
The University of Otago has defended last year’s pared back meeting schedule, which dropped by more than 30% before being ramped up again this year amid financial difficulties.
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Staff shortages mean more with mental health issues in prisons
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Staff shortages mean more with mental health issues in prisons
People with severe mental health issues are languishing in prisons as specialist hospital units struggle for staff, the Department of Corrections warns.
Parliamentary review renews call for free cervical screening
Parliamentary review renews call for free cervical screening
The Cancer Society says it is "time to get serious" about women’s health as a parliamentary review once again calls for free cervical screening.