Fiona Ellis

The University of Otago spent nearly $3 million on its communications department last year - among the top-spending major New Zealand universities.

From Teapotland to the sandy beach at Kaka Point, Fiona Ellis take the scenic route to Owaka.

Waikouaiti rodeo competitor Chanelle Dickie has been doing the circuit for years, but she had a new accessory at yesterday’s event.

The first baby born this year at Dunedin Hospital may not yet have a name, but he does have a pony.

Drivers are being warned to take care following three fatalities on southern roads this week, bringing the provisional national holiday road toll to nine.

Stepping into the intensive care unit at Dunedin Public Hospital to provide cover for a colleague on maternity leave, Linda Grady did not expect to be there long.

Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich is warning the Government of protests in the streets only days after welcoming its cutback plan for the city's new hospital as an "early Christmas present".

Health Minister Andrew Little has denied a lack of urgency in the Government’s approach to the new Dunedin hospital following the approval of $90 million in cuts to the project.

Cutting beds and operating theatres at the new Dunedin Hospital to help save $90 million has been slammed as "incredibly dangerous".

People are being warned not to put Covid-19 precautions "in the rear-view mirror" with case numbers high as Christmas approaches.

The Dunedin Tramways Union is predicting school bus drivers will soon receive a pay rise following assurances by Education Minister Chris Hipkins children will not be left at the gate in the new year.

The new Dunedin hospital is a step closer to reality, although progress will have to be viewed from afar.

A year of free study has been criticised as failing to make tertiary education more accessible, as students from lower socioeconomic areas continue to be a minority at the University of Otago.

The settlement reached between the University of Otago and staff pushing for a pay rise was not "a real win", but means more money for those most in need.

In any future mission to reduce carbon dioxide levels in the increasingly acidic ocean around New Zealand, the work of Dr Kim Currie is likely to be consulted.