Legalisation ‘most potent tool’ to reduce drug’s harm
Legalisation ‘most potent tool’ to reduce drug’s harm
Legalising cannabis is the most effective way of containing damage associated with the drug, University of Otago students have been told.
Grant Miller
Uni set to back down; apology considered
Uni set to back down; apology considered
The University of Otago looks set to bin a document that suggested changes to the way students from minority backgrounds are given priority in selection to its medical school.
Shield, players warmly welcomed
Shield, players warmly welcomed
A game on a Sunday afternoon during school holidays — and with the Ranfurly Shield at stake — could draw quite a crowd.
Woodhouse denies endorsing Top man
Woodhouse denies endorsing Top man
If The Opportunities Party (Top) candidate Ben Peters was momentarily backed by National’s Michael Woodhouse for the Dunedin electorate, it is no longer the case.
Car down bank off Leith Valley Rd
Car down bank off Leith Valley Rd
A vehicle has slid down a bank in Dunedin's Leith Valley Rd amid wet and slippery conditions.
Fans and family welcome Shield home
Fans and family welcome Shield home
Otago rugby fans had to wait a little before they could get a glimpse of the Ranfurly Shield and celebrate their team's return with the revered trophy.
Uni building programme faces delays
Uni building programme faces delays
Much of the University of Otago’s building programme could be put off for three or four years, after the Government rejected all five of its "shovel-ready projects" applications.
Water quality ‘everyone’s responsibility’
Water quality ‘everyone’s responsibility’
More work will be needed — both in rural and urban areas — to stop rivers degrading in the South.
Referendum questions first up at forum
Referendum questions first up at forum
Cannabis made Labour’s David Clark "giggly", National’s Michael Woodhouse had a "bad reaction" to the drug and the Green Party’s Jack Brazil lauded its medicinal benefits.
Uni experimenting in curtailing alcohol harm
Uni experimenting in curtailing alcohol harm
After years of battling the scarfie booze culture, the University of Otago is backing new ideas to keep students safe, following the death of a student last year. Grant Miller reports.
Speed limit on port’s main street drops to 40kmh soon
Speed limit on port’s main street drops to 40kmh soon
It took a fair while and followed protests and petitions, but a change in the speed limit is on the way for Port Chalmers’ main street.
Alcohol warnings rejected: Hayne
Alcohol warnings rejected: Hayne
Covid-19 academics may be respected, but experts who warn of dangers associated with alcohol are pooh-poohed, University of Otago vice-chancellor Harlene Hayne says.
The show must go on ...
The show must go on ...
This year’s Otago university students’ capping show was postponed three times and the actors had to keep their distance during rehearsals, but not even Covid-19 can halt a 126-year tradition.
Complex task of tailoring cohorts
Complex task of tailoring cohorts
Students achieving outstanding grades are missing out on selection for Otago University’s medical school. Others get preferential entry. Is the system equitable and what's best for the future of the health workforce?
Quiet over job contract
Quiet over job contract
University of Otago vice-chancellor Harlene Hayne has declined to say whether she will seek an extension of her contract.
'I knew it was something major'
'I knew it was something major'
The screech of tyres and then a bang alerted a former chief fire officer at Dunedin’s Ravensbourne station to a fatal crash near his house.
Educators feeling the heat
Educators feeling the heat
Ongoing uncertainty about how long New Zealand’s border will stay shut and a likely plunge in income are keeping the South’s providers of education for international students on edge.
Ravensbourne Rd reopens after fatal crash
Ravensbourne Rd reopens after fatal crash
Ravensbourne Rd (SH88) has reopened after an early-morning crash, in which one person died and two suffered moderate injuries.
Wait now two years for dental treatment
Wait now two years for dental treatment
Parents joining the Dunedin dental school’s queue may have to wait up to two years for treatment because of a Covid-19 double whammy.
Hayne agrees to meeting over med school admissions
Hayne agrees to meeting over med school admissions
The University of Otago’s vice-chancellor has agreed to meet students who are seeking answers about possible changes to selection processes for the medical school.