Parents visit campus in support of safety
Parents visit campus in support of safety
The parents of a University of Otago student who died at a flat party last year will talk to students on campus tomorrow.
Grant Miller
Rescue package welcomed in South
Rescue package welcomed in South
A rescue package to stabilise the international education sector is being met with some relief in Otago. But leaders in the field remain anxious about the future.
Assessing city buildings major exercise
Assessing city buildings major exercise
The DCC is set to begin an assessment of potentially earthquake-prone buildings in Dunedin. Grant Miller reports.
Mall quake-prone but not thought to be dangerous
Mall quake-prone but not thought to be dangerous
Dunedin's Meridian Mall is just 23 years old and is already considered earthquake-prone.
$28m for training centre
$28m for training centre
Construction of Otago Polytechnic’s trades training centre will help generate the workforce to build the new Dunedin Hospital.
Funding for trades training centre at polytech
Funding for trades training centre at polytech
A planned $31.7 million trades training centre at Otago Polytechnic has secured backing from the Government.
Travel rort inquiry not yet started
Travel rort inquiry not yet started
Eight months after it was revealed 53 medical students were embroiled in an overseas travel rort, the University of Otago has yet to start an inquiry.
South’s polytech enrolments surge
South’s polytech enrolments surge
From getting into beekeeping to carpentry and horticulture, hundreds of extra students have signed up for vocational learning at Otago Polytechnic and the Southern Institute of Technology.
Dunedin hotels 'not suitable' for managed isolation
Dunedin hotels 'not suitable' for managed isolation
The Government has no plans to use Dunedin hotels as isolation facilities for returning New Zealanders — but the city has not been ruled out.
Hawkins backs 'no Dunedin' decision
Hawkins backs 'no Dunedin' decision
Dunedin Mayor Aaron Hawkins says he backs the Government's call not to use the city as a managed isolation centre for people returning to New Zealand.
Students vie for sustainable flats experiment
Students vie for sustainable flats experiment
Dunedin students who want to live with a light environmental footprint are working on their video pitches to be part of a sustainable neighbourhood.
No reply to trip refund requests
No reply to trip refund requests
Representatives of a tour group that has not refunded Otago families for cancelled education trips are proving difficult to find.
Refunds in doubt as pupils’ trips canned
Refunds in doubt as pupils’ trips canned
Otago families with high school pupils planning educational trips to Nepal and Cambodia may each lose thousands of dollars.
City hotels assessed as isolation facilities
City hotels assessed as isolation facilities
Dunedin hotels have been inspected and officials are assessing which ones may be suitable as isolation facilities for New Zealanders arriving from overseas.
Fun foremost at children’s cross-country
Fun foremost at children’s cross-country
Children who charged off in yesterday’s cool Dunedin air had a few obstacles to contend with that were different from those at a normal cross-country event.
SH8 slip being assessed this morning
SH8 slip being assessed this morning
A geotechnical assessment will be carried out this morning at the site of the slip near Cromwell and a small group of abseilers will clear material on areas where it is safe to work.
Fire causes ‘significant’ damage
Fire causes ‘significant’ damage, no casualties
Neighbours saw smoke coming from a Dunedin house, banged on its back door, yelled to make sure no-one was inside and rang 111.
House fire in Brockville extinguished
House fire in Brockville extinguished
A house fire in Brockville, Dunedin, has been extinguished.
Reboot your world more sustainably post-Covid-19
Reboot your world more sustainably post-Covid-19
Bicycles dumped at the landfill will have new homes, clothing will be mended and electrical items repaired, as University of Otago students engage with ways to live more sustainably.
Misconduct cases largely low-level
Misconduct cases largely low-level
Almost half of the cases of potential academic misconduct at the University of Otago after semester 1 online examinations have been found to be unintentional or resulted from students being naive.