The Southern Institute of Technology and Otago Polytechnic are in a good position, but there is work to do for them to become standalone institutions, the tertiary education minister says.
Nearly 400 secondary school students from across the country were welcomed to the University of Otago yesterday, where they will try out campus life this week, as part of Hands-On at Otago.
The government has been accused of a "blatant disregard for transparency" as unanswered questions continue to mount while the South waits for a decision on the new Dunedin hospital.
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