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Plan aims to make uni more equitable
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Plan aims to make uni more equitable
The University of Otago is aiming to be "the university of choice" for Māori and Pacific Island students, the vice-chancellor says.
Excavator driver digging in to win national title
Excavator driver digging in to win national title
As a boy, Josh Keane used to drive his mother batty by pretending to be an excavator driver and digging holes all over her prized garden.
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Climate change ‘adaptation futures’ set to be considered
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Climate change ‘adaptation futures’ set to be considered
Government money is behind some of the technical work aimed at helping South Dunedin adapt to climate change.
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Lunch provider's liquidation no surprise
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Lunch provider's liquidation no surprise to principal
An Otago principal says she is not surprised a school lunch provider has gone into liquidation after the company was only given $3 per meal by the government.
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Sharing Scotland with the world
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Sharing Scotland with the world
Listening to the sounds of the pipe band before the Highlanders hit the field at Forsyth Barr Stadium, Bruce Fummey says he "welled up with tears".
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Rubbish ‘not from the GI landfill’
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Rubbish ‘not from the GI landfill’
A Dunedin duck-shooter has raised the alarm that the Kaikorai Estuary is clogged up with wheelie bins, "hundreds of tyres" and general rubbish near the Green Island landfill.
Having their say
Having their say
A dinosaur puppet called Chuck the Rex stands as part of an anti-monarchy campaign by the organisation Republic, opposite Westminster Abbey.
Not enough surgeons for Brown's private health plan - union
Not enough surgeons for Brown's private health plan - union
The Health Minister is unlikely to achieve his goal of completing an extra 10,000 elective surgeries by June, the senior doctors' union says.
Holidaying surfer presumed dead after shark attack
Holidaying surfer presumed dead after shark attack
A surfer fatally mauled by a shark at a remote beach was on a six-month holiday with his partner and pet dog.
Police name Christchurch homicide victim
Police name Christchurch homicide victim
Police have released the name of the man who died in the Christchurch suburb of Mairehau on Sunday night.
Ukraine launches largest drone attack on Moscow
Ukraine launches largest drone attack on Moscow
Ukraine has launched its biggest drone attack on the Russian capital with at least 91 drones targeting Moscow, killing at least one person, sparking fires, closing airports and forcing dozens of...
School lunch provider struggling for months - liquidator
School lunch provider struggling for months - liquidator
Liquidators taking financial control of the failed school lunch programme say it owes money to multiple suppliers and to its 500 staff - but wages will be paid in the interim.
Man arrested after Teslas vandalised in Auckland
Man arrested after Teslas vandalised in Auckland
A man is in police custody after reports of electric vehicles being targeted by a spray-paint vandal in Auckland suburbs.
Offshore operators likely to dominate new online gambling market
Offshore operators likely to dominate new online gambling market
Foreign companies are set to dominate New Zealand's internet gambling market as the government auctions online casino licences for the first time.
Ron Brierley charged with more child sex offences
Ron Brierley charged with more child sex offences
Disgraced businessman Ron Brierley has been charged with more child sex offences, three years after being released from prison.
NZ one of just 7 nations to meet air quality standards
NZ one of just 7 nations to meet air quality standards
Only seven countries met WHO air quality standards last year, new data shows, as researchers warn the war on smog will only get harder after the US shut down its global monitoring efforts.
Former Philippine president arrested over bloody 'war on drugs'
Former Philippine president arrested over bloody 'war on drugs'
The Philippines' firebrand former leader Rodrigo Duterte has been arrested at the request of the International Criminal Court, a major step in its investigation into thousands of alleged...
Bird-strike delays flight at Dunedin Airport
Bird-strike delays flight at Dunedin Airport
Bird-strike has delayed an Air New Zealand flight from Dunedin to Christchurch this afternoon.
PM denies govt to blame for increase in homelessness
PM denies govt to blame for increase in homelessness
The Prime Minister says he disagrees stricter criteria for emergency housing has led to an increase in homelessness.
School lunch provider goes into liquidation
School lunch provider goes into liquidation
A major provider of school lunches has been placed into liquidation, in the latest setback to the beleaguered programme.