About 385 people will graduate in person from the University of Otago with qualifications in laboratory science, dentistry and physiotherapy in a ceremony at the Dunedin Town Hall at 1pm today.
About 375 people will graduate in person from the University of Otago with qualifications in medicine, surgery and public health in a ceremony at the Dunedin Town Hall at 1pm today.
Political leaders across Australia have condemned an attack on a Melbourne synagogue built by Holocaust survivors as an "act of hate" and clear anti-Semitism.
"We're dealing with complex, high-risk youth offenders," Oranga Tamariki's deputy chief says, after confirming two out of 10 youths absconded from the trial and a third died in a crash.
A building has been destroyed by a fire in Canterbury that remains out of control, but crews are hopeful of containing the blaze by the end of the day.
While spring rainfall amounts set records at both ends of the spectrum — ranging from wildly wet to extremely dry across Otago and Southland — temperatures were remarkably average.
A stubborn seagull takes in a bird’s eye view of the Moana Pool diving pool from the lofty heights of a 3m springboard during its five-day stay at the complex.