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Super Rugby Season Grades Confirmed

Posted 12:14pm Sunday 12th July 2015 by Daniel Lormans

Now that the Super Rugby season is finished and the trophy is safely locked away down at Forsyth Barr Stadium, we can dish out final grades for our five New Zealand teams after an epic season of rugby. The Highlanders and the Hurricanes were a cut above the rest while the Chiefs ran out of steam, Read more...

NZ First Turned House of Cards

Posted 12:07pm Sunday 12th July 2015 by Henry Napier

NZ First Deputy Leader Tracey Martin has been replaced in what seems a rather controversial turn of events. Last month the party’s caucus voted on the deputy leader position, leading to the appointment of Ron Mark, long-standing rival of Martin. In a post on The Daily Blog, NZ First board Read more...

Key Denies Economic Struggle

Posted 12:04pm Sunday 12th July 2015 by Hugh Baird

Prime Minister John Key has knocked back suggestions from economists that New Zealand is headed for a large economic slowdown. Speaking at a post-cabinet press conference, Key said he was “not at all panicked”. However, he did accept that there were “a few headwinds Read more...

News in Briefs | Issue 15

Posted 11:35am Sunday 12th July 2015 by Magnus Whyte

World Watch Heikendorf, Germany Police in northern Germany have seized a World War Two tank that was being kept in a pensioner’s cellar. They also removed a torpedo and an anti-aircraft gun. The army had to be called in, and it took about 20 soldiers almost nine hours to extract the Read more...

South Carolina Senate Approves Anti-Flag Bill

Posted 11:28am Sunday 12th July 2015 by Oliver Gaskell

The South Carolina senate gave its final approval for the removal of the Confederate flag from the capitol grounds on Tuesday 7 July 2015. The governor and nearly all state senators support the removal, and petitioners have collected hundreds of thousands of signatures. In a vote on the bill on Read more...

Another Australian Faces the Death Penalty

Posted 11:25am Sunday 12th July 2015 by Oliver Gaskell

An intellectually disabled Australian man could face the death penalty after being charged with attempting to smuggle illegal drugs out of China. Lawyers defending Brisbane man, Ibrahim Jalloh, 26, have said in a press conference that Jalloh was tricked into smuggling more than two kilograms of Read more...

Greece Rejects EU Bailout

Posted 11:23am Sunday 12th July 2015 by Angus Shaw

After rejecting an international bailout, Greece has chosen to play spin the bottle with its financial future. The final results of Monday’s referendum show 61.3 percent voted against and 38.7 percent for the terms of the proposed 29 billion euro bailout.  Greece’s governing Read more...

Otago Student Wins Worldwide Essay Prize

Posted 11:17am Sunday 12th July 2015 by Laura Munro

A University of Otago student was recently awarded his certificate for winning an international essay contest earlier this year.  Martin Holmes, a third-year history student, was announced as the winner of a worldwide competition for his essay titled “The World Needs To Read more...

Muscle Loss with Surgical Trainees

Posted 11:10am Sunday 12th July 2015 by Bridie Boyd

In the latest of a string of unfortunate events, Dunedin Hospital has lost the right to train orthopedic surgeons. This comes as the hospital is fighting to regain ICU accreditation, leaking roofs are forcing the cancellation of surgeries, food contracts are proving controversial and a deficit of Read more...

Health-e Campus Website Launched

Posted 11:07am Sunday 12th July 2015 by Zahra Shahtahmasebi

The University of Otago’s Student Health Services have initiated a new service in the form of a website, Healthy Campus. The website, an extension of the University of Otago website, was initiated by Director of Student Health Services, Dr. Kim Ma’ia’i, after a conversation he had Read more...

NZUSA Demands OUSA Pays $22,500...Again

Posted 11:00am Sunday 12th July 2015 by Joe Higham

The New Zealand Union of Students’ Associations (NZUSA) has sent a letter to OUSA in response to its decision to “reallocate” the $22,500 it owes to NZUSA. The letter requests that OUSA pay the fee, which is the second half of its $45,000 membership for 2015. At the end of last Read more...

Execrable | Issue 14

Posted 10:57am Sunday 12th July 2015 by Laura Munro

The first issue brought to the table was the upcoming election, which will decide the 2016 executive. After much discussion, it was agreed that nominations will run from 9am on 8 September to 4pm on 15 September. Voting will run from 9am on 21 September to 4pm on 30 September. Voting will be by Read more...

Provisional LAP Allows Shots After Midnight

Posted 10:51am Sunday 12th July 2015 by Joe Higham

The Dunedin City Council is a step closer to implementing a Local Alcohol Policy (LAP) to tighten the rules and regulations for Dunedin establishments.  The original LAP, which was proposed last year, included a one-way door policy from 1am, no shots to be sold after midnight and no alcohol Read more...

Love Wins: Rainbows Everywhere

Posted 3:23pm Sunday 5th July 2015 by Zahra Shahtahmasebi

On 26 June, history was made when the United States Supreme Court legalised the marriage of same-sex couples in all 50 states. Gay and lesbian couples were already able to marry in 36 states and the District of Columbia, but the 5–4 ruling means the remaining 14 states in the South and Read more...

Super Rugby “Controversy”

Posted 12:27pm Sunday 5th July 2015 by Daniel Lormans

We will have a full review of the Super Rugby season next week, but the Super Rugby playoffs and semi-finals have been dominated by incessant moaning about the “unfair” rules of the conference system, which many see as favouring under-performing teams. A lot of the moaning came from Read more...

NZ Warriors in the Top Eight

Posted 12:25pm Sunday 5th July 2015 by Daniel Lormans

Could this also be the year for our own New Zealand Warriors? It is the Warriors’ 20th year in the NRL, and they have had a typically up-and-down season so far. Some big wins over the Titans and Raiders in the last few rounds came at a good time, lifting them into the top eight as they prepare Read more...

Golden State Warriors win the NBA Finals

Posted 12:23pm Sunday 5th July 2015 by Daniel Lormans

Expect to see a lot of new Golden State Warriors jerseys around campus this semester as the team from Oakland, California, just won its first NBA title since 1975. In doing so, they scuppered the dreams of long-suffering Cleveland Cavaliers fans, who were confident of winning their first ever Read more...

News in Briefs | Issue 14

Posted 12:02pm Sunday 5th July 2015 by Laura Munro

World Watch Quibdo, Colombia A woman and her baby have been found alive four days after their plane crashed in Quibdo. After unsuccessful attempts to trap rodents for food, the woman and her son survived on coconut water. The pilot of the twin-engine Cessna, which crashed on Saturday Read more...

Cyber Bullying Law Passes Third Reading

Posted 11:56am Sunday 5th July 2015 by Henry Napier

The Harmful Digital Communications Bill passed its third reading last week, placing it in the final stage of becoming law. The bill, also known as the Cyber Bullying Law, seeks to respond to the growing prevalence of harm created by social media and online activities. The new law officially Read more...

Obama gets a Fast Track on the TPPA

Posted 11:53am Sunday 5th July 2015 by Henry Napier

The United States senate has passed President Barack Obama’s fast track authority for the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA).  The fast track authority was passed last week with a Republican majority of 60–38, allowing it to move on to a vote in congress. If successful, Read more...