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Mayor Sympathetic to Prosecution of Clyde Landlords

Posted 11:24am Sunday 3rd May 2015 by Damian George

Mayor Dave Cull says he feels for the owners of a Clyde Street student flat, who are facing prosecution after taking on a property that had undergone illegal alterations. Alan and Kay McKay bought the 99 Clyde Street property from its former owners in December 2013. They are now seeking Read more...

Greens Want Rid of Plastic Bags

Posted 11:21am Sunday 3rd May 2015 by Joe Higham

On 21 April the Otago Greens on Campus held the first of 28 nationwide meetings introducing the Green Party’s plastic bag scheme. With 40 attendees, the group introduced the campaign, which aims to reduce the consumption of single-use plastic bags in New Zealand. Green Party MP Denise Read more...

Planet Media Dunedin Ltd. Insolvent

Posted 11:18am Sunday 3rd May 2015 by Laura Munro

In a meeting on Thursday 30 April, the OUSA Executive decided not to call on the $240,367.87 it is owed by Planet Media Dunedin Ltd, pending a review from the company’s board. The debt is as of the end of March 2015 and encompasses accumulated debt from the last several years. PMDL, founded Read more...

Execrable | Issue 10

Posted 11:08am Sunday 3rd May 2015 by Laura Munro

The meeting was taken up by discussions of Planet Media Dunedin Ltd (PMDL). As of the end of March 2015, PMDL owes $240,367.87 to OUSA. The issue was discussed for an hour in committee of the whole due to commercial sensitivity. The executive moved that it would not call on the debt pending the Read more...

By-Election Nominations

Posted 10:56am Sunday 3rd May 2015 by Staff Reporter

Education Officer Zachariah Roy Al-Alami Hi, my name is Zachariah. I am running for the position of Education Officer. - Let’s be honest, nobody really understands the bureaucracy that plagues the University; so, I want to keep it short and simple on what I am advocating for: - Read more...

IPL Watch: Kiwis in Action

Posted 12:02pm Sunday 26th April 2015 by Damian George

While you’ve been sleeping, many of New Zealand’s Cricket World Cup stars have been plying their trade in the cash-crazy circus known as the Indian Premier League. While I’m not really one for T20 at the best of times, let alone when the product is the love child of a round Read more...

Summer Thieves vs. Highlanders basketball

Posted 12:00pm Sunday 26th April 2015 by Daniel Lormans

Last Friday, Adam, Angus, Johnny and Jake from local Dunedin band, the Summer Thieves, bravely challenged the Highlanders to a best-of-three-games miniseries of three-on-three half-court basketball in the Union Hall. It is not every day you can see world-class athletes being outclassed by a Read more...

Tough Talk with Tanaka

Posted 11:59am Sunday 26th April 2015 by Daniel Lormans

Afew days before the Highlanders’ game against the Blues, I put on a “business-casual” shirt, skipped a POLS class and ventured deep into the heart of the Highlanders’ “Worldwide Headquarters” (their words, not mine) next to the stadium, where I caught up with Read more...

News in Briefs | Issue 9

Posted 11:46am Sunday 26th April 2015 by Magnus Whyte

World Watch Czech Republic A Czech man, Vit Jedlicka, has declared that a seven-square kilometre patch of land between Serbia and Croatia is now the sovereign state of Liberland. As well as having a flag, it even has a website where people can apply for citizenship. Its founder says he wants a Read more...

In My Opinion: Henry’s word | Issue 9

Posted 11:25am Sunday 26th April 2015 by Henry Napier

National’s armour is John Key’s popularity. It survives on Key’s image as a typical and down-to-earth “kiwi bloke”. As the events of the last year’s election show, Key’s image only strengthens when he is slandered. If you were watching political polls Read more...

Hague Says the Government is “Out of Touch”

Posted 11:19am Sunday 26th April 2015 by Henry Napier

Last week the Green Party claimed the National government is not intending to fulfill its 2014 election promise of providing children aged 13 and under with free GP visits. The Green Party claim they have documents which show 10 percent of children would not be covered as the budget has been set too Read more...

iD Dunedin Fashion Week Happens

Posted 11:14am Sunday 26th April 2015 by Laura Munro

Last week saw iD Dunedin kick off its annual fashion week for the 16th year in a row. The week ran from 18–26 April, with designers from all over the world attending. Over the eight days there were fashion tours around the city, fashion shows and awards, guest lectures and films relating to Read more...

Wanted: Speedy Cat Experts

Posted 11:11am Sunday 26th April 2015 by Zahra Shahtahmasebi

OUSA is calling all quiz lovers to participate in the entry tests for this year’s University Challenge. The challenge is a television show, aired on Prime, in which universities from all over New Zealand compete in an academic quiz. The entry test to be considered for the University of Read more...

Law Overlooked for Damp Rentals

Posted 11:10am Sunday 26th April 2015 by Damian George

Dunedin students living in cold and damp housing may have more rights to a healthy home than they are aware of, according to University of Otago researchers. A study published by the university in collaboration with Victoria University of Wellington has found that a law designed to protect people Read more...

Immunisation Refusal Linked to Vitamin K

Posted 11:01am Sunday 26th April 2015 by Oliver Gaskell

AUniversity of Otago study has shown that parents who decline vitamin K for their newborn children are more likely to turn down childhood immunisations.  Researchers from the Department of Women and Children’s Health believe the results of the study may be useful in defining the small Read more...

Otago Ranked Top Scientific Institution in NZ

Posted 10:57am Sunday 26th April 2015 by Amber Allott

In 2014, the University of Otago was the leading publisher of scientific articles for all New Zealand universities, according to an annual report released by the Nature Publishing Group that gives it the highest international ranking of any New Zealand institution. Each year, the Nature Read more...

Proctology | Issue 9

Posted 10:55am Sunday 26th April 2015 by Laura Munro

Campus Watch attended a couch fire before the Easter break that led to one student being recommended to the university provost. It was discovered that a separate student who was dealt with at the scene had lied to Campus Watch in 2013. The student was caught throwing a bottle on Harbour Terrace but Read more...

Student Loans: Past and Present

Posted 10:50am Sunday 26th April 2015 by Joe Higham

In the wake of Germany having abolished student loans for domestic students and England having increased them to around £9,000 per annum ($18,000/year for tuition fees), New Zealand domestic students linger in a middle ground between the two. The average course fees for a bachelor’s Read more...

Drift Trike Trio Takes Baldwin Street

Posted 10:44am Sunday 26th April 2015 by Amber Allott

Three members of a Christchurch-based drift-triking community, SLIDE Christchurch, took on Baldwin Street as part of a stunt on Saturday 18 April. Harley Jolly (23), Tyson Bar (19) and Nic Roy (18) videoed the descent, which has since gained popularity on social media. “Basically, we do Read more...

Rowing Club Wins Trophy for 16th Year

Posted 10:40am Sunday 26th April 2015 by Laura Munro

During the mid-semester break, the Otago University Rowing Club took out the Ashes trophy at the New Zealand Universities Rowing Championships in Whanganui. The trophy holds the ashes of the former rowing club, which burnt down in 1999, and was won by Otago for the 16th year in a row. With a Read more...