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Mondelez International To Give Cadbury World a $3 million Upgrade
Posted 10:36am Sunday 30th April 2017 by Zahra Shahtahmasebi
Cadbury World owners, Mondelez International, are looking to revamp their Dunedin tourist attraction. They have released a series of plans that will look at upgrading the attraction, with plans still being in the concept development stage, and with no final decision having been made. According to Read more...
Protestors March Against Construction of Animal Testing Facility
Posted 10:31am Sunday 30th April 2017 by Anna Linton
A recent protest on University of Otago grounds saw more than 70 people voicing opposition to the construction of an animal testing facility on Great King Street.Headed by the New Zealand Anti-Vivisection Society (NZAVS), and supported by several national and international organisations, the protest Read more...
Keeping tabs on the Exec | Issue 9
Posted 10:30am Sunday 30th April 2017 by Joe Higham
Funding applications from Autism New Zealand and the Rotary Club sparked discussion about whether the budget allocation for charitable causes should be dedicated to only student-centric charities. Colleges Officer James Heath said that we should “only be finding charities working in the Read more...
All King James's Horses & All His Men
Posted 11:56am Sunday 23rd April 2017 by Charlie Hantler
With the NBA regular season wrapped up for another year, and packed with intriguing storylines and stat-lines, we now enter the business end of the season: the playoffs. Do or die ball. After Russell Westbrook and James Harden’s MVP battle, LeBron James maintaining his normal standards, and Read more...
Nationals Kiwis first Immigration Rule Labeled Meaningless By Labour
Posted 11:36am Sunday 23rd April 2017 by George Elliott
Under the government’s new immigration rules the classification of temporary high and low skilled workers and their residency eligibility will be determined by income, regardless of their industry position. Immigration Minister Michael Woodhouse announced last week that temporary migrants Read more...
Struggle? In 2017?
Posted 11:23am Sunday 23rd April 2017 by Tyler West
Look at that, four months have passed already! It’s been an active year thus far; students are still getting themselves into strikes, riots, killings, and occasionally a victory. So maybe it’s worth keeping half an eye on what those damned young radicals are up to an island, country, or Read more...
New Zealand Unprepared for Future Climate Refugee Crisis in the Pacific
Posted 11:03am Sunday 23rd April 2017 by Sofie Hagland Børseth
Climate experts are saying that climate change could trigger a future refugee crisis in the Pacific if New Zealand does not start a mass migration soon. Professor in Meteorology and Climatology at the University of Otago Dr Nicolas Cullen said that the communities in the Pacific are vulnerable to Read more...
Uni Strives To Be A Leader On Environmental Issues With New Plan
Posted 10:55am Sunday 23rd April 2017 by Joel MacManus
The University of Otago announced a new plan last week to increase environmentally sustainable practises throughout the institution over the next four years, something it hopes will showcase its “desire to strengthen our efforts towards sustainability, becoming genuinely world class in how we Read more...
Will the University Have Any Staff Left After Yet More Redundancies?
Posted 10:52am Sunday 23rd April 2017 by Joe Higham
Otago University’s Support Services Review is reaching the end of its ‘Solution Design’ phase, coming as rumours have been circulating that as many as 300 jobs will be lost once the final ‘Implementation Stage’ begins. However, Otago University Human Resources Read more...
Tinder, Wine, & Sleeping Naked Prove Popular in Dunners
Posted 10:46am Sunday 23rd April 2017 by Joel MacManus
Otago residents are more likely than any other region in New Zealand to be looking for love on Tinder, be munching crunchy peanut butter, and smashing back some Central Otago Pinot Noir, according to the results of a nation -wide census. The Vogel’s Big Little Kiwi Census surveyed Read more...
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