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Nepal Quake Jolts 8 Million Lives

Posted 11:56am Sunday 3rd May 2015 by Angus Shaw

More than eight million people across three countries have been affected by the Nepal earthquake, which occurred on 25 April 2015. According to Nepalese officials, 5000 people have been confirmed dead and 6500 injured. Numbers are expected to increase as rescue teams scour remote Read more...

European Migrant Crisis: 800 Dead

Posted 11:50am Sunday 3rd May 2015 by Oliver Gaskell

More than 900 migrants are feared dead after a boat capsized in the Mediterranean Sea on 19 April. The 20-metre-long fishing boat capsized off the Libyan coast as a large merchant ship approached it. It was filled with refugees attempting to escape turmoil in Africa and the Middle East. A Read more...

Otago Dentistry Ranks 8th in the World

Posted 11:35am Sunday 3rd May 2015 by Laura Munro

The QS World University Rankings for 2015 have been released. Otago was the only New Zealand university to place in the top ten for a subject area, scoring 8th in Dentistry. The University of Otago also ranked 31st in psychology, three places behind the University of Auckland, which ranked Read more...

Hospital Uses Compass to Search for Food

Posted 11:34am Sunday 3rd May 2015 by Bridie Boyd

The Southern District Health Board is considering drastic changes to the food sourcing for local hospitals and contemplating the use of an outsourcing company, the Compass Group. Currently, hospital food is sourced and made locally, providing jobs and income to companies based in the region. It Read more...

DCC Cutting Shares in “Unethical Companies”

Posted 11:29am Sunday 3rd May 2015 by Joe Higham

On Tuesday 28 April the Dunedin City Council voted in favour of an Ethical Investments Policy, meaning shares it owns in “unethical companies” will be phased out. Eight councillors voted for the policy and seven voted against. The vote represented a final decision on the matter, and Read more...

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...