Fiesta Gets Feisty

Posted 10:21am Sunday 10th April 2016 by Henry Napier

Alley Cantina was trashed after closing early last Sunday sometime early in the morning. The local restaurant saw $900 worth of damage done to its outside area where chairs and plants were removed or destroyed. Mike Bamkier, the owner and operator of the long-standing restaurant, said the damage Read more...

Otago University Faces On-going Issue Of Declining Enrollment

Posted 10:14am Sunday 10th April 2016 by Joe Higham

Otago University saw a 2.2 percent decline in overall student enrollments in 2015, with 2016’s enrollment numbers set to be announced at a University Council Meeting on Tuesday afternoon.  With humanities and commerce departments feeling the brunt of the declining numbers over the Read more...

“Increased Vigilance” Sees Student Offences Up 20 Percent In 2015

Posted 10:24am Sunday 3rd April 2016 by Joe Higham

Although 2014 witnessed a nine percent drop in overall offending in comparison to 2013, that figure did increase by almost 20 percent during 2015 when compared to 2014, with 576 separate incidents occurring. The large majority of those were simply disorderly behaviour, which totaled 174, while other Read more...

Otago Uni Dentistry Chomps Into World Rankings

Posted 10:30am Sunday 3rd April 2016 by Henry Napier

The University of Otago may not be Harvard or Oxford, but Dunedin-trained dentists can rest assured that their degree is among the highest quality in the world after earning 12th place in the world university rankings. Last week the sixth edition of QS World University Rankings by subject was Read more...

University Oval To Expand Capacity

Posted 10:36am Sunday 3rd April 2016 by Georgia Vosper

The Dunedin University Cricket Oval is currently in the process of being upgraded. This is to meet the 6000 person minimum capacity that has been set by New Zealand Cricket’s (NZC) requirements for international venues.   On completion the oval will hold more than 6000 people, with the Read more...

Dunedin Resident Says Drift Trikers Are “irresponsible”

Posted 10:39am Sunday 3rd April 2016 by Henry Napier

Dunedin has once again ascended to the world stage following the surging popularity of a downhill ‘Drift Triking’ video. The 2 minute 14 second clip, filmed on George King Memorial Drive, has reached over 3.5 million views on Facebook. The video, which was originally uploaded to the Read more...

Bunnings Warehouse U-Turns On Defibrillators

Posted 10:43am Sunday 3rd April 2016 by Joe Higham

Dunedin's branch of Bunnings Warehouse has backed down on plans to remove a potentially life-saving defibrillator, despite one of the staff members having died of a heart condition, the ODT reported.  Bunnings New Zealand manager Jacqui Coombes had been quoted by the ODT as saying that Read more...

The Roof Collapse That Changed Hyde’s History

Posted 10:56am Sunday 20th March 2016 by Joe Higham

The annual Hyde Street Keg Party has become infamous, not just in Dunedin, but much, much further afield as well. The demand for tickets this year has been unprecedented. After the servers crashed, the first batch of 1,000 tickets were sold out in 45 seconds, and OUSA were experiencing over 11,000 Read more...

Support For Sufferers Sees Suicide Rate Subside

Posted 11:17am Sunday 13th March 2016 by Henry Napier

The rate of suicides in the Dunedin city area have decreased over the last five years. A report obtained from the Coronial Services unit under an Official Information Act request has shown the number of suicides dropped between 2010 and 2015. The coroner’s report shows the rate of suicides Read more...

Anonymous Threat: Campus Will Remain Open

Posted 7:21pm Tuesday 6th October 2015 by Josie Cochrane

The University of Otago will remain open tomorrow as police investigate an anonymous gun threat made towards the Dunedin campus.  The original post was made on Monday 5 October 2015 via social media site 4chan, an online bulletin board where users can anonymously post comments and Read more...