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Otago University responds to abuse claims with education
After repeated obnoxious behaviour from students in Dunedin, a group has written to the university's vice-chancellor calling for action. Ian Telfer reports. Audio
Seasonal worker housing for Cromwell
New housing for seasonal workers is to be built in Cromwell, with the the Central Otago District Council saying it will relieve an accommodation crisis. The privately funded development will...
Scrapping takeaway coffee cups - Mark Lane
There'll be no more takeaway coffee cups at Otago Polytechnic's Eden Cafe. Instead, they're scrapping paper and busting out ceramic and china cups. It's an initiative that aims at reducing its carbon… Audio
More feedback on drunken street abuse in Dunedin
11 people have signed an open letter to Otago University's Vice Chancellor Harlene Hayne, calling for action over threatening language and drunk slurs by male students. They say there is an implicit… Audio
Feedback on drunken street abuse in Dunedin
11 people have signed an open letter to Otago University's Vice Chancellor Harlene Hayne, calling for action over threatening language and drunk slurs by male students. They say there is an implicit… Audio
Calls for action over Dunedin abuse
11 people have signed an open letter to Otago University's Vice Chancellor Harlene Hayne, calling for action over abuse including a threat of rape, as well as racist and homophobic slurs by drunk… Audio
Freedom campers 'broke into port-a-loo'
Freedom campers have been fouling Lake Ruataniwha and sneaking into the lake's rowing centre, South Island Rowing says.
Zero tolerance policy, but couches continue to burn
Dunedin's mayor is defending a group set up last year to improve anti-social behaviour in the city's student area, saying there's zero tolerance of bad behaviour. Audio
Scarfies who burn couches 'take risks with their futures'
Dunedin's mayor is defending a group set up last year to improve behaviour in the city's student area, despite a house fire sparked by couch burning.
Couch burners unwelcome - Dunedin mayor
People in Dunedin live in fear of a couch fire spreading to nearby houses, according to the city's mayor, Dave Cull.
The Complicated Game of Love
Songwriters, poets, and artists the world over have found great inspiration from it, but today, finding love is a game that comes with a raft of complicated, and sometimes unwritten rules. Audio
Lee Tamahori: Making 'Mahana'
Filmmaker whose first New Zealand movie in 20 years, Mahana, adapted from the novel Bulibasha by Witi Ihimaera, tells the story of two Maori sheep-shearing families on the East Coast in the 1960s. Mah… Audio
Dunedin City-owned company Delta
Business journalist Tim Hunter talks about the financial woes of the Dunedin company behind a Christchurch sub-division. Audio
Will Dunedin council's Delta get paid for stalled subdivision?
Critics of a council-owned company owed millions of dollars from a housing subdivision say the public has been kept in the dark. Audio
Tensions in Queenstown over funding for roads, housing
There are increasing tensions in Queenstown over who will fund new roads and affordable housing to support the current boom in tourism. Audio
Queenstown developer lays blame for squeeze on council
Queenstown is having to turn away tourists at peak times, and is losing conference business because it is short of hotels and still does not have a convention centre. Audio
Health boss happy with under-fire meals
The food provided by the Southern District Health Board's new Compass-run meals service is perfectly adequate, its chief executive says.
Deadly punch disproportionate - Coroner
A coroner has found that a man struck with disproportionate force when he killed another man with a single punch a decade ago. Eighteen-year-old Nicolas Munro died a few days...
Coroner backs police over one-punch death
A coroner has found a man who killed another man with a single punch a decade ago struck with disproportionate force.
Gang leader has council contract reinstated
The Dunedin City Council has reinstated a maintenance contract with Black Power leader Albert Epere after he was charged with illegal street racing. Audio
