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'You don't study well if hungry': Tertiary hardship funds remain crucial
Te Pukenga gave out $4.59m last year through its Manaaki Fund.
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Otago University epidemiologist discusses new Covid book out
Professor Michael Baker Otago University epidemiologist joins Ryan Bridge on Herald NOW.
Govt allocates $25m for potential referendum on four-year terms
Finance Minister Nicola Willis reduced the original budget from $33.057m to $25m.
China opposes FBI's comments as new Wellington office opens
NZ ministers deny the FBI office targets China, focusing on Pacific issues.
'Too young, too soon': Promising student dies in crash returning to uni
Tessa Sheild, 20, died after being injured in a crash near Moeraki Boulders on Sunday.
Campylobacter hospitalisations up 70% as contaminated chicken blamed
Hospitalisation rates for the bacterial infection rose nearly 70% in 17 years.
'Negligent': First mother-baby HIV cases diagnosed in NZ in 20 years
Routine screening had effectively eliminated perinatal HIV cases – until now.
'Unprecedented' changes around Antarctic have implications for NZ
Sea ice around Antarctica is in 'terminal decline', say scientists.
How to spend a Dunedin weekend with your university-aged kid
Last-minute flights resulted in a long-weekend adventure between mother and son.
Wendy R. London: The perfect storm facing our cruise industry
OPINION: Cruise traffic to New Zealand is declining due to strict bio-fouling regulations.
New Zealand braces for potential arrival of deadly H5N1 bird flu
In October 2024, H5N1 was found in king penguins on Crozet and Kerguelen islands.
Sonia Gray opens up on being in psychedelic drug trials
She participated in LSD and ketamine trials at Auckland and Otago universities.
Seymour claims 99.5% of Regulatory Bill submissions were 'bot-made'
88% of submitters opposed the proposed regulations, with just 0.33% in support.
On The Up: 'Boys don’t really talk about it' - Scarfies run marathon to raise mental health awareness
The group of 50 Otago students are out to destigmatise mental health.
Why 'de-extinction' may not solve today's conservation challenges
Critics say these efforts create genetically modified versions, not true de-extinctions.
On The Up: Pals co-founders - how they went from surfing buddies to RTD moguls
Mat Croad and Nick Marshall have known each other for most of their lives.
Parasite spread by cats may have cost 10,000 New Zealanders their sight
University of Otago says 40,000 people have ocular toxoplasmosis, one in four seriously.
Ockham Book Awards: All the winners from local literature's biggest night
Wellington author takes fiction's richest prize for a second time.
Mother's Day: What we miss when our children leave home
Jane Phare compares notes with other mums on the trauma of children leaving the nest.
Opinion: The role of karakia in modern New Zealand
The University of Otago includes karakia in meetings for cultural safety.
Number of people studying education continues to drop
New Zealand's education crisis deepens; numbers studying significantly drop since 2015.
'Threat multiplier': What is fuelling ex-tropical Cyclone Tam?
Maritime NZ says some of the winds forecast are the strongest since 2017.
Inside Xero co-founder’s four-year battle to build $50m golf course
Hamish Edwards can finally build his dream golf course in Ōhau after a four-year delay.
On The Up: Rural doctor shortage - how one medical programme is solving the crisis
West Coast GP plays key role in University of Otago's Rural Medical Immersion Programme.
Not fit for office: How to remove ‘impaired’ Prime Ministers
One of the options suggests medical assessments before and during office for future PMs.
Couch fires, booze, and burned wallaby: Police investigating student celebrations
Many of Dunedin's students began celebrations before 6am.
Medical schools boosted by 25 places a year
More graduates will also be trained in general practice clinics rather than hospitals.
Student flat shockers: Property managers want rental industry ‘cowboys’ gone
A Tenancy Services taskforce is due to inspect some of Dunedin's grotty flats this year.
Students on edge after report of rape near university campus
A 36yo man is facing multiple charges, including unlawful sexual connection and burglary.
Otago Uni students evacuated after construction site gas smell causes emergency callout
Emergency crews are working to determine the source of the smell.