A concerted effort to centre the voices of the disenfranchised


Critical race theory is something mentioned increasingly in culture wars conversations at present – but what is it and how does it fit into an Antipodean context?

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25 Sep 2023

VOTE2023 by students, for students


Through interviewing commentators and candidates, a team of Politics students ar...

22 Sep 2023

Win for Otago in National Māori Moot Competition


Tawhiwhi Watson (Ngāti Kahungunu ki Heretaunga and Ngāti Tūwharetoa), Otago Law

12 Sep 2023

This house proposes...


Jaiden Tucker’s commitment to his role as president of Otago’s oldest student or...

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12 Sep 2023

Awards celebrate ‘stellar’ Otago students


A powerlifter has won top prize at this year’s Blues and Golds Awards after brea...

07 Sep 2023

This Barbie’s job isn’t just ‘beach’, she’s an outstanding lifeguard!


A hard-working volunteer surf lifeguard who also counts mentoring, fund-raising...

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05 Sep 2023

Cultivating community


A new student club aims to encourage positive, future-focused change in the food...

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04 Sep 2023

Medic volunteers her way to an ‘outstanding’ nomination


From running a successful beach clean-up at St Kilda to mentoring young women in...

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30 Aug 2023

Welcome to the (law) jungle


They found themselves in the foyer of a prestigious Auckland law firm, surrounde...

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25 Aug 2023

Award winning entrepreneurs ready to grow their berry-based business


Second year Bachelor of Entrepreneurship tauira and Dunedin locals Alex Livingst...

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25 Aug 2023

Otago represents at ultimate frisbee world champs


We’ll give them this – they've got spirit!...

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24 Aug 2023

First HSFY Admissions event a success


The Division of Health Sciences recently hosted the first of what will become an...

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18 Aug 2023

Medical student investigates rheumatic fever threat in Canterbury


Christchurch-based Samoan medical student Taliah Su'a understands the harsh real...

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16 Aug 2023

“This is an equity issue”


Student poverty is a long-term problem, and it needs a long-term solution, says...

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14 Aug 2023

Medical students add another string to their bow


Something special can happen when medicine and music come together....

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10 Aug 2023

A vote for… the knife party or the spoon party?


Third year politics student Liam White is on a mission to make young people feel...

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04 Aug 2023

Tauira flourish in by-Pacific, for-Pacific research initiative


Three Pacific tauira traded rest for research as they embarked on their biomedic...

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01 Aug 2023

A concerted effort to centre the voices of the disenfranchised


Critical race theory is something mentioned increasingly in culture wars convers...

24 Jul 2023

Wāhine tauira create a network of support


A supportive sisterhood of tauira is putting in the mahi to help future health p...

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10 Jul 2023

From zombi fungi to kororā with Henry the Paleoguy


Otago undergrad Henry Scott things to say about everything from Zombi fungi to D...

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04 Jul 2023

Local charities delighted with Ignite’s advice and support


Our Ignite consultants wrapped up their Semester One projects at a special event...

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23 Jun 2023

From start to Finnish for Rafa


Rafa Winurdi’s finishing school is not the kind with one ‘n’....

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21 Jun 2023

Downward dog in the Rock and Pillars?


A nearly 70-year-old notoriously skew-whiff simple backcountry Otago hut might n...

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20 Jun 2023

We had to keep it hush hush for a while... but we won!


Could you survive in New Zealand’s most rugged wilderness with only your best fr...

16 Jun 2023

Anna Parsons: The next chapter


When Anna Parsons returns to America next month, she will take her climbing rope...

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13 Jun 2023

Katherine gets her kicks in Canada


Swapping her Otago hoodie for an American Football shirt to kick a ball in a far...

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12 Jun 2023

Otago tauira’s voice ‘blossoms out’ across the globe


Otago University’s very own Tomuri Spicer has written a song which will be perfo...

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17 May 2023

On-campus support and prevention services combatting sexual violence


The statistics back up the critical need for the services the University’s sexua...

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17 May 2023

Physiotherapy graduate Nathan Cochrane on why he’s working rurally


Nathan Cochrane went against the grain when he picked a rural practice, but the...

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17 May 2023

Can I hear a little commotion for… the Sexytet!


When you think about six-person acapella groups who perform at The Capping Show...

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15 May 2023

Touch rugby a great outlet for medical student


Sport has always been a big part of Mariana Winiana’s life and studying medicine...

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15 May 2023

Students are asking: Why do people believe the earth is flat?


“Religious Studies wouldn’t necessarily be the first place you’d think to look f...

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15 May 2023

An Evening of Celebration: Manaaki Scholarship students honour completion


There was a buzz of gratitude, admiration and pride at the Manaaki NZ Scholarshi...

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12 May 2023

IT internships help bridge study to work gap


Labelling and scanning devices has given students like Dyrel Lumiwes (Second yea...

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10 May 2023

I thought to myself… ‘This is ten times better than processing algal samples.’


It is déjà vu for Lisa Carlin, who is graduating this month with a Bachelor of A...

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02 May 2023

Knitting with a purpose: Blankets for NICU babies made with love by Otago tauira


Pēpī in the neonatal intensive care unit are some of the smallest and most vulne...

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20 Apr 2023

Injured? Dunedin clinic is providing student physios with hands-on experience


For student physiotherapists, six weeks of hands-on clinical experience is a tot...

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14 Apr 2023

Otago students compete in “Moot Olympics”


A team of three students from Otago’s Te Kaupeka Tātai Ture Faculty of Law are i...

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13 Apr 2023

Campus baristas level up at bootcamp


Campus baristas attend a bootcamp each year to enhance skills on coffee making,...

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04 Apr 2023

Exploring vegan burgers and Te Ao Māori


Brent Paehua reckons that if his dad, “a Māori guy born in the ‘50s”, can accide...

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27 Sep 2022

"It matters that the girls in the future would feel comfortable, safe and wanted.”


She’s put in six years of study towards her law degree and has successfully advo...

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27 Sep 2022

Ones to Watch: Brooke Davies


Defending a national title, competing in Portugal and studying full-time is just...

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27 Sep 2022

Blues nomination just the beginning


Third-year student Corey Symon has experienced his fair share of challenges incl...

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11 Jul 2022

Students take the lead in dark comedy vaudeville


Who says jazz, murder and education can’t go hand in hand?...

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11 Jul 2022

Capping Show theme expected to be a hit


It may be the longest running student revue in the world, but the creators of Ot...

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11 May 2022

Scholarship just the beginning


Anika Moana Kite Perenara is the recipient of a scholarship for Māori students i...

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13 Apr 2022

Ones to Watch: Max Balloch


Science communication is an important industry for the entire world and for one...

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17 Feb 2022

Ones to Watch: Brent Caldwell


Some of the greatest actors to cross our screens had long careers in other indus...

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03 Feb 2022

A blood-soaked learning lesson


Blood spatter, broken glass, a game of poker gone wrong. These are just a few pi...

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29 Oct 2021

Helping each other PASS


Peer Learning Programmes such as Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS) and Peer As...

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07 Jul 2021

Powering the future generations


More Otago students than any prior year are recipients of The Energy Education T...

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27 Apr 2021

A young rapper with a message to inspire


Tane Mercer is not just any performer. With a story of resilience and a passion...

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