All eight of New Zealand's universities are being taken to the New Zealand Copyright Tribunal for refusing to agree to an increased annual licence fee which allows lecturers to copy authors' work for students.

Two students who fell off the roof of the same Dunedin flat within minutes of each other say the incidents are a reminder for students to think before they act.

The annual migration of students back to Dunedin has begun, with the influx of young people providing a boost to local businesses.

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New Zealand universities have spent more than $250,000 dishing out honorary degrees to celebrities and visiting dignitaries, a Herald investigation into the eight institutions has found.

Elena Berg seems to be the most brushed up on clothing etiquette when it comes to dressing for University of Otago graduations.

Police are investigating the theft of a brief case containing private information on almost 500 research staff from tertiary institutions.

An accounts manager who stole nearly $240,000 from the University of Otago was always warning his team to look out for fraud, a court has been told.

After chasing government money for the past decade, Otago University now accepts it'll have to fund any expansion to its dental school by itself.

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