Budget disappoints

Finance Minister Dr Michael Cullen’s ninth budget allocates $155 million to a "student support package". However, "While the current changes are helpful, the reality is that students are still forced to borrow simply to eat and more change is still needed", OPSA Co-President Ryan Ward says.

Student leader under threat

19-year-old Glaiza Dimapilis is in fear for her life after being threatened, allegedly by a Filipino military intelligence agent.

Funding available - get in quick

Applications for grants from the Otago Polytechnic Education Foundation close on 25 June.

Ask the MP

How should government ensure electricity does not become unaffordable this winter?

Bro Down

Kia Ora!! Wotz hap’nin’?! WotSup?! This be Hailz here, I be your connection to hook you up with your say!

Trademe: scammers paradise?

The rise of TradeMe, and its relative anonymity, has led to a number of different ways to make easy money through the site by ripping people off. Here are a few things to look out for.

Interview: Nandor Tanczos

A general question to start with: what’s the most urgent problem facing New Zealand society?

Campus coming to life

Work has begun on the Living Campus project, which will see much of the Forth St campus transformed into a productive garden by the end of the year.

Meet new friends, pad your CV

Occupational Therapy students Stephanie Sanford and Zena Nicholls are looking for eighteen "trustworthy, reliable, responsible" Polytech students to mentor international students.

Quiz: How cold is your flat?

Add up your points and see where you sit on the scale of fire and ice: 0-10 Subtropical, 11-15 Just Toasty, 16-20 Hypothermia, 21+ You’re Gonna Die There

Winter-proof your flat

Part II:  Gyro's tips to winter-proof your flat.

Heated Roads and Tomatoes in Siberia

With nuclear-derived electricity so cheap it wouldn’t be worth paying accountants to keep track of charges...

DIY Gourmet

Affordable winter treats: Volcano in a Jar, Cheap, Filling Casserole, Bulk Hot Soup for All the Flat, and Mulled Wine...

Global Meltdown: Time to save the world

Civilization as we know it is doomed. Perhaps an unduly optimistic sentence, but there you go.

Edifice Complex: Do we need a new stadium?

One hundred and eighty-eight million dollars is a lot of money, and the advocates of the Awatea Stadium project can’t guarantee it wouldn’t cost plenty more by the time it’s finished.

Review: The Capping Show

Featuring a bunch of students with no shame...