Castle Street in Dunedin on a Sunday morning during O-Week. Photo: RNZ / Tess BruntonPolice and the University of Otago will be monitoring student behaviour, with concerns about another year of out-of-control and dangerous behaviour during Orientation Week (O-Week). Second year students Charlie, Hunter and Hugo hosted Saturday night's Castle Street bash, saying hundreds of people attended. Since September, two young men have been critically injured from falls - including from the roof of a Castle Street flat. The Otago University Students' Association is hosting a range of events for O-Week, which kicked off on Monday.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 15, 2026 22:09 UTC