John Gibb

Leading New Zealand arch-itect Ian Athfield yesterday praised Dunedin's wealth of heritage buildings but urged a rethink of aspects of the city's one-way-street system.

Proposals to develop a $200,000 conservatory at the Otago Museum's southern frontage have been put on hold pending the arrival of the museum's new director, Dr Ian Griffin.

University of Otago is opening the doors of Dunedin campus buildings to the public on Saturday as part of the city's Heritage Festival.

Workplaces should provide more sun-protective gear, given generally poor levels of sun protection for outdoor workers and high skin cancer rates, University of Otago researchers say.

Despite recent bombings at the Boston Marathon, terrorist acts have, overall, been rare in the United States since the 9/11 attacks, University of Otago Prof Kevin Clements says.

The University of Otago is still ''clearly New Zealand's top-ranked university for research'', once all assessment measures used in the latest Performance-Based Research Fund evaluation are considered, Otago officials say.

Lottery Health Research grants totalling $126,200 have boosted University of Otago researchers Angus Mackay and Prof Warren Tate's hopes of finding a diagnostic blood test for chronic fatigue syndrome, once called Tapanui flu.

The University of Otago Plaza at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin has featured in the latest New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects Awards.

Anxieties surfaced again at the Otago Museum Trust Board yesterday over growing financial pressures and potential problems caused by deferring capital spending, including for gallery refurbishment.

Making even small changes in diet and exercise habits will deliver huge benefits in improved health, a leading Canadian physical therapist, Prof Elizabeth Dean, says.