Dunedin

I favour the museum's existing name, "Otago Settlers Museum", and see no reason to change it. The museum has its own identity and is one of New Zealand's leading social history museums.

It's a long time since we had a wine and food festival in Dunedin and I'd forgotten what a good day out they can be.

A Dunedin computer-game company has collaborated with National Geographic to produce an app for smart phone and tablet computer devices. It was released last month.

Dunedin author Trevor Lewis is asking Dunedin residents, and all fans of Sci Fi movies, to help get his novel made into a movie.

I have been to two England games for the Rugby World Cup and I have come to the conclusion that Otago residents or Kiwis in general hate the English.

Perhaps vandalism should prompt disappointment and irritation rather than the stronger emotion of ire. After all, it involves property rather than more serious personal violence and the attacks are on public facilities, not personal possessions.

On this online ODT forum, RussandBev have said: Until a truly independent person(s) can examine all the books and make a professional recommendation that is supportable by evidence, then I assert that no-one can actually figure out whether the stadium should be "made to work" or what should happen to it.

On Channel 7 early this morning was  report that a Chinese designer has created a car with the body made out of bamboo and rattan.

The draft Otago Regional Land Transport Strategy 2010 -2014 is supposed to include rail.

The draft Otago Regional Land Transport Strategy 2011 closes for submissions tomorrow (Tues 21 June at 5.00pm).