Otago Museum

Otago Daily Times editor Murray Kirkness and Southland Times editor Fred Tulett will take part in a panel discussion this month on the "changing media landscape" and its dramatic effect on communicating the news.

The planned $1.5 million refurbishment of the former North Dunedin post office by the Otago Museum has won support from Dunedin city councillors, despite some verbal volleys aimed at the project's design.

Dunedin City Council critic Lyndon Weggery has called for the city to reduce its annual $3.7 million funding of the Otago Museum, claiming that would be the best way to force change at the institution.

Plans for a $1.5 million redevelopment of the former Dunedin North Post Office have been revealed by the Otago Museum.

Claims of "bullying" have been levelled at Otago Museum managers, a group of disgruntled ex-staff having banded together to lobby for change.

An unidentified foreign object in the Otago Museum collection has been described as "jaw-dropping" by a former-Dunedin anthropologist.

Otago Museum chief executive Shimrath Paul's salary package reflects the museum's "significant growth and success" under his leadership, acting Otago Museum Trust Board chairwoman Kate Wilson says.

Otago Museum continued to perform strongly in the past financial year, despite limited resources and a "difficult financial position".

Some visitors to the Otago Museum continue to find car parking a problem, a recent survey shows.

Two embroidery samplers, made more than 50 years ago and recently donated to the Otago Museum, reflect the strong influence of a leading Dunedin embroidery teacher, Helen Moran.