Sam Henderson

Track being upgraded for bigger thrills

Building better banks and berms for intense tricks on the track is taking place at Forrester Park. The Dunedin BMX Club has been upgrading the surface of its tracks to ensure...

Plastic straws, vaccines, housing to fore

Plastics, vaccines and accessible housing were some of the topics discussed during the Dunedin Disabled Persons Assembly July meeting last week. Guest speaker was...

Masks given freely, for safety

Mask up . .. Anne Marie Parsons, of Kaikorai Valley, shows face masks she gives out for free to...

Masks given freely, for safety

The story in last week’s paper about bus users defying the mask-wearing rule has prompted a reader to come forward with her observations. Reporter Simon Henderson talks to a local...

School’s humble beginnings 150 years ago

Poring over archive photos at the Taieri College library are Taieri College reunion committee...

School’s humble beginnings 150 years ago

It all began in a room off a butcher’s shop, and now Taieri College is inviting former pupils and teachers to celebrate the humble beginnings of the school with a 150th reunion.

Council backs worm subscriptions

Belleknowes family Brendan Warren with daughter Eadie (6) and Laura Warren with son Toby (8) feed...

Council backs worm subscriptions

To paraphrase Shakespeare, we fatten ourselves for worms to eat when we are dead.

In the O-Biz of side gigs

Startup Dunedin’s Audacious programme highlights University of Otago and Otago Polytechnic students who are brimming with innovative business ideas. This week in the series, reporter Simon...

Insights into the iciest continent

Far From Frozen venue co-ordinator Jessica Davis demonstrates the type of clothing and tent...

Insights into the iciest continent

Far from being frozen in time, climate change is having an effect on the southern continent of Antarctica.

Spiders, birds create a stir at mall

Royal Albatross Centre educator Janice Huang admires preserved albatross Victoria, who was about...

Spiders, birds create a stir at mall

Bugs, birds and buckets of soil are usually actively avoided inside shopping malls, but for the sake of science, a corner of Meridian mall became a world of natural wonder.

Candlelight vigil sheds light on modern slavery

Candlelight vigil sheds light on modern slavery

A candlelight vigil in the Octagon on July 29 at 6pm aims to shed light on the barbarity of modern day slavery and the trafficking of people.

A ‘great’ game for all ages and abilities

At the ready with their paddles are Mosgiel Table Tennis members (from left) June King, Helen...

A ‘great’ game for all ages and abilities

With the aid of a rusty but serviceable set of kitchen tongs, Bill Thomson, of Mosgiel, gets ready to serve with steady concentration.

OGHS first state girls high in South

A photograph of the first-day pupils on February 6, 1871 shows a 7ft (2.1m) high fence to keep...

OGHS first state girls high in South

It took a 7ft (2.1m) high fence to satisfy the moral concerns of Victorian parents but when Otago Girls’ High School opened on February 6, 1871, it helped open up a whole new level of...

Clear purpose for young farmer

Next generation . . . St Hilda’s Collegiate School pupil Latasha Hastie (17), of Waikaka, has a...

Clear purpose for young farmer

The future is very clear for St Hilda’s Collegiate School pupil Latasha Hastie.

Home on the move

Shiny polished steel and chrome are what you expect at a car show, but a Dunedin couple has a unique approach to classic cars. At the Zone 10 Otago Hot Rod show at the Edgar Centre on...

New pellet fire ‘brilliant’ for family

Enjoying the heat from their new fire from Otago Pellet Fires are Lillian (8), Ben (12) and...

New pellet fire ‘brilliant’ for family

Winter chills have been banished from bedrooms for Otago Pellet Fires competition winners Madison Knights and Frederick Garrick, of Andersons Bay.

Science Expo window into research

Exploring a giant inflatable brain are (clockwise from left) Xavier Roach (4), Abbie Roach (8),...

Science Expo window into research

As part of the International Science Festival, the university of Otago Science Expo was held last week. Reporter Simon Henderson went along to the University of Otago Business School foyer...

Phasing out plastic will help marine life

Dr Bridie Allan, of the University of Otago marine science department says rivers are one of the...

Phasing out plastic will help marine life

Problem plastics are being phased out next year but micro-plastics are still a jagged little pill for marine life to swallow.

Hope held open day will boost numbers

Members of Phoenix Synchro Southland, of Invercargill, (clockwise from front left) Lily McDowall,...

Hope held open day will boost numbers

Synchronised swimming is a sport with a glittering history, but is facing challenging times as club membership is sinking.

Keeping generations of children safe in the water

Dunedin Swimming Club president Kevin Phillips and his two grandchildren (from left) Zoe (5) and...

Keeping generations of children safe in the water

In a nation surrounded by water, plenty of us enjoy a splash in nature as well as indoor and outdoor swimming pools.

Clean thinking behind ReWash service

Res. Awesome kaiwhakahaere(director) Fiona Clements (left)holds single-use cups while director...

Clean thinking behind ReWash service

Clutching plastic cutlery and a plastic-coated paper plate could soon be consigned to the dustbin of history.

Cereal ‘milk’ from waste grain

Malted Gold founder Ethan Bowmar shows packaging prototypes of his barley and oat milk product...

Cereal ‘milk’ from waste grain

Startup Dunedin’s Audacious programme highlights Otago Uni and Polytech students creating innovative business ideas. This week, how the leftovers from beer production can be turned from waste into a new sustainable product.

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