John Gibb

Nearly ready for the student invasion

Nearly ready for the student invasion

The University of Otago central campus landscaping project is nearing completion, including in this area of Castle St, Dunedin, viewed from Dundas St and showing Selwyn College at right.

Chinese acrobatic show

One of China's leading acrobatic and cultural troupes will give its only South Island public performance at the Regent Theatre, Dunedin, next Thursday.

Revelations about miners

Toitu Otago Settlers Museum exhibition developer William McKee holds an Otago history book as he...

Revelations about miners

A documentary film being made by the Toitu Otago Settlers Museum explodes several myths about early Chinese links with Dunedin.

Dunedin study home nearly ready

Dunedin study home nearly ready

Work is nearing completion on the $2.6 million home for the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study.

‘Hands-on’ tipped to have ‘huge effect’

University of Otago Hands-on at Otago co-ordinator Sandra Copeland gets T-shirts ready for the...

‘Hands-on’ tipped to have ‘huge effect’

The University of Otago’s much expanded summer "Hands-on" programme for school pupils is likely to have a "huge effect" in raising awareness of the university and Dunedin, its coordinator says.

Tauranga firm dismantling Aramoana wharf

A landing craft operated by a Tauranga-based firm is being used to dismantle the Aramoana pilot...

Tauranga firm dismantling Aramoana pilot wharf

A landing craft operated by a Tauranga-based company is being used to help dismantle parts of the Aramoana pilot wharf and part of a walkway leading to it.

Fish and Game officer moves up to national role

Former Fish & Game Otago environmental officer Peter Wilson, at the Water of Leith, Dunedin,...

Fish and Game officer moves up to national role

After taking on a national planning role, former environmental officer Peter Wilson is keen to share the benefits of Otago's collaborative approach to freshwater management more widely.

December spending booms again

Otago shoppers pulled out their plastic and spent strongly last month, reflecting a ''vibrant and positive'' mood among southern consumers.

Catlins attraction falls short

A tourist sits on rocks below a modest Purakaunui Falls display on New Year’s Day. PHOTO: JOHN...

Catlins attraction falls short

One of the country's most photographed waterfalls is experiencing a dry spell.

Liquor store fire will not affect trade

A specialised liquor store, part of The Gate accommodation complex in Cromwell, was closed yesterday after a weekend fire, but will reopen this morning.

Rural water quality important to ORC

Rural water quality important to ORC

The Otago Regional Council continues to face big challenges over rural water quality awareness and deadlines, including for replacing old water privileges arising from 19th-century gold mining.

Fiddler returns to folk festival as special guest

Internationally experienced musician Flora Knight (above) tunes up at the Whare Flat Folk...

Fiddler returns to folk festival as special guest

Eleven years after attending her first Whare Flat Folk Festival, Flora Knight was back at the festival as one of its drawcards yesterday, giving a workshop and performing at a concert.

Sisters make a day of it, again

Dunedin sisters Pam Whipp (left) and Trish Haraki find that going to the Waikouaiti Races with a...

Sisters make a day of it, again

Pam Whipp was 5 when she went to the Waikouaiti Races for the first time, in 1950.

Folk festival forms big part of family history

Dunedin musicians (from left) Mike Moroney, his wife Bernadette Berry, with Appalachian dulcimer,...

Folk festival forms big part of family history

The Moroney family’s history has been interwoven with the Whare Flat Folk Festival for more than 30 years.

Bus group wants hub halved

Bus group wants hub halved

A Dunedin bus users’ support group is backing a proposed central bus hub but urges a "radical reduction" in its size and better protection against wet weather.

Bus hub gets good feedback

Otago Regional Council digital communications adviser Gemma Wilson holds more than 130...

Bus hub gets good feedback

More than 200 submissions have been made on the design of Dunedin’s proposed central city bus hub.

New light on how cancer cells spread

New light on how cancer cells spread

Recent "very promising" University of Otago research is shedding new light on why cancer cells spread from primary tumours to other parts of the body.

Train link an 'exciting opportunity'

Budget 2020 also includes fresh funding for Kiwirail, including $400m towards replacing the...

Restored train link seen as 'exciting opportunity'

Restoring a long-distance passenger train service to Dunedin would mean a ''shot in the arm'' for the city, and help counter growing tourism competition from other centres.

Message gets snout and about

Rosie Naylor, Debby Newton, with grandson Te Ariki, and Jill Balfour-Smith look on as Dot the pig...

Message gets snout and about

A certain pig whose bacon was saved recently has the kind of charm and gift for publicity that plenty of ambassadors would envy.

NZ, Australia 'unbeatable' together

Award-winning Australian journalist and science communicator Robyn Williams addresses University...

NZ, Australia 'unbeatable' together

Australia and New Zealand need each other and "our combined intellectual firepower is unbeatable", award-winning Australian journalist Robyn Williams says.

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