The public is likely to be disappointed Otago Regional Council staff have recommended restoring only southern route bus links between Green Island and Concord and not with South Dunedin.
An unusually high density of possums has been found on Mt Cargill, not far from the Orokonui Ecosanctuary.
About 100 walkers and runners who braved wet weather to take part in a fun run and walk in Dunedin yesterday showed "the Dunedin spirit'', organisers said.
Flatmates at a Stuart St, Dunedin, house began yesterday morning rather abruptly, when a passer-by knocked on their door alerting them to smoke billowing from the rear of their property. Four...
A bus users group is seeking clarification from the Otago Regional Council over concerns that bus trips to four Dunedin shopping centres could cost some passengers more after planned zone changes.
Some of the most determined runners among New Zealand Defence Force units throughout the country were in action during a 26km military endurance race held near Dunedin at the weekend.
Nasa deputy administrator Dava Newman, previously a professor of astronautics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,was in Dunedin this week and spoke to reporter John Gibb about Nasa's plans for a manned landing on Mars by 2039.
Several leaks have "opened up'' at the Otago Museum after a recent run of wet weather.
NASA is seeking wide international support for its plan for astronauts to get their "boots on Mars'' by 2039.
"Anyone else for Mapping the Universe?''
Parking issues, and the probable need for a new parking building, are looming large as talks begin over plans to build a new Otago Regional Council headquarters in Dowling St.
Days after exploding a nitrogen "bomb''in a "great big science class'', Dr Dave Warren will take a "leap into the unknown'' by bringing his Dunedin chemistry outreach work to Taiwan and Malaysia.
University of Otago-led researchers have spotted the mysterious Shepherd's beaked whale off the Dunedin coast - the first confirmed sighting of this "rare and elusive'' whale in New Zealand waters.
Research into using a neuroprotective protein to counter Alzheimer's disease is among many University of Otago research projects boosted by $912,0000 in latest Neurological Foundation grants.
Work has begun on a $2.6 million project to construct a purpose-built home for the University of Otago's Dunedin Study.
For several minutes, it seemed an innovative "great big science class'' would end not with a bang but a whimper in Dunedin yesterday, when a liquid nitrogen "bomb'' failed to explode.
University of Otago marine biologists Profs Steve Dawson and Liz Slooten have received a national award marking their "outstanding contributions'' to marine conservation and sustainability.
Mayors throughout Otago are "upbeat'' about vibrant economic activity in their districts, including booming tourism.
A man who gives children personalised bionic arms and a Nasa leader preparing for the first manned trip to Mars are among the stars of the latest New Zealand International Science Festival.
United States academic Prof Steven Livingston is cautiously optimistic about the positive role being played by new digital technology and international advocacy groups in empowering the apparently powerless.
