Protesters picket Dunedin banks (+ video)
Protesters picket Dunedin banks (+ video)
About 100 people protesting over fossil fuel and climate change issues blocked entry to three ANZ Bank branches in central Dunedin.
John Gibb
Uni extends timeframe for support services review, updates staff
Uni extends timeframe for support services review, updates staff
An update on a wide-ranging University of Otago support services review has been greeted cautiously by the Tertiary Education Union.
Civil defence course comes to city
Civil defence course comes to city
Future leaders in civil defence from eight overseas countries will converge on Dunedin today as part of an international training and development programme in disaster management.
Prescription-fee project one of four Otago studies funded
Prescription-fee project one of four Otago studies funded
University of Otago pharmacy researcher Prof Pauline Norris is "very pleased and excited'' to have gained a $150,000 feasibility study grant focusing on the effect of prescription charges on some people with low incomes.
Otago smart e-cigarette study
Otago smart e-cigarette study
University of Otago research, backed by a $150,000 grant, aims to help penetrate the haze around electronic cigarette use and shed new light on this hotly-debated topic.
Bid to recognise Mosgiel founder
Bid to recognise Mosgiel founder
Emeritus Prof Martin Ferguson says he felt "great relief'' when he recently found the site of an early house occupied by Arthur Burns, a key figure in the founding of Mosgiel.
Wooden playhouses appreciated
Wooden playhouses appreciated
Parents and teachers are delighted with a wooden playhouse and swing which have recently been given to the Mornington Kindergarten.
Ancient walrus no killer
Ancient walrus no killer
An ancient "killer walrus'' may have been wrongly accused.
Taking a walk with mum
Taking a walk with mum
Hundreds of smiling faces welcomed the start of a Mother's Day Fun Run/Walk at the Caledonian Ground, Dunedin, yesterday.
Tree planting event celebrates families
Tree planting event celebrates families
About 35 trees were planted yesterday during Dunedin's latest Trees for Babies/Celebrating Families planting project.
Atmospheric array by meteors
Atmospheric array by meteors
Otago Museum director and astronomer Dr Ian Griffin was up early yesterday to watch the Dunedin sky being lit up by meteors from Halley's Comet.
Tribunal reserves decision in privacy case
Tribunal reserves decision in privacy case
A former University of Otago employee had been compensated for her dismissal but not for a claimed "interference with her privacy'', the Human Rights Review Tribunal has heard.
University’s grasp of Privacy Act queried
University’s grasp of Privacy Act queried
Evidence suggested the University of Otago did not have ‘‘proper systems in place'' to deal adequately with a request by a university employee for information held about her, under the Privacy Act.
E-govt study finds variance
E-govt study finds variance
Local government is outperforming central government on both sides of the Tasman in responding to email queries, a University of Otago study has found.
3-D printing helps prototyping sticks
3-D printing helps prototyping sticks
Senior Otago Polytechnic product design students have volunteered to help develop innovative walking sticks for the visually impaired, by using a high-tech 3-D printer.
Pre-computer tech tutorial
Pre-computer tech tutorial
University of Otago computer science students have had a rare close encounter with punched card equipment used in Dunedin more than 50 years ago.
Workplace safety 'culture change' call
Workplace safety 'culture change' call
Speakers at an International Workers Memorial Day ceremony in Dunedin have urged for there to be a "culture change'' to improve workplace safety, and highlighted the challenge of keeping the annual ceremony going.
Penguin muff back after 130 years (+ video)
Penguin muff back after 130 years (+ video)
A king penguin-skin muff has made a ‘‘long journey home'' to Dunedin from Canada, more than 130 years after it was bought in the city.
$250,000 for study plans at Oxford
$250,000 for study plans at Oxford
University of Otago neuroscience graduate Sam Hall-McMaster is enjoying success after success, having gained two scholarships, totalling more than $250,000, to support study at Oxford University.
French WW1 tunnels dug by Kiwis surveyed
French WW1 tunnels dug by Kiwis surveyed
Anyone revisiting once-forgotten tunnels in northern France, dug by New Zealand engineers during World War 1, might be surprised to find names like Dunedin, Bluff, and Christchurch written on the tunnel walls.