University of Otago student Louisa Baillie has been racking her brains to find a better way to reconstruct human faces when only a skull is left to provide guidance.
A ''war'' has been going on between two groups of academics over claims over the effects of endocrine disruptors on human health, a leading US researcher, Prof Steve Safe, says.
Chinese community groups are providing growing support for the Dunedin Chinese Garden.
Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce has been accused of not complying with a new gender balance law in making recent appointments to the University of Otago Council.
Otago's civil defence emergency management is like a disorganised sports team with six owners and no captain, a report notes.
The Otago Regional Council (ORC) has held a slew of talks about wilding pines since being lambasted by Conservation Minister Maggie Barry for inaction, but more work is to be done, it says.
Trail-blazing geological research which started yesterday is expected to shed light on previously unknown earthquake risk factors, including a possible ancient fault zone, under South Dunedin.
An independent report into the public benefit arising from flood and drainage schemes in the Taieri and lower Clutha area will be considered by the Otago Regional Council early next year.
Many people attending a Green Island meeting yesterday were ''extremely frustrated'' over Concord bus service cuts, and the end of direct bus links between Green Island and South Dunedin.
The odds suggest someone from the University of Otago department of history and art history is soon likely to enjoy more prize-winning success.
A community survey is being undertaken as part of a wide-ranging review of public transport needs in the Queenstown and wider Wakatipu area.
Big dreams can start in small places.
The effects of a funding cap on the SuperGold Card free bus transport scheme are likely to be worse than initially feared, with a $1.3 million national shortfall looming.
Mosgiel Community Foodbank co-ordinator Michelle Kerr (front, centre) receives a donation of foodstuffs and other household products organised by Sheila Wall, of Touch Your Heart Ltd, (left) at the Mosgiel Holistic Centre, with centre co-owners Lynette and John Mills.
Older toddlers, aged about 2, are picking up on potentially harmful anti-fat attitudes from their mothers.
Mosgiel couple Bob and Bessie Todd who have just celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary have had a few tough times apart over the years, but have always revelled in being reunited.
Sea scouts aboard an Andersons Bay Sea Scouts cutter had a wet start to their planned sailing early yesterday when the craft capsized in gusty conditions.
Dunedin has ''always led New Zealand in public transport'', including during the trolley bus and cable car eras.
The Health Research Council has granted nearly $200,000 to support collaborative medical research involving the University of Otago and the Southern District Health Board.
Otago Regional Council councillor Gerry Eckhoff is backing an initiative launched by the council this week to boost public awareness of the wilding conifer threat to Otago landscapes.
