More efforts to protect adult female New Zealand sea lions, such as fishing bans near breeding colonies, are needed urgently to ensure the endangered species' survival, a Dunedin scientist says.
Two people, initially assessed as seriously injured, were flown to Dunedin Hospital by helicopter after a Nissan Serena people mover rolled after apparently hitting ice on a bridge near Palmerston at the weekend.
New Zealand should use its influence at the United Nations to promote nuclear disarmament more vigorously and to limit the spread of nuclear weapons, says Prof Richard Jackson, acting director of the University of Otago's National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies.
Otago Museum staff yesterday added the finishing touches to a display about the experiences of the museum's former long-serving director, Dr H. D. Skinner, during the World War 1 Gallipoli campaign.
Otago Regional Council chairman Stephen Woodhead is keen to take up the challenge after recently being elected unopposed as chairman of Local Government New Zealand's (LGNZ) regional sector group.
Chris Hawker, of Christchurch, has been appointed inaugural manager/controller for the Otago Regional Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group.
University of Otago researchers have been granted $450,000 for research into the genetics of drug-resistant tuberculosis in Indonesia and Burma, in a ''great'' boost for the fight against Tb.
University of Otago botany researcher Dr Janice Lord is ''absolutely delighted'' to have been named as the Royal Society of New Zealand's latest Leonard Cockayne Memorial Lecturer.
A group to consult people affected by new water quality rules could be set up by the end of this month.
Independant commissioner Andrew Henderson has adjourned a Dunedin consent hearing to consider legal issues linked to a quarry overlooking Papanui Inlet in a ''treasured ancestral landscape''.
A ''catch-22'' legal problem involving a quarry on Otago Peninsula means all parties, including the applicant and many submitters, may have been wasting their time attending a consent hearing.
Some Dunedin public transport bus fares rose yesterday as the new southern routes bus system came into effect, and GoCard discounts have become more attractive.
Dunedin Police have launched a homicide investigation after a woman was found dead at Waldronville address last night.
Dairy farmers are increasingly likely to face diversion rather than conviction for water quality breaches following a change in Otago Regional Council policy.
ACC Minister Nikki Kaye yesterday met Acclaim Otago representatives, after a major report, released by the ACC claimant support group last week, said many injured New Zealanders faced ''serious barriers'' to justice.
Innovative chemistry researcher Prof Sally Brooker has been awarded the University of Otago's highest research distinction, the Distinguished Research Medal.
Plenty of 5am study sessions and more work at home over the weekends have been part of a busy life for Dunedin police prosecutor Sergeant Kate Saxton over the past 10 months.
Studying colourful images of an exotic form of Antarctic ice is helping a University of Otago-led research team gain new insights into the health of the Ross Ice Shelf.
Kieran Black (9), of Dunedin, Christchurch physicist Dr John Campbell (72) and student Alex Caulton (20) step quickly across glowing charcoal embers during a firewalking demonstration at the University of Otago last night.
University of Otago design students are urging the university to heed their concerns about proposals to ''axe'' university design studies and have suggested two alternatives that might allow the discipline to continue.
