Ryan Tupuhi, a foreman at Steve Mowat Building and Construction Ltd, secures a replica bayonet on a memorial, at the northern end of the Oval in Dunedin, that commemorates soldiers who fell in the Boer War (1899-1902).
The University of Otago Sextet has lost none of its magic for a group of former members and accompanists from the mid-1970s who have gathered in Dunedin for a reunion.
Central Otago is New Zealand's most rabbit-prone area, and good planning and neighbourly collaboration are crucial to cutting rabbit numbers, Jeff Donaldson, the Otago Regional Council's director, environmental monitoring and operations, says.
Big changes in the earth's oceans contributed to the greatest mass extinction of all time, research into which has provided a ''wake-up call'' about the dangers of modern climate change.
Cyclone Pam is over but the people of Vanuatu still face difficult challenges as recovery from the disaster continues.
Federated Farmers is urging the Otago Regional Council to properly ''explain themselves'' to ratepayer farmers who are facing ''huge increases'' in rates and consent costs this year.
Despite a dry summer for many in the primary sector, the Otago economy's overall performance is ''promising'', with the manufacturing sector performing well, Otago Regional Council chairman Stephen Woodhead says.
GNS Science celebrates its 150th anniversary today, but few people know national geological science began at a building in Dunedin, where Otago Boys' High School now stands.
A consultation document about the Otago Regional Council's latest long-term plan can be released for public consideration.
Recent rain has ''all but remedied'' the low flow situation in the main rivers the Otago Regional Council has been monitoring, ORC chief executive Peter Bodeker says.
Chalmers Community Board chairman Steve Walker fears someone will be killed or seriously injured unless a 30kmh zone is permanently established in the Port Chalmers main street.
Otago is a province with a rich history of establishing firsts. We have led the way in many fields and that tradition continues. Researchers at the University of Otago are attracting international attention and some have been granted millions of dollars for cutting-edge projects. What are they up to? Reporter John Gibb, in a fortnightly series, does his own research on the researchers.
Does science diplomacy offer chances to strengthen understanding between nations or does it simply amount to a ''false dawn''?
The strong interest taken by leading Lions Clubs International official Bob Corlew in the Port Chalmers Lions Lady Thorn Rhododendron Dell project is ''very encouraging'', organisers say.
Otago Museum collection officer Jamie Metzger has spent two days at Columba College this week installing a ''pop-up exhibition'' to mark the school's centenary.
The Otago Regional Council is moving to take stronger action in response to a growing threat of wallaby incursions from South Canterbury, including via the Hawkdun Range.
Otago Regional Council environmental monitoring and operations manager Jeff Donaldson has recently been helping with eradication efforts in Auckland after the Queensland fruit fly outbreak there.
The wallabies are coming.
Mosgiel community representative Bill Feather warns there is no room for complacency about traffic congestion affecting a key intersection leading into the town.
Mosgiel Memorial RSA committee member Bing Crosbie (84) is ''very happy'' the club's extensive collection of military memorabilia and its library books will soon be much better housed.
