Longest-serving staff member retires
Longest-serving staff member retires
Gordon Greer's hair was much longer in 1966 and he also had ''fewer wrinkles''.
John Gibb
Role in film a turning point
Role in film a turning point
Former Dunedin resident and onetime gang member Wayne Hapi knows plenty about miracles.
Settlers new director 'local girl made good'
Settlers new director 'local girl made good'
Toitu Otago Settlers Museum acting director Jennifer Evans has been appointed the institution's next director.
Steam restored to gasworks museum
Steam restored to gasworks museum
Steam has returned to the Dunedin Gasworks Museum after a 16-month wait, and the complex in South Dunedin has ''come alive'' again.
US has critical role in complex search for peace
US has critical role in complex search for peace
Middle East specialist Prof Bill Harris sees no sign of a ''miracle'' to break recurrent cycles of violence involving Gaza but says the United States remains ''critically important'' to finding a solution.
Gasworks, pit site mix-up
Gasworks, pit site mix-up
Dunedin Gasworks Museum board chairman Barry Clarke is keen to clear up any confusion between the gasworks site and a former tar pit site, more than 300m away.
Gasworks, pit site mix-up
Gasworks, pit site mix-up
Dunedin Gasworks Museum board chairman Barry Clarke is keen to clear up any confusion between the gasworks site and a former tar pit site, more than 300m away.
Former coroner wants accountability
Former coroner wants accountability
Former Dunedin coroner Jim Conradson believes organisations sent a coroner's recommendation should have to reply in writing, stating what action they will take.
Tb mycobacteria finding hailed
Tb mycobacteria finding hailed
University of Otago microbiologists have made an ''amazing discovery'' that offers new hope for developing revolutionary new antibiotics to attack tuberculosis.
Shake-up needed in UN, Patman says
Shake-up needed in UN, Patman says
The ''appalling'' shooting down of a Malaysian Airlines passenger jet with the loss of about 298 lives highlights the need to rejuvenate the United Nations and its conflict-resolving machinery, Prof Robert Patman says.
Locks of luck trying to be Queen of Redheads
Locks of luck trying to be Queen of Redheads
Ashley Mackenzie-White has already touched a few Irish hearts with her dream of being crowned ''Queen of the Redheads'' at the Irish Redhead Convention in County Cork next month.
Dunedin scientist wins international honour
Dunedin scientist wins international honour
Genetics Otago director Associate Prof Peter Dearden has won an international award for outstanding contributions to genetics.
Many benefits in joining Athletics Taieri, stalwart says
Many benefits in joining Athletics Taieri, stalwart says
As the excitement of last year's 50th anniversary celebrations subsides, Athletics Taieri is keen to encourage last year's members back and to attract quite a few more.
University science centre expanding
University science centre expanding
Academic staffing has doubled at the University of Otago's Centre for Science Communication, with a professor appointed and ambitious plans unveiled to further develop the centre.
Gerrard backing pool bid
Gerrard backing pool bid
Commonwealth Games medallist and Olympian swimmer Prof David Gerrard says a new aquatic centre in Mosgiel is long overdue.
Australian history prize delights Dunedin academic
Australian history prize delights Dunedin academic
University of Otago history academic Angela Wanhalla was ''just overwhelmed'' when she recently learned she had won Australia's leading prize for history writing, the Ernest Scott Prize.
It's your genes, not the wine
It's your genes, not the wine
A new international study is pouring cold water on suggestions non-drinkers might enjoy even greater health benefits if they tried a few glasses of red wine.
Festival embraces variety
Festival embraces variety
The latest New Zealand International Science Festival has ''more than delivered'' on its promise to ''leave the boring bits behind'' and successfully brought science to the public, organisers said yesterday.
Patron boost for pool trust
Patron boost for pool trust
Moves to build a $15 million-plus aquatic centre in Mosgiel have been boosted by former Commonwealth Games gold medallist Prof David Gerrard becoming patron of a trust promoting the facility.
More govt funding for museum wanted
More govt funding for museum wanted
Otago Museum director Dr Ian Griffin remains keen to attract more government funding for Otago Museum and its 1.8 million artefacts, many of which are of national or international quality.