Dunedin has maintained its status as the native bird capital of New Zealand, among main urban areas, recently released figures in an annual bird survey suggest.
Resorting to conflict over global resource-scarcity issues would amount to a policy ''failure'', chief executive and secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade John Allen said yesterday.
There is no room for complacency about the threat ocean acidification poses to New Zealand's lucrative shellfish industry.
University of Otago researcher Prof Murray Thomson has become the first New Zealander to win two awards from the International Association for Dental Research (IADR).
Dunedin is where Emeritus Prof Michael Davison learned how to keep wolves at bay at night, he joked yesterday.
An incident during which a child fell into a pool at the Dunedin Chinese Garden has sparked a full health and safety review, and the need to increase staffing is likely to add to financial pressures on the garden.
University of Otago academic Prof Richie Poulton has been named in the top 1% most-cited researchers in science in the world.
It is ''time for a rethink'' about how children learn to read, University of Otago education researcher Associate Prof Claire Fletcher-Flinn believes.
Dunedin is the embroidery capital of New Zealand, embroiderer Gay Eaton says, and she hopes that giving some of her works to Otago Museum will help raise awareness of the art.
Otago Museum plans to spend about $3.5 million redeveloping its Discovery World science centre, including boosting the floor area by 70% or more.
Three experienced museum staff have been appointed to the Otago Museum collections and research team, after an international recruitment search.
Bing Crosbie is ''delighted'' that the future is looking brighter for an extensive collection of military memorabilia and the library at the Mosgiel Memorial RSA.
There is no room for complacency about the likely effects of climate change on Dunedin and Otago, visiting climate researchers Dr Andy Reisinger and Dr Judy Lawrence said in the city yesterday.
Visitors to the University of Otago central library can now enjoy ''a regional romp through Italy'', without spending a cent or even renewing their passports.
Spreading cowshed effluent on fields and and undertaking irrigation are improving soil quality on dairy farms, a University of Otago PhD student, Bonface Manono, says.
Powerful new approaches to genealogy are blending traditional methods with new scientific techniques, including cutting-edged DNA technology, a United States forensic genealogist, Colleen Fitzpatrick, says.
New Zealand is likely to face ''enormous costs'', including widespread environmental damage, if we cannot find better ways of preparing for the future, Prof Jonathan Boston warns.
Excitement is building in the Dunedin Space Programme, after the successful launch of a high-altitude balloon from the shores of Lake Wakatipu earlier this month.
In a feat of genealogical detective work, researchers have discovered links between the family of a Dunedin taxi driver, Ken Goodwin, and a long-unidentified child who died in the Titanic disaster.
Three long-serving Mosgiel volunteer firefighters have stepped down from their duties after more than 60 years of combined service in the town.
