A recent merger between the Southern Heritage Trust and the Historic Places Trust's Otago branch committee will mean a stronger community voice for heritage in the South.
University of Otago archaeologist Prof Richard Walter is ''absolutely delighted'' the university has received a $176,397 grant to develop a ''living archive'' for the Blenheim-linked Rangitane o Wairau tribal grouping.
Otago Museum is planning to keep its recently redeveloped H.D. Skinner Annex open to the public throughout the year, to allow increased community use.
After a tough contest with a surprising twist, two University of Otago students have won the right to participate in an international law mooting event in Hong Kong this year.
Twelve leading University of Otago academics are to be promoted to full professorships next month.
Many Dunedin cafes, bars and food outlets were busy yesterday as shoppers, including overseas visitors, sought out shops that had remained open.
The Otago Heritage Bus Society has bought the last of 10 former Dunedin public transport minibuses after 18 months of fundraising.
Dunedin's ''incredible'' transformation from mud-spattered frontier town into the first of New Zealand's ''great cities'' is highlighted in a recently-opened ''Ghosts of Wall Street'' exhibition.
Mass emergencies, such as the Christchurch earthquakes, are becoming more common internationally, and New Zealand should give priority to planning for them, Dr Sultan Al-Shaqsi says.
Continued pressure on Otago Museum resources, and some disruption arising from staff changes, are reflected within a positive overall performance by the museum, a just-released report indicates.
More than 26,400 people visited Otago Museum's exhibition ''China's Minority Cultures: Silk to Silver, Collections from the Shanghai Museum''.
An innovative motorcycle show at the Otago Museum has not only set a recent attendance record, but also attracted ''an entirely new audience'', organisers say.
Otago Museum officials are considering a draft plan which proposes spending up to $2 million to ''completely refit'' the museum's Discovery World science centre and create a ''flagship science communication gallery''.
If David or Beckie Rout ever needed to call the president, they did not have far to go.
University of Otago scientists have been granted nearly $1.6 million to undertake research which could make a ''game-changing'' difference in the fight against rheumatic fever.
University of Otago scientists aim to shed new light on the role of brain support cells during recovery from strokes, thanks to a grant of more than $159,000 from the Neurological Foundation.
University of Otago graduates should seek ''rich and rewarding'' experiences in their respective professions, but without the ''loss of a life'' in the process, Prof Murray Brennan says.
Despite fewer papers being offered at the next University of Otago summer school, and some uncertainty arising from funding changes, organisers believe student attendance may be similar to this year's.
Scientific detective work by University of Otago researcher Andrea Donaldson could pave the way for a revolutionary new and more accurate way of determining the time of death, during murder investigations.
After making more than 800 trips between her home in Hampden and Dunedin, commuting University of Otago law student Michelle Macdonald has spent more than enough time in her car.
