Huge fossils hacked out of a limestone quarry in the Hakataramea Valley will help University of Otago researchers provide new insights into a tantalising gap in the evolutionary record of whales and dolphins.
The $5 million redevelopment of the former Glendermid Leathers site at Sawyers Bay is on track for completion late next month.
Senior University of Otago marketing students have pitched in to help more than double the size of the Dunedin City Council's community consultation panel, to about 1540 people.
A chemical compound, co-invented by University of Otago chemistry researcher Emeritus Prof Rob Smith, could hold great promise for reducing tissue damage after heart attacks, a new study suggests.
Otago Museum staff will use interactive screens as part of the first exhibition planned for the former Dunedin North post office, which is being redeveloped as a museum annexe.
A planned new report may shed further light on the best ways of protecting the remnants of a historic manuka causeway unearthed during construction of Dunedin's Wall Street retail mall.
Only another $520,000 has to be raised towards a $12.05 million community funding target for the Toitu Otago Settlers Museum redevelopment, thanks mainly to successful fundraising.
New Zealanders should start thinking about switching to more efficient electric cars and trains, Dr Ian Mason, a renewable energy researcher at Canterbury University, urged in Dunedin recently.
Striking the right balance between enforcement and providing ''pastoral care'' for University of Otago students has helped make Campus Watch a success, Kim Cousins believes.
Five Dunedin Venturer Scouts have not only become Queen's Scouts, gaining the highest honour in youth scouting, but have also made history for their Tainui Scout Group.
Experienced Wanaka mountain guide Mike Roberts has spoken out about the ''emotionally distraught'' experience of trying, unsuccessfully, to rescue a Taiwanese climber who collapsed on Lhotse, the world's fourth-highest mountain.
A senior Anglican theologian, Dr Jenny Te Paa Daniel, has spoken out about what she terms ''theologically indefensible'' male leadership dominance in the international Anglican Church.
Museums are not just ''nice to have'' but are a critical part of modern, vibrant cities, Otago Museum's new director Dr Ian Griffin believes.
Argentinian plesiosaur specialist Dr Jose Patricio O'Gorman has been studying the Shag Point plesiosaur at the Otago Museum, as international scientific interest in New Zealand's largest-known animal fossil continues to grow.
The University of Otago has confirmed its place among the country's most research-intensive universities, despite its ranking dipping from first to third in the latest Performance Based Research Fund quality evaluation.
Otago Museum's newly-appointed director, British-born astronomer and museum specialist Dr Ian Griffin, needs no further convincing about the power of museums to change lives.
New Zealanders had ''stood tall'' over nuclear shipping issues and should strongly resist threats to their privacy arising from proposed changes to New Zealand security laws, Associate Prof Hank Wolfe says.
University of Otago vice-chancellor Prof Harlene Hayne has joined an Auckland-based collaborative grouping of scientists and clinicians focused on discovering the healthiest start to life for New Zealand's children.
Construction work is largely completed at the former Dunedin North post office complex, which is being redeveloped as an Otago Museum exhibition space and conference venue.
University of Otago senior genetics researcher Associate Prof Peter Dearden is ''incredibly pleased'' the Government has boosted science, innovation and research funding by $200 million in the Budget.
