City poet wins $30k award
City poet wins $30k award
Dunedin poet, editor, art critic and journalist David Eggleton has been granted a prestigious $30,000 Fulbright-Creative New Zealand Pacific Writers’ Residency Award.
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NZ’s profile overseas cited
NZ’s profile overseas cited
New Zealand enjoys an international reputation for its "fair-minded people" and there is scope to further promote the country’s interests through dialogue, in the Asia-Pacific and elsewhere.
Pressured to ‘confess’ beliefs
Pressured to ‘confess’ beliefs
Melbourne-based academic Dr Yassir Morsi says he has been under continual pressure in Australia to "confess" his Muslim beliefs and reveal if he is a "moderate".
And the name is ... Manawa
And the name is ... Manawa
Otago Museum’s popular, globe-trotting jewelled gecko has been named "Manawa" after a community competition that attracted 950 entries.
Stronger action on weed urged
Stronger action on weed urged
Guardians of Lake Dunstan member Howard Anderson yesterday urged the Otago Regional Council to take stronger action over lagarosiphon weed, and helped present a petition on the subject, signed by...
Lawton sworn in at ORC
New ORC councillor sworn in
Former Queenstown Lakes District councillor Ella Lawton was yesterday sworn in as an Otago Regional councillor, and has become deputy chairwoman of the council technical committee.
Beneficial exercise pattern identified in study
Beneficial exercise pattern identified in study
Research by the University of Otago has highlighted the value of regular short brisk walks and a daily longer walk in improving the health of office workers.
Call to protect stream creatures
Call to protect stream creatures
Fears about the looming extinction of a native galaxiid fish species, and related problems with underfunding at the Department of Conservation, surfaced during the hearing on the Kye Burn river...
Residents out in cold
Residents out in cold
Co-founder of the City Rise Up community group Meg Davidson is "outraged" bus shelters have been removed, before next week’s Otago Regional Council vote over a discontinued section of bus route.
Time to spot those garden birds
Time to spot those garden birds
People in Otago are being encouraged to take part in the latest annual nationwide Garden Bird Survey, which starts today and ends on July 2.
Kye Burn habitat initiative praised
Kye Burn habitat initiative praised
Water consultant Dr Richard Allibone has highlighted exciting opportunities to better protect aquatic life in the Kye Burn.
Farmer 'unease' about ORC river proposal
Farmer 'unease' about ORC river proposal
An Otago Regional Council recommendation on residual flows in the Kye Burn river could spark a ''perverse outcome'', undermining years of hard work to develop a farmer water-sharing group.
Call for 'holistic' protection
Call for 'holistic' protection
Several positive features can be seen in the Government's approach to child protection services but more focus on countering poverty and social inequalities is needed.
Genetic advance promising for pest control
Genetic advance promising for pest control
University of Otago anatomy department head is 'excited' about a genetic pest control approach where females pass on genes causing males to be infertile.
Departing French lecturer saves the best for last
Departing French lecturer saves the best for last
Award-winning Aleisha Lord is not only the ''first'' student but also the last for University of Otago teacher of French Dr Pat Duffy.
Vow to continue bus fight
Vow to continue bus fight
The co-founders of the City Rise Up community group in Dunedin are determined to keep fighting a "heartless" decision not to reinstate the bus serving a high-density part of the area.
ACC reports 'full of contradictions'
ACC reports full of contradictions, lack transparency: researcher
Dunedin lawyer and researcher Warren Forster is challenging "contradictions" and a "disturbing" lack of transparency in ACC figures on the number of claims it says it declines.
Support for restoring some city bus links
Support for restoring some city bus links
An Otago Regional Council committee yesterday supported restoring a bus connection between the Dunedin suburbs of Concord and Green Island, and there is ''a glimmer of hope'' links with South Dunedin could be reinstated.
ORC to open office in Frankton
ORC to open office in Frankton
The Otago Regional Council will establish an office at Frankton in a ''very positive step forward'' for the Queenstown Lakes District and the council.
Otakou Treaty signing re-enacted
Otakou Treaty signing re-enacted
Some of the memorable personalities who were part of a vibrant community at Otakou in 1840 were brought back to life in a theatrical performance at the Toitu Otago Settlers Museum yesterday.