Dean’s appointment a milestone
A historic day for Maori women in leadership at the University of Otago has arrived.
John Lewis
Hotere works fetch top bids in sale
Hotere works fetch top bids in sale
It appears a Burial at Sea and a Window in Spain are popular — but a Wounded Carrot is not.
Sweltering Santa finds solution
Sweltering Santa finds solution
Traditionally, tricky children are what gets Santa a bit hot and bothered at this time of year.
'A strong role model': Pitama new dean of Chch med school
'A strong role model': Pitama new dean of Chch med school
A historic day for Māori women in leadership at the University of Otago has arrived.
Man dead after grader rolls near Millers Flat
Man dead after grader rolls near Millers Flat
A man is dead after a grader rolled on a rural property near Millers Flat last night.
Hot summer ahead for South: Niwa
Hot summer ahead for South: Niwa
Big shady trees, ice blocks and air conditioning may become your best friends this summer.
Vaccine pass required for museum
Vaccine pass required for museum
Visitors and staff will require a vaccine pass to enter Otago Museum from tomorrow.
Uni names new professors
Uni names new professors
Twenty-eight University of Otago academics will be promoted to the position of professor next year.
Copybirds moving into museum forest
Copybirds moving into museum forest
Be careful what you say next time you visit Otago Museum’s tropical forest, because other visitors may be hearing it loudly and often for many years to come.
Sinkhole to be filled as temporary measure
Portobello Rd sinkhole to be filled as temporary measure
A sinkhole in Portobello Rd, at Turnbulls Bay, is to be temporarily filled so the road can be safely returned to two-way traffic over the holiday period.
Record cohort of Maori health graduands
Record cohort of Maori health graduands
A 12-year partnership between the Ministry of Health and Otago university’s Maori Health Workforce Development Unit has yielded the university's largest number of Maori health professionals, who...
Work by top NZ artists offered in online auction
Work by top NZ artists offered in online auction
If you would like a Wounded Carrot, a Burial at Sea, or even a Window in Spain, now is your chance to buy one.
Whale of a time had at open day
Whale of a time had at open day
The day started out well for Oliver Paterson.
Injuries in boating incident on Lake Wakatipu
Injuries in boating incident on Lake Wakatipu
Several people have been taken to hospital following a boating incident on Lake Wakatipu this afternoon.
Researchers analyse diets for diabetics
Researchers analyse diets for diabetics
A constant stream of advertising for diets means people are spoilt for choice when it comes to losing weight.
Treasured fossils to be sorted, digitised
Treasured fossils to be sorted, digitised
If it were not for an ageing set of handwritten catalogues, finding ancient specimens in the University of Otago’s fossil collection might be like searching for a needle in a large gravel pit.
Salmonella Dub to headline inaugural Fortune Festival
Salmonella Dub to headline inaugural Fortune Festival
Salmonella Dub, with Tiki Taane and Laughton Kora, are the headline act among a "who’s who" of New Zealand music which has been announced to perform at the inaugural Fortune Festival in Dunedin next April.
Trust’s support more targeted
Trust’s support more targeted
Otago Community Trust funding decisions will be categorised under four new funding pillars, as of April 1 next year, when a new five-year strategic plan is introduced.
Mercurial vocals supremely testing
Mercurial vocals supremely testing
Keeping up with Queen frontman Freddie Mercury’s voice is, for most musical vocalists, something akin to running a marathon in a deep sea diving suit.
Heavy rain expected for parts of South
Heavy rain expected for parts of South
Heavy rain is forecast for parts of the South from tomorrow including Southland, Fiordland and Westland.