Museum turns up the heat, ‘Love Island’ style
If things were not hot and steamy enough already in Otago Museums tropical rainforest, they will be tonight.
John Lewis
Alert over combining supplements, medication
Alert over combining supplements, medication
Combining dietary supplements and prescribed medications has been found to put patients at risk of interactions between products or toxicity from high doses.
Railway station back in fashion
Railway station back in fashion
Fashionistas will flood the Dunedin Railway Station again next April when the iD Dunedin Fashion Show returns to the venue.
Students’ plane takes to skies
Students’ plane takes to skies
Nothing makes a test pilot more nervous than the makers of an aeroplane showing him the box of parts they had left over.
Otago professor at helm of green hydrogen work
Otago professor at helm of green hydrogen work
A University of Otago chemistry researcher is to co-lead a green hydrogen research programme following the establishment of a joint project funded by the New Zealand and German governments.
Students’ plane takes to skies
Students’ plane takes to skies
Nothing makes a test pilot more nervous than the makers of an aeroplane showing him the box of parts they had left over.
Another chance for spent hops?
Another chance for spent hops?
Over the ages, many economical people have been known to use the same tea bag to brew multiple cups of tea.
Teenage drink-drivers of concern
Teenage drink-drivers of concern
Half of the drivers who failed breath alcohol tests after being pulled over by Dunedin police at the weekend were teenagers — one recording a breath alcohol level of more than 1100mcg.
Play gives dementia a voice
Play gives dementia a voice
Few of us can understand the all-encompassing effect that Alzheimer’s and dementia have on the lives of sufferers and everyone else around them.
Red warning considered as serious rain looms
Red warning considered as serious rain looms
Exceptionally heavy rain, bound for the west of the South Island this week, has prompted the MetService to consider issuing a rare Red weather warning.
Kaikorai Valley crash blocks traffic
Kaikorai Valley crash blocks traffic
The southbound lane in Kaikorai Valley Rd was blocked for a short time this morning when an SUV and a car towing a trailer collided.
'Orange warning' for heavy rain as front approaches
'Orange warning' for heavy rain as front approaches
"Exceptionally" heavy rain, bound for the west of the South Island this week, has prompted MetService to consider issuing a rare 'Red' weather warning.
'Red warning' mulled for heavy rain as front approaches
'Red warning' mulled for heavy rain as front approaches
"Exceptionally" heavy rain, bound for the west of the South Island this week, has prompted MetService to consider issuing a rare Red weather warning.
Fire at Mosgiel park damages playground
Fire at Mosgiel park damages playground
Police are investigating an arson in Mosgiel, which damaged a merry-go-round and a basketball court in Seddon Park on Sunday.
Teens among eight caught drink driving at weekend
Teens among eight caught drink driving at weekend
Four teenagers are among eight people who failed breath alcohol tests after being pulled over by police in Dunedin at the weekend.
‘We feel unsafe here now’
‘We feel unsafe here now’
A group of pensioners living in Dunedin’s student area no longer feel safe in their homes after a group of youths smashed their car windows.
Hold your nose: one-in-three have halitosis
Hold your nose: one-in-three have halitosis
Do people stop breathing or step back aghast when you tell a story?
Comedy in show diverse
Comedy in show diverse
If you had a sneaking suspicion that this year’s University of Otago Capping Show was a spin-off of the comedy television show Brooklyn Nine-Nine — "Bingpot", you are "smort".
Heatwaves singe business sales and profits
Heatwaves singe business sales and profits
While heatwaves are welcomed by many, new University of Otago research has found they have detrimental effects on the sales and profit margins of businesses.
‘We feel unsafe here now’
‘We feel unsafe here now’
A group of pensioners living in Dunedin’s student area no longer feel safe in their homes after a group of youths smashed their car windows.