Tornado needs perfect recipe
Tornado needs perfect recipe
There are days when the wind can blow your hat off, and then there are rare moments when the weather conditions are perfect for blowing your socks off.
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39 new professors at Otago University
University promotes 39 to professor
The University of Otago has topped off another successful year by celebrating the research and teaching expertise of its academics.
Farm listed as one of top world hotels
Farm listed as one of top world hotels
A working Central Otago farm has been recognised on a global tourism hot-list reserved for the most luxurious hotels.
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Mum and daughter ready to graduate
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Mum and daughter ready to graduate
Gabby Knapp loves her mum to bits, but having to sit in the same university lectures as her - that would have just been too much for her to handle.
Mother and daughter set to graduate from the University of Otago
Mother and daughter set to graduate from the University of Otago
Gabby Knapp loves her mum to bits, but having to sit in the same university lectures as her — that would have just been too much for her to handle.
Lake Hawea Station named among world's best
Lake Hawea Station named among world's best
A working Central Otago farm has been recognised on a global tourism hot-list reserved for the most luxurious hotels.
Alsatian pup learning to detect cancer
Alsatian pup learning to detect cancer
In what will be a NZ first, a German shepherd pup is being trained to sniff out ovarian cancer.
Call to halt discharge
Call to halt discharge
Plans to discharge radioactive wastewater from Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean over the next three decades have been condemned by a group of world academics...
New system to improve access to trials
New system to improve access to trials
Maori, Pacific and rural New Zealanders are more frequently missing out on participating in clinical trials and on their benefits.
Graduand’s designs put to the test
Graduand’s designs put to the test
It looks like Stefan Savage-Mason has his work cut out for him in the future.
Alsatian pup learning to detect cancer
Alsatian pup learning to detect cancer
In what will be a New Zealand first, a German shepherd pup is being trained in Mosgiel to sniff out ovarian cancer.
Heavy rain, thunderstorms forecast for southern regions
Heavy rain, thunderstorms forecast for southern regions
Get ready to rumble — the southern regions are in for some thunderstorms and heavy rain over the next few days.
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End of university’s glassblowing era
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End of university’s glassblowing era
Financial challenges have prompted the University of Otago to close its glassblowing unit after nearly 70 years creating test tubing and other custom-made glassware used in the science departments.
Smokefree NZ will bring ‘profound’ health gains
Smokefree NZ will bring ‘profound’ health gains
Momentum towards New Zealand’s Smokefree 2025 goal is becoming "unstoppable" following the passing of new smokefree legislation in Parliament.
Trio together through tribulations, triumph
Trio together through tribulations, triumph
They went to school together, then they came to the University of Otago and got into health sciences together.
Expo offers Antarctic experience to islanders
Expo offers Antarctic experience to islanders
Being able to step from the sweltering sandy climate of the Cook Islands into the freezing environs of the Antarctic will be a novelty for the community of Aitutaki.
Physicist recognised for pioneering work
Physicist recognised for pioneering work
A Dunedin physicist has become one of only eight New Zealanders to be named a fellow of Optica — the world’s foremost organisation for the science of light and photonics.
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Jersey Boy’s secret to hitting the high notes
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Jersey Boy’s secret to hitting the high notes
Max Beal is off to buy some new undies — really tight ones.
Shut-eye difficulties spawn shutter success
Shut-eye difficulties spawn shutter success
Douglas Thorne had two choices — toss and turn in bed for hours trying to get some sleep, or take one of the world’s best photos of an aurora.
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Dry, warm spring recorded
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Dry, warm spring recorded
While the weather appeared to be pretty cold, wet and just plain unpleasant this spring, many may be surprised by Niwa data which shows it was actually drier than average for parts of the South.