John Lewis

Sir Ian honoured, humble about honorary doctorate

Sir Ian Taylor is to receive an honorary doctor of commerce degree at the University of Otago...

Sir Ian honoured, humble about honorary doctorate

Prominent Dunedin businessman, innovator and TV personality Sir Ian Taylor is to receive an honorary doctor of commerce degree from Otago University for his contribution to business and the city.

Cold blast may bring snowfall

Time to get your woolly hats and scarves ready - a cold blast is on the way, possibly bringing the southern region’s first widespread snowfall of the year.

Students’ designs aim to help hospital privacy

Otago Polytechnic product design students (clockwise, from bottom) Elle Chotiwanich (22), Rosie...

Students’ designs aim to help hospital privacy

Hushed "cloak and scalpel" conversations in a dark, unpopulated corner of a staff cafeteria may soon become a thing of the past for medical practitioners.

Cold burst will cause temperatures to drop, snow for elevated areas

Some parts of Central Otago have already had snow this year. File photo: ODT

Cold burst will cause temperatures to drop, snow for elevated areas

Time to get your woolly hats and scarves ready — a cold blast is on the way, potentially bringing the Southern region’s first widespread snowfall of the year.

Truby King Reserve magnolia candidate for Tree of the Year

The Seacliff magnolia tree at Truby King Reserve, which featured in the writings of New Zealand...

Truby King Reserve magnolia candidate for Tree of the Year

A small, unassuming magnolia tree, tucked away in the overgrown Truby King Reserve at Seacliff, has been named one of six finalists in the inaugural Rakau o te tau Tree of the Year Aotearoa...

Graduate’s love for NZ’s rare flora

Taylor Davies-Colley will graduate with a masters in botany today, after researching a rare...

Graduate’s love for NZ’s rare flora

If it were any bigger, and you failed to feed it properly, the carnivorous New Zealand bladderwort plant might take a finger or two.

Moa bones offer climate clues

Analysing the DNA in moa bones may hold the key to answering questions about what will happen to other New Zealand species when they attempt to adapt to climate change today and in the future.

Driver charged over test refusal

Police were called to the crash on Highsted Rd last night. Photo: Supplied

Driver charged over test refusal

A 48-year-old man was arrested in Dunedin yesterday for failing to provide a blood specimen, after being stopped over suspected drink-driving.

Decline in diagnoses of HIV ‘encouraging’

Decline in diagnoses of HIV ‘encouraging’

Covid-19 restrictions may be one of the contributing factors in a decline of people being diagnosed with HIV in New Zealand.

Arrest after refusal to provide blood sample for test

A 48-year-old man was arrested by Dunedin Police this morning for failing to provide an evidential blood specimen, after being stopped for drink driving.

International students to bring back cosmopolitan buzz

International students to bring back cosmopolitan buzz

After three years of declining numbers, international students are expected to start trickling back into study at the University of Otago earlier than expected.

Health study to trial free food

Health study to trial free food

If an apple a day keeps the doctor away, will 12 weeks of free, healthy food delivered to a patient’s door keep the cardiologist at bay?

Flock of seagulls take a liking to Oval

Flock of seagulls take a liking to Oval

Watch where you step next time you visit the Oval in Dunedin.

‘Time Bandits’ TV sequel filming rumours

A poster for the original Time Bandits movie. IMAGE: SUPPLIED

‘Time Bandits’ TV sequel filming rumours

Taika Waititi’s recent visit to the South Island on a search for filming locations has sent the rumour mill churning that Time Bandits may be about to be shot here.

University has economic impact across NZ

University of Otago roles for which vaccination is mandatory now include health practitioners,...

University has economic impact across NZ

University of Otago operations contributed $1.79 billion in total value-added to the New Zealand economy last year, a new report has revealed.

Enrolments of domestic students high at Otago Uni

Student Cobe Howell said the University of Otago was doing a good job of monitoring the Covid...

Enrolments of domestic students high at Otago Uni

The University of Otago is on track to secure the second-largest enrolment of domestic students in its 153-year history this year.

Fundraiser helps counter feelings of helplessness

Yen Pokusai (20) with a Ukrainian Doll she has made to be auctioned with some other items to...

Fundraiser helps counter feelings of helplessness

A neuroscience and psychology student is working hard to raise funds for her fellow Ukrainians, and has created a traditional doll to be auctioned at a Dunedin fundraising event at Aquinas College on Friday.

‘Time Bandits’ TV sequel filming rumours

Taika Waititi’s recent visit to Dunedin on a search for filming locations for an upcoming production, has sent the rumour mill churning that Time Bandits may be about to be shot here.

Polytech merger deficit 'horrendous waste'

Polytech merger deficit 'horrendous waste'

Education Minister Chris Hipkins has rejected claims the Government’s polytechnic mega-merger is failing to deliver on its promised financial efficiencies.

Mixed emotions as juvenile takahe move on

Elton Smith, of Orokonui Ecosanctuary, with Kapua the Takahe which is to be released in Te Anau...

Mixed emotions as juvenile takahe move on

Just like most stroppy teenagers, Kapua was impatient to leave home yesterday.

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