Numbers down for annual triathlon champs
Numbers down for annual triathlon champs
Athletes were feeling autumn as soon as they dived into Otago Harbour for the annual Otago Triathlon Championships yesterday.
John Lewis
'Plenty more to get on with': Hawkins to stand for re-election
'Plenty more to get on with': Hawkins to stand for re-election
Dunedin Mayor Aaron Hawkins has confirmed he will stand for re-election at this year’s local body elections, and is looking forward to fierce competition for the top job.
Apprentices have benchmark to meet
Apprentices have benchmark to meet
Fancy a splinter-free, beautifully crafted timber park bench for your garden?
Irrigation moratorium irks farmers
Irrigation moratorium irks farmers
Dairy farmers have hit out at the decision to cut their irrigation takes.
A wave and a toot delights train fan
A wave and a toot delights train fan
Sometimes Bob is short with overalls — other times he is taller and just wears jeans and a T-shirt.
Drought funding for South
Drought funding for South
As drought is declared across Southland and parts of Otago, a wave of relief has rippled around farmers who are now to receive support funding from the Government.
Setting out on a mission impossumible
Mission impossumible: 'Freeloading' animal hitches ride on ewe
Possums generally end up flat out when they try to catch a ride amid heavy traffic.
More than meets the eye
More than meets the eye
A DNA study of Otago blue-eyed shags has revealed the humble seabirds originated in pre-Ice Age South America.
Capturing Katherine Mansfield
Win for Dunedin playwright
When Emily Duncan won one of the top awards at the Adam Foundation New Zealand Play Awards, she was as relieved as she was elated.
Setting out on a mission impossumible
Setting out on a mission impossumible
Possums generally end up flat out when they try to catch a ride amid heavy traffic.
Caution over Anzac parades and services
Caution over Anzac parades and services
Relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions means Anzac Day parades can be held around the southern region this year, but many organisers are asking themselves, "Will anyone come?".
‘Skeletal’ glaciers leave scientists ‘disheartened’
‘Skeletal’ glaciers leave scientists ‘disheartened’
Southern glaciers are becoming "skeletal", leaving climate scientists "disheartened" at the ongoing decline seen in the latest annual survey of more than 50 South Island glaciers.
Trust earmarks $10m to fund youth programmes
Trust earmarks $10m to fund youth programmes
Youth potential and achievement may be about to skyrocket, as the Otago Community Trust earmarks $10 million for a suite of new funds which aim to support the region’s young people.
Ceremonies would be ‘shot in the arm’
Ceremonies would be ‘shot in the arm’
Four extra graduation ceremonies have been scheduled by the University of Otago this year, for those who did not get to graduate last year because of Covid-19 cancellations.
Pair hot on trail of great astrophysics mystery
Pair hot on trail of great astrophysics mystery
One of the greatest unanswered questions in astrophysics is why the sun’s atmosphere is hotter than its surface.
Funding boosts Parkinson’s research
Funding boosts Parkinson’s research
Actor Michael J Fox’s foundation has strengthened its connection to the University of Otago by providing more than $500,000 for research into Māori and Pacific people with Parkinson’s disease.
Lockdown bugbears studied
Lockdown bugbears studied
Having to wear face masks in public has been found to be the least inconvenient and unpleasant feature of New Zealand’s Covid-19 lockdown requirements.
Ramblers step up for Cancer Society
Ramblers step up for Cancer Society
They may have been small steps, but the Dunedin Ramblers’ walk along the Otago Peninsula definitely made a difference for people affected by cancer.
Thunder, heavy rain possible for parts of South Island
Thunder, heavy rain possible for parts of South Island
Thunderstorms and heavy rain are possible in parts of the South Island today.
Thunder, heavy rain possible for parts of South
Thunder, heavy rain possible for parts of South
Thunderstorms and heavy rain are possible in Southland and inland Otago today.