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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Board women do well: research
Board women do well: research
Are women directors just "tokens", appointed to meet corporate board gender expectations or rulings by regulatory bodies?
Museum vaccination policies anticipated
Museum vaccination policies anticipated
It may be early next month before Dunedin public pools, libraries and museums will be able to say whether staff and visitors will need to be double vaccinated to gain entry.
Festival to be held on University Oval
Festival to be held on University Oval
Following a "drought" of major events in the South, Dunedin’s fortunes are changing.
Dunedin scientist setting parameters for Titan probe
Dunedin scientist setting parameters for Titan probe
Life and its building blocks is no longer just about birds and bees — it turns out a Dragonfly is also involved now.
Highly cited NZ scientist honoured
Highly cited NZ scientist honoured
A Dunedin-born scientist has been singled out on a list of scientists that includes 24 Nobel Laureates.
$25,000 for anxiety research
$25,000 for anxiety research
Continuing her recent awards sweep, University of Otago psychology researcher Dr Olivia Harrison has been awarded a 2021 L’Oreal/Unesco Fellowship for women in science.
Winning ways merit reward
Winning ways merit reward
Winning a national title is a great time to ask your parents for something you have always wanted.
Artist puts parts of past into creativity
Artist puts parts of past into creativity
Avant-garde art, it is not. But ground-breaking, it most certainly is.
Garden haven created for Daffodil House residents
Garden haven created for Daffodil House residents
They say gardening is cheaper than therapy.
Medals awarded to South’s ‘local heroes’
Medals awarded to South’s ‘local heroes’
Creating innovative garments for amputees and founding a world-first eating disorder service are among the achievements in the Southern region which have been recognised in the Kiwibank Local Hero...
Calls to improve pancreatic cancer care
Calls to improve pancreatic cancer care
On average, there are only 92 days between diagnosis and death when it comes to pancreatic cancer.
Lasers at cutting edge of technology
Lasers at cutting edge of technology
Physics, photonics and quantum technologies sound like pretty heavy topics for most people to absorb.
Award for housing research ‘humbling’
Award for housing research ‘humbling’
Two decades of ground-breaking research on the impact of housing interventions on residents’ health and wellbeing has won an Otago researcher and her team New Zealand’s top research award.