John Lewis

Winning prestigious award bittersweet for professor

University of Otago (Wellington) epidemiologist Professor Michael Baker and his research team...

Winning prestigious award bittersweet for professor

Winning one of New Zealand’s most prestigious research awards has been bittersweet for leading University of Otago (Wellington) epidemiologist Professor Michael Baker.

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Golf tournament hospice fundraiser a generation game for threesome

Millie Meder had no shortage of expert putting advice at yesterday’s Edinburgh Women’s Golf...

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Golf tournament hospice fundraiser a generation game for threesome

Having three generations of a family filled with social putter-flies playing golf together tends to slow the game somewhat.

Three generations play in charity golf tournament

Having three generations of a family filled with social putter-flies playing golf together tends to slow the game somewhat.

Medal a ‘heartwarming’ win for physics professor

Experimental studies of atomic collisions and light-scattering using ultra-cold gases, has won Niels Kjaergaard the prestigious Royal Society Te Apārangi Hector Medal for 2023.

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Pupil ‘happy scientist’ after win

Grants Braes School pupil Alistair McLeod with an International Competitions and Assessments for...

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Pupil ‘happy scientist’ after win

We've all seen mad scientists, but Alistair McLeod is in a class of his own.

‘Happy scientist’ takes the win

We've all seen mad scientists, but Alistair McLeod is in a class of his own.

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Statutory manager for Dunedin school

Established in 2012, Bathgate Park School was opened after nearby Forbury School and Macandrew...

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Concerns lead to statutory manager at school

Concerns about financial management, employment and communication have prompted the Ministry of Education to appoint a limited statutory manager at at Bathgate Park School.

South Island moa discovery just got more incredible

Moa footprints left in the Kyeburn River bed, which were discovered by Ranfurly man Michael...

South Island moa discovery just got more incredible

Four years after moa footprints were discovered in a South Island riverbed, scientists have released some long-awaited updates on the mysterious markings.

Research finds worrying increase in endometrial cancer rates

Research finds worrying increase in endometrial cancer rates

Alarm bells are ringing for the oncology community and healthcare professionals as rates of endometrial cancer "skyrocket" in New Zealand.

EDOR symposium to mark 20th

Edgar National Centre for Diabetes and Obesity Research director Prof Rachael Taylor (left), co...

EDOR symposium to mark 20th

Obesity and diabetes are at epidemic proportions in New Zealand, with major implications for individuals, families and the healthcare system.

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'Parental pushback' over Dunedin school plan

George Street Normal School. Photo: ODT files

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Ministry ‘inflexible’ over future of Dunedin school

The Ministry of Education has been accused of being "unnecessarily inflexible and opaque" in its decision-making over the future of George Street Normal School.

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Tunes and talk for the ‘elderly gang’

Radius Fulton Residents’ Show radio announcers Kelvin Rooke and Jimmy Sprague reminisce about...

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Tunes and talk for the ‘elderly gang’

They say video — and more recently, social media — killed the radio star.

Radius Fulton Residents’ radio show turns 20

They say video — and more recently, social media — killed the radio star.

Scientists answer Kyeburn moa footprint questions

Four years after moa footprints were discovered in the Kyeburn riverbed, scientists have released some long-awaited updates on the mysterious Maniototo markings.

Mysterious Maniototo moa prints 3.6m years old

Moa prints found in the Kyeburn River. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

Mysterious Maniototo moa prints 3.6m years old

Four years after moa footprints were discovered in the Kyeburn riverbed, scientists have released some long-awaited updates on the mysterious Maniototo markings.

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From spinal surgery to half marathon

After recovering from spinal surgery, Dunedin runner Bradley Stringer plans to run in this...

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From spinal surgery to half marathon

Looking back, Bradley Stringer reckons he may have been a little too ambitious when he deadlifted 120kg at the gym.

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Carpark closure ‘doesn’t make any sense’

Dunedin photographer Brendon Williamson is upset the gates to one of the city’s top night-sky...

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Nighttime closure of Tunnel Beach carpark ‘doesn’t make any sense’

Closing night time access to the car park at one of Dunedin’s best sites for viewing the Milky Way, aurora, sunrises and sunsets has angered many — particularly the city’s photographers.

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Downplaying Covid rise ‘irresponsible’

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Downplaying Covid rise ‘irresponsible’

Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich has been labelled "irresponsible" for downplaying the spike in Covid-19 cases spreading across the South at the moment.

Locals group gives students sense of belonging

Locals programme head Maya Pitcon (centre left) and University of Otago student success senior...

Locals group gives students sense of belonging

Life for many Dunedin-based students at the University of Otago used to be a bit like living in no-man’s land — they had no sense of belonging.

Warmth expected for this weekend

Apart from a small strip of cloud, the crew on the International Space Station had a clear view...

Warmth expected for this weekend

It might be just about time to give the barbecue a spruce up — much of the South is in for some warm weather this weekend, courtesy of some foul weather in Fiordland.

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