‘Electric’ energy at party
‘Electric’ energy at party
Dunedin's annual O Week toga party returned to its roots last night.
Hamish MacLean
Flood protection may be factor in fish kill
Flood protection may be factor in fish kill
Flood protection work by the Otago Regional Council in the Kaikorai Stream could have contributed to the deaths of hundreds of fish at the weekend.
Quake marked, effects recalled
Quake marked, effects recalled
The scenes that greeted Dunedin firefighters in Christchurch in the days and weeks after the earthquake struck have stayed with them 10 years on.
Hundreds of fish found dead in estuary
Hundreds of fish found dead in estuary
Poor water quality could have contributed to the death of hundreds of fish in a Dunedin estuary at the weekend.
Reaping what we sow: tree choices in policy spotlight
Reaping what we sow: tree choices in policy spotlight
While once there was a desperate push to plant our way out of climate change, the Climate Change Commission is now calling for real emissions reductions instead. Hamish MacLean looks into what the direction could mean for the South.
Emergency services called to Lawyers Head
Emergency services called to Lawyers Head
Emergency services responded to reports of a person in the water at Lawyers Head in Dunedin earlier today.
Hydrogen fuel collaboration
Hydrogen fuel collaboration
A New Zealand collaboration with German researchers could accelerate the shift to a low-carbon economy in the South using "green hydrogen".
First O Week gig postponed over Covid uncertainty
First O Week gig postponed over Covid uncertainty
The first event of this year's O Week has been postponed amid the uncertainty surrounding Alert Levels in Dunedin.
Number of foreign students in city vastly reduced
Number of foreign students in city vastly reduced
This was the first year Chartsiri (Patty) Klinpibul has stayed in New Zealand over the summer.
Southern incomes rise but housing still unaffordable
Southern incomes rise but housing still unaffordable
Incomes appear to have kept pace with rising housing costs in the South before Covid hit, but only just.
Dental journey on massive scale
Dental journey on massive scale
A technicolour scene now fills a once flat wall in a courtyard at the University of Otago dental school in Frederick St, Dunedin.
Woman missing near Lawrence found safe
Woman missing near Lawrence found safe
A woman whose disappearance sparked a search has been found safe and well roughly 40km from where she went missing on Sunday night.
Funding boosts polytech enrolments
Funding boosts polytech enrolments
Nearly a quarter more students than last year are set to start schooling at Otago Polytechnic this month as the Dunedin tertiary school reports a rush on its 2021 classes.
Sequencing effort to identify virus variant
Sequencing effort to identify virus variant
University of Otago evolutionary virologist Jemma Geoghegan is working with her colleagues at the Institute of Environmental Science and Research (ESR) to identify the source of the variant found...
Hackles rise over stock reduction figure
Hackles rise over stock reduction figure
A possible 15% reduction in livestock numbers on red meat and dairy farms by 2030 could break New Zealand’s under-pressure agriculture industry, some farmers fear.
Polytech defends travel spending
Polytech defends travel spending
Otago Polytechnic is defending spending nearly $8 million on travel in five years in the wake of criticism from the auditor-general.
DCC buying 12 more electric cars this year
DCC buying 12 more electric cars this year
The number of electric vehicles in the Dunedin City Council’s fleet is due to more than double by the end of the year when it reaches its 2021 goal.
Paralympians’ success honoured
Paralympians’ success honoured
Dunedin's Anna Grimaldi has this year’s Tokyo Paralympics in her sights.
Students punished for flat hazings, uni reveals
Students punished for flat hazings, uni reveals
Twenty students faced disciplinary action at the University of Otago after two flat initiations led to burglary, forced drinking and demeaning acts last year.
Inquiry into whether staff encouraged scam
Inquiry into whether staff encouraged scam
The University of Otago will investigate whether staff encouraged medical students to scam the system and holiday when they should have been studying.