Broken glass left on school courts
School authorities are urging community vigilance after vandals broke bottles and left glass strewn on a netball court at Ravensbourne School at the weekend.
John Gibb
Special visit for albatross chick namer
Special visit for albatross chick namer
When Marian Bevan, then a tourist from the UK, tried to visit the Royal Albatross Colony on Otago Peninsula 20 years ago, no viewing was possible that day, and the trip ended in frustration.
Be entrepreneurial, graduates urged
Be entrepreneurial, speaker urges graduates
Internationally respected physiotherapist Dr Stanley Paris has urged health professionals to place "the interests of your client and patient first", in business and professional life.
University to lead research
University to lead research
A Government move to invest up to $35million in a University of Otago-led genomics alliance will be "great for our region".
Dancing queens
Dancing queens
Hip-hop dancers from Queen’s High School dance crew The Dominant Minority make a vibrant showing in the heats of the New Zealand Competitive Aerobics Federation Otago and Southland Hip-Hop Regionals at the Dunedin Town Hall last night.
Child, three adults missing near Waiora
Child, three adults missing near Waiora
Searchers last night used a helicopter, apparently with night vision equipment, and search dogs in their hunt for three women and a 4-year-old girl who had earlier failed to return from a planned...
Blackest material invented by man lands at museum
Blackest material invented by man lands at museum
The arrival this week of an unusual substance, believed to be the darkest man-made material, has sparked excitement at the Otago Museum.
Cambridge stint changed physicist’s life
Cambridge stint changed physicist’s life
Leading physicist and University of Otago deputy vice-chancellor Prof Richard Blaikie still clearly remembers the moment in 1988 when he was given the news that changed his life.
Beijing trip for conservator
Beijing trip for conservator
Otago Museum conservator Lisa Yeats has been selected to attend a high-powered textiles conservation workshop in Beijing.
Rural councillors win extra payment
Rural councillors win extra payment
Changes in payments to Otago regional councillors provide a "workable solution" to long-debated "rural inequities" over travel by rural councillors, council chairman Stephen Woodhead says.
Flood response pleasing; call for more staff
Flood response pleasing; call for more staff
Emergency Management Otago's overall response to the July flood was ''very pleasing'' but the need for more ''trained and ready staff'' was also highlighted.
Climate lessons out of South Dunedin
Climate lessons out of South Dunedin
Shared presentations by Otago Regional Council and Dunedin City Council representatives about climate change and South Dunedin were ''very well received'' at a recent national conference in Auckland.
Awards to philosopher
Awards to philosopher
Philosopher of memory Kourken (``Kirk'') Michaelian is the latest recipient of the University of Otago's Carl Smith Medal and Rowheath Trust Award.
Discovery could avoid preterm births
Discovery could avoid preterm births
University of Otago researchers have made a discovery which is ``exciting scientifically'' and eventually could help prevent preterm birth in at-risk pregnant women.
City author wins book awards
City author wins book awards
Dunedin author and illustrator David Elliot won the top award at the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults in Wellington last night.
Following his gut instincts
Following his gut instincts
University of Otago graduate and US-based human microbiome research pioneer Prof Rob Knight is the joint recipient of the Massry Prize, a prestigious California-based research award.
Chocolate firm expansion eyed
Own The Factory could join Ocho
The prospects seem bright that Own The Factory campaigners and the community will join forces with Otago Chocolate Company.
Landmark wood building takes shape
NZ’s biggest laminated wood building takes shape
When completed, the four-level east wing at Otago Polytechnic’s $20 million accommodation village will be the largest laminated wood building, by volume, in the country.
ORC recruiting five-year CEO
ORC recruiting five-year CEO
The Otago Regional Council is undertaking a public recruitment process to appoint its chief executive for the five-year period starting in November.
Promoting free masonry campaign
Promoting free masonry campaign
Newly-elected Grand Master of New Zealand Freemasons Mark Winger is keen to explode the myth that Freemasons are a "secret society".