Catching the tide as it turns
Retiring Otago Daily Times reporter John Gibb reflects on more than 36 years as a daily newspaper reporter, more than 33 of those years at the ODT.
John Gibb
Private phase for dry moa footprints
Private phase for dry moa footprints
Rare and ancient moa footprints, previously on display at Otago Museum, have stepped out of the public gaze so further conservation work can be completed.
Dunedin city most responsive to bird survey
Dunedin city most responsive to bird survey
People in Otago and Southland are being encouraged to take part in the latest annual nationwide Garden Bird Survey, which starts today and ends on July 4.
Dunedin’s volunteers to be recognised with new awards
Dunedin’s volunteers to be recognised with new awards
Volunteer South has launched new-look Dunedin volunteer awards, to replace earlier and discontinued Otago-wide awards.
Study reveals harm of lockdown
Study reveals harm of lockdown
A study of last year’s main Covid-19 lockdown highlights the need for the wellbeing of young children to be a key focus in future pandemic planning.
Intrepid dogs’ breakfasts probed
Intrepid dogs’ breakfasts probed
Dunedin researchers have used a laser microscope to shed new light on a century-old dog biscuit used to feed sledge dogs in early Antarctic exploration.
Site found for treatment centre
Site found for treatment centre
Plans to establish a not-for-profit eating disorder treatment centre have moved much closer to reality through the purchase of a $1.1 million rural property.
Fire vehicle no longer an ‘orphaned oddity’
Fire vehicle no longer an ‘orphaned oddity’
A Land Rover handover is looming after previous tensions over ownership of the fire-fighting vehicle have been resolved.
Thomas Burns’ visitation book put on digital record
Thomas Burns’ visitation book put on digital record
One of Toitu Otago Settlers Museum’s most valuable historical artefacts, the visitation book of Rev Dr Thomas Burns, has been digitised, making its contents more widely available.
Scientist sisters feel lucky to be together
Scientist sisters feel lucky to be together
So far away and yet so near. During last year’s Covid-19 lockdown, English-born Dr Cathy Cole, a lecturer at the University of Otago Centre for Science Communication, did not have to look far to find a sympathetic family member.
Dental research team amid grant recipients
Dental research team amid grant recipients
Research to develop a novel white crown for drill-free treatment of childhood dental disease is among University of Otago studies backed by $1.74million in feasibility grants.
Delay to cottage move frustrates advocate
Delay to cottage move frustrates advocate
Seven years after going "out on a limb" to save a rare 19th-century worker’s cottage, Dunedin heritage campaigner Ann Barsby is frustrated about delays in bringing it home.
Concern over storage location of records
Concern over storage location of records
New Zealand's chief archivist has written to the Dunedin City Council chief executive over risks to sensitive property records held in a basement near water and sewerage pipes.
Climate change: Academics see report’s win-win benefits
Climate change: Academics see report’s win-win benefits
Recommendations in the Climate Change Commission’s final report are likely to mean win-win benefits for agriculture, transport and health, Dunedin researchers say.
Cautious optimism about new drug for Alzheimer’s
Cautious optimism about new drug for Alzheimer’s
Dunedin brain researcher Prof Cliff Abraham is "cautiously hopeful" about the first new Alzheimer’s drug to be approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration in nearly 20 years.
Interest in initiative for deaf pupils
Interest in initiative for deaf pupils
A new Beacon School approach for Dunedin deaf and hard of hearing pupils at Halfway Bush could be adopted elsewhere, thanks to a positive response.
Otago Uni geographers win awards
Otago Uni geographers win awards
In their 75th anniversary year, University of Otago geographers have garnered half of a group of prestigious national geography awards.
‘Tiara Tarts’ busy baking up a storm
‘Tiara Tarts’ busy baking up a storm
Thousands of people swarmed into three George St malls over the long weekend, and staging the Port Chalmers Artisan Markets there brought benefits to all.
Crash near Clinton blocks highway, minor injuries
Crash near Clinton blocks highway, minor injuries
No-one was seriously hurt but a section of SH93 was partly blocked after a ute towing a caravan hit a bank, south of Clinton today.
Damehood acknowledgement of 'importance of fresh water’
Damehood acknowledgement of 'importance of fresh water’
Emerita Prof Carolyn Burns was "shocked" and humbled when she learnt she was being made a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit.