Fire protection being upgraded
A fire protection upgrade in the Otago Museum basement will help protect visitors and staff as well as safeguarding collections in the event of a fire.
John Gibb
From 'margins' to Poet Laureate
From 'margins' to Poet Laureate
Dunedin poet, writer, reviewer and former Burns Fellow David Eggleton has been appointed as the latest New Zealand Poet Laureate.
'Major concerns' remain over airport expansion
'Major concerns' remain over airport expansion
The Queenstown Airport Corporation's modified statement of intent has done nothing to mitigate ''major concerns'' over likely future airport expansion, Wanaka Stakeholders Group say.
Collaboration over substance problems seen as key
Collaboration over substance problems seen as key
Many people shifting to rural areas because of urban housing shortages are striking problems because of inadequate mental health services, Andre McLachlan says.
Otago scientists soon to reveal Loch Ness findings
Otago scientists soon to reveal Loch Ness findings
A monster or a myth?
Findings of Loch Ness study to be revealed
Findings of Loch Ness study to be revealed
University of Otago scientists today made a tantalising announcement, that next week, near Loch Ness, they will reveal the findings of an international study into Nessie's existence or otherwise.
Research may lead to Tb treatment
Research may lead to Tb treatment
New insights by researcher Liam Harold could help prepare the way for part of an eventual new drug cocktail therapy to counter tuberculosis.
Students gear up for visit to island
Students gear up for visit to island
It may not be MacGyver in action, but there will be plenty of smart improvisation when Otago Polytechnic students fly to a remote island in Vanuatu next month.
Dancers 'Inhale, Exhale, Breathe'
Dancers 'Inhale, Exhale, Breathe'
Contemporary dancers Jake Callender and Sophie McClean perform with other members of the Otago Dance Association Performance Troupe in the atrium at the Otago Museum yesterday afternoon.
Multiple crashes due to icy roads in Dunedin
Multiple crashes due to icy roads in Dunedin
No-one was seriously hurt in a series of car crashes, at least two of them in icy conditions, north of Dunedin early today.
Jaws of life used to free occupant in Southland crash
Jaws of life used to free occupant in Southland crash
One person has been flown to hospital by helicopter in a serious condition after a crash in Southland.
Doctorate was worth the wait for John
Doctorate was worth the wait for John
John White turned 74 yesterday, and today graduates from the University of Otago with a doctorate in public health.
Fault causes power cut in East Otago
Fault causes power cut in East Otago
Hundreds of households in East Otago, from Palmerston to 20kms south at Puketeraki, were without power for about 60 to 90 minutes yesterday after a fault at a Palmerston substation at 7pm.
Hundreds of calves killed in shed fire
Hundreds of calves killed in shed fire
More than 200 new-born calves have died in a blaze at a calf-rearing shed north of Oamaru this evening.
Suspicious approach to child in Roslyn
Suspicious approach to child in Roslyn
Police are investigating a reported suspicious approach to a child near a Dunedin supermarket by a man in a van this afternoon.
Study on young children with chest infections 'a wake-up call'
Study on young children with chest infections 'a wake-up call'
Better housing would slash hospital admissions for acute respiratory infections among young children by almost 20%, a new study finds.
Embroiderers stitching NZ history together
Embroiderers stitching NZ history together
Dunedin embroiderers are still hard at work on a big national project, titled ''New Zealand: A History in Stitch''.
Exotic plants can evolve, prof says
Exotic plants can evolve, prof says
When is an exotic plant no longer exotic?
Hope tool will help stop possums' return
Hope tool will help stop possums' return
Researcher Charlotte Patterson hopes a powerful new pest management tool will help protect Otago Peninsula against reinvasion once possums are largely eliminated there.
Professor optimistic cancer will become less life-threatening
Professor optimistic cancer will become less life-threatening
A United States-based immunotherapy researcher is optimistic cancer will gradually become less of an immediate threat to life.