‘Strong positive growth’ seen in Summer School
Student numbers are up more than 10% at the latest University of Otago Summer School, and distance-taught numbers are up about 50%.
John Gibb
When it comes to dinosaurs, Macklin’s no fossil
When it comes to dinosaurs, Macklin’s no fossil
A dinosaur-loving Dunedin 10-year-old rewarded with an appointment at Otago Museum is over the moon with his slice of fame.
Hands-on science education
Hands-on science education
Fifty senior secondary school pupils from throughout the country have converged on Dunedin for the 10th anniversary of a national science education camp.
Biden should emulate ‘New Deal’, academic says
Biden should emulate ‘New Deal’, academic says
US president Joe Biden must strive to heal the nation’s divisions with an ambitious New Deal that works for the many not the few, a Dunedin academic says.
Corpse plant cultivation work ‘such a joy’
Corpse plant cultivation work ‘such a joy’
Dunedin Botanic Garden staff and the University of Otago botany department’s Associate Prof Janice Lord are part of international moves to save the rare corpse plant.
Returning student happy with coffee and company
Returning student happy with coffee and company
A US international student, returning at last to Dunedin, is unlikely to forget the taste of her first cup of coffee after release from two weeks in managed isolation.
Study of NZ links to Ireland
Study of NZ links to Ireland
A national study, compiled by a Dunedin academic, shows many strong historical and cultural links between New Zealand and Ireland.
Plant closes for the year but smell similes roll in
Plant closes for the year but smell similes roll in
Smelly socks, a dead rat in a ceiling, and rotting cabbage — people recently visiting Dunedin’s infamously smelly corpse plant reacted to the stink in many different ways.
Tropical Forest is stage set for TV episodes
Tropical Forest is stage set for TV episodes
Tropical butterflies, tarantulas and the Otago Museum’s Tropical Forest will feature in the next series of the preschool television show Code Fun.
Potting mix risks still underrated
Potting mix risks still underrated
Community awareness about legionnaire’s disease is growing, but some gardeners still underestimate the risks posed by potting mix, a researcher warns.
Sightings of little owls in South range widely
Sightings of little owls in South range widely
An Otago Daily Times article with a photograph of a little owl (Athene noctua) has caused a veritable owlvalanche of emails providing other owl photographs and sighting details.
Phone ban at schools opposed
Phone ban at schools opposed
Dunedin educationist Kaitlyn Martin disagrees with blanket phone bans at schools, and believes phones can help involve some hard-to-reach pupils in science education.
Week-long university camp all the more appreciated after tough year
Week-long university camp all the more appreciated after tough year
Secondary pupils from throughout New Zealand have felt an "extra spark of joy" about taking part in the latest Hands-On at Otago summer camp, after earlier Covid-19 restrictions.
Plant’s putrid odours sure to draw crowds
Plant’s putrid odours sure to draw crowds
What becomes so smelly and pungent that, almost despite yourself, you are drawn inexorably into its grimly repellent odours?
Border ban not needed, researchers say
Border ban not needed, researchers say
The Government should avoid banning people entering New Zealand from specific countries where there may be variants of the virus that causes Covid-19, Dunedin researchers say.
Everyone out as seal and sea lion join in
Everyone out as seal and sea lion join in
Swimmers cooling off at St Kilda Beach this afternoon had to get out of the water after a seal and sea lion decided to join them.
Summer school numbers appear ‘positive’
Summer school numbers appear ‘positive’
Students at the University of Otago’s latest Summer School are adding a buzz to the campus and early enrolments may be up on last year, organisers say.
‘Fabulous friendships’ made at camp
‘Fabulous friendships’ made at camp
Amid the kayaking and abseiling, some youngsters with diabetes have life-changing experiences at an annual Berwick summer camp.
Photo of rarely seen little owl delights
Photo of rarely seen little owl delights
After many years of looking but not seeing much, Dunedin zoologist Anthony Harris was delighted to see a photograph of a little owl.
McGowan stepping down ahead of Business South formation
McGowan stepping down ahead of Business South formation
Otago Chamber of Commerce chief executive Dougal McGowan is resigning this week ahead of the formation of Business South, a new business advocacy body.