Living constantly in a ''threshold state'' because of his deafness has inspired innovative research by Dunedin lighting artist and designer Martyn Roberts, who will graduate from the University of Otago today.
Green Island residents and visitors from elsewhere in Dunedin were out in force during the township's annual market day last weekend.
About 200 motorcycles packed into central Dunedin on Saturday afternoon during the annual Bikers Rights of New Zealand (Bronz) ''toy run''.
Good weather and a change of focus helped further strengthen participation in the Otago Peninsula Community Show at Portobello at the weekend.
University of Otago medical and physiotherapy graduates should seek happiness through caring for, and learning from, their patients, and not simply by striving for materialistic success.
Otago is a province with a rich history of establishing firsts. We have led the way in many fields and that tradition continues. Researchers at the University of Otago are attracting international attention, with some granted millions of dollars for cutting-edge projects. So what are they up to? Reporter John Gibb, in a fortnightly series, does his own research on the researchers.
Maggie Chan and her brother Raymond will have plenty to celebrate when they graduate together from the University of Otago today.
Finishing touches were being added at the Otago Museum yesterday to the installation of a touring exhibition, which highlights the architecture and science of building in the Antarctic.
Focusing on the security risks of contraband drugs arriving at the Otago Corrections Facility resulted in ''inadequate communication'' between management and other prison staff before a prisoner died.
The University of Otago's internationally respected housing and health research team, headed by Prof Philippa Howden-Chapman, has won the Prime Minister's Science Prize, amounting to $500,000.
State Insurance yesterday confirmed it will close its Dunedin office by the end of next month, along with another 20 of its 22 branches throughout the country.
Former University of Otago international student Ashwika Kapur is ''just over the moon'' after winning a prestigious award for her film about the kakapo Sirocco.
An $810,000 Marsden Fund grant will help University of Otago geologist Associate Prof Daphne Lee gain revolutionary new insights into a lost world of ancient insects, preserved in kauri amber.
Painstaking detective work by University of Otago paleontologists has led to the discovery of a previously unknown genus of ancient baleen whales, now named Tohoraata, or ''Dawn Whale''.
A corrections officer at Otago Corrections Facility thought that a prisoner, who subsequently died of a drug overdose, had looked unwell and had also mentioned that view to a supervisor, the Coroner's Court heard in Dunedin today.
Hocken librarian Sharon Dell is ''absolutely thrilled'' the library's Church Missionary Society archives have been honoured by Unesco recognition.
New University of Otago research has clarified conflicting evidence over a key issue in male fertility, confirming that semen quality declines with age.
Businessman Mark Laughton is still as keen about helping to organise the Dunedin Santa Parade as when he started 17 years ago.
Three leading University of Otago academics have received Royal Society of New Zealand national awards.
Prof Barry Taylor, dean of the University of Otago Dunedin School of Medicine, is taking something of a stand over sitting.