‘Great feeling’ to get US patent
‘Great feeling’ to get US patent
Dunedin physicists Dr Amita Deb and Prof Niels Kjaergaard have gained a United States patent for their new quantum radio technology.
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Theologian returns to ‘second home’
Theologian returns to ‘second home’
Former leader of the Presbyterian Maori Synod the Rev Wayne Te Kaawa is pleased to be back in his "second home", Dunedin.
As result looms, US expat ‘really scared’
As result looms, US expat ‘really scared’
Former Hawaiian resident Jade De La Paz began yesterday hoping for a big Democratic win but was later much more uncertain because of the knife-edge closeness of the US presidential election.
Turnout shows positive outcome
Turnout shows positive outcome
South Dunedin Community Network manager Robyn McLean (left) and network chairwoman Eleanor Doig at the network’s sixth community hui, at the Bathgate School hall yesterday evening.
'Major' power outage in Cromwell
'Major' power outage in Cromwell
Many Cromwell households were without power after a major outage this evening.
Owner elated as gate reinstated after spate of eight thefts in Highgate
Owner elated as gate reinstated after spate of eight thefts in Highgate
Phyll Esplin has never been so pleased to hear the squeak of her old wrought-iron front gate.
Half young New Zealand children’s energy intake from ultra-processed food
Half young New Zealand children’s energy intake from ultra-processed food
A new Dunedin study shows that young New Zealand children receive half their energy intake from ultra-processed foods.
Interactive fun for pupils at roadshow
Interactive fun for pupils at roadshow
Ava McSkimming (9), a year 5 pupil at Fairfield School, enjoys herself at a National Science-Technology Roadshow, hosted by Dunedin North Intermediate yesterday.
Ultra-processed foods source of half of Kiwi kids' energy intake
Ultra-processed foods source of half of Kiwi kids' energy intake
A new Dunedin-led study shows young New Zealand children receive half their energy intake from ultra-processed foods.
Podcasts aim to illustrate the human side of science
Podcasts aim to illustrate the human side of science
An innovative podcast series titled “Around the World in 80 Discoveries” aims to highlight the diversity of international researchers and scientific research in Dunedin.
Love and respect keep ties strong
Love and respect keep ties strong
"We just clicked." That is how Eileen McRae (nee Wilkinson) explains becoming attracted to a dashing young man from Gore at a certain December dance in Queenstown in 1957.
Punters lap up two-day beer fest
Punters lap up two-day beer fest
The second and last day of the latest Dunedin Craft Beer and Food Festival on Saturday went down as easily as the first.
32 sections sold at blackboard auction
32 sections sold at blackboard auction
Thirty-two of the 39 sections at the Heathfield subdivision in Mosgiel were sold in a successful blackboard auction at the weekend, which again highlighted strong demand in the Dunedin residential market.
Festival going from strength to strength
Festival going from strength to strength
The holding of a Nepalese cultural festival at a First Church of Otago hall reflected the event’s continuing positive development, organisers said.
Community 'devastated' at trail rider's death
Community 'devastated' at trail rider's death
A motorbike rider killed in a South Otago school's fundraising event was a "husband, father, colleague and friend" whose death has devastated organisers, the school says.
Person flown to Dunedin after Southland crash
Person flown to Dunedin after Southland crash
A seriously-injured person has been flown to Dunedin Hospital after an early morning car crash east of Mataura.
$2.7m gained in career development funding
$2.7m gained in career development funding
University of Otago researchers have gained more than $2.7million in career development funds, including for a study to identify patients at greater risk of poor cancer outcomes.
Appeal after large feral cat seen near beach
Appeal after large feral cat seen near beach
Otago Peninsula Trust ecotourism manager Hoani Langsbury is appealing for any photographs or further sightings of a large feral cat seen near Allans Beach this week.
$8m redevelopment to boost overnight bed capacity
$8m redevelopment to boost overnight bed capacity
An $8 million redevelopment at Mercy Hospital will deliver the hospital’s biggest boost in overnight bed capacity for 20 years.
Broadcast ‘opportunity’ for students
Broadcast ‘opportunity’ for students
University of Otago students and academics will next week contribute a 90-minute segment to an innovative international online video broadcast, commenting on the United States elections.