Misunderstandings linger after the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the United States, but Australian-born Sheik Shady Alsuleiman is optimistic about the future of interfaith dialogue.
Draughty conditions in the Otago Museum foyer may soon be a thing of the past, with improvements under way to solve the problem.
When English-born sisters Megan and Olivia Henzell became New Zealand citizens at a ceremony in Dunedin yesterday, they were completing a journey which began when they left Warwickshire 14 years ago.
Deepening understanding between different faiths starts with respectful talk between individuals, and recognising their shared humanity, Rabbi Adi Cohen said in Dunedin this week.
Bill Adam (53) has absolutely no plans to stop driving taxis despite receiving a black eye and a bite on the cheek early yesterday in an assault by a taxi patron.
Grim experiences in a series of Nazi labour camps during World War 2 continue to be a powerful influence on Czech-born master potter Mirek Smisek.
After a quiet, wet start to the West Coast whitebait season at the weekend, Department of Conservation (Doc) officials are warning whitebaiters of their "strict liability" to know and comply with regional whitebait regulations.
Focusing on creativity paid off when University of Otago music PhD student Andrew Filmer won the $1500 first prize at a "three-minute thesis competition" yesterday.
A new generation of Maori academics faces demanding challenges but also has "huge opportunities", Maori r
Some New Zealanders remain as gullible as ever when it comes to get-rich quick schemes and potions offering miraculous health benefits, Dunedin sceptic Warwick Don says.
Otago Museum will host a major exhibition from Shanghai Museum next year, in exchange for a successful display from the Otago institution, which was recently staged in Shanghai.
Writing a research thesis is often a quiet and solitary task, but a great deal of tweeting was going on this week, thanks to an innovative University of Otago conference.
Establishing a new Antarctic science foundation is a "fantastic" move that will accelerate global research on the frozen continent and the Southern Ocean's role in climate change, Prof Gary Wilson, of the Otago University, says.
Nathan Graham, who graduates from the University of Otago today, has no regrets about switching from life in the fast lane as a former race car engineer, to pursue a legal career.
An earlier series of "explosions of knowledge" had recently become a "global tsunami", University of Otago historian Prof Erik Olssen told the university's latest graduates at the weekend.
In a remarkable twist, a virus which causes scabby mouth skin infection in sheep could be used to help people recover better after strokes, new University of Otago research suggests.
Improving how ACC's "marginalised" consumer liaison group works will help restore overall community trust in the Corporation, Dunedin ACC campaigner Denise Powell says.
Two major reports that yesterday found "systemic failure" in ACC's privacy-protection measures have vindicated concerns long raised by Otago ACC claimants, Dunedin ACC campaigner Dr Denise Powell said yesterday.
A recently established Energy Eco-Centre is helping broaden the appeal of the Dunedin Gasworks Museum, museum organisers say.
University of Otago vice-chancellor Prof Harlene Hayne yesterday rejected any suggestion the university was contributing to alcohol abuse problems, saying excessive drinking was a society-wide problem.