Insurance for museum at $20 million
Insurance for museum at $20 million
The Otago Museum collections are not "badly underinsured", despite being covered for only $20 million of their estimated overall $250 million value.
John Gibb
Quirky exit part of office memories
Quirky exit part of office memories
Few academics can boast they have an office with its own secret crawl space and a tiny door.
Conservation of engraved trees welcomed
Conservation of engraved trees welcomed
Many "win-win" benefits are expected to flow from a collaborative digital recording and conservation project involving rare engraved Moriori trees at Otago Museum.
No ceremony, but Renee's still celebrating
No ceremony, but Renee's still celebrating
Renee Bond’s sense of humour has survived bouts of serious illness during her studies and has also helped her accept she cannot graduate in person from the University of Otago.
Pair win scholarships
Pair win scholarships
University of Otago postgraduate students Holly Still and Taylor Hamlin have gained two of Antarctica New Zealand’s four national doctoral scholarships this year, to support Antarctic research.
Quest on for recovery funding
Quest on for recovery funding
Two streams of Covid-19 recovery funding have been identified which might help the Otago Museum’s quest for government funding.
Hanging on for a good clean
Hanging on for a good clean
Abseiling window cleaner Nick Beadle works yesterday on sixth-floor windows on the Dunbar St side of ASB House in Cumberland St, Dunedin.
Man trapped in 'flipped' car near Te Anau freed
Man trapped in 'flipped' car near Te Anau freed
A man who was trapped in an overturned car for more than half an hour after a crash near Te Anau this evening has sustained moderate injuries.
Hormone find may save lives
Hormone find may save lives
In a world first, a discovery by University of Otago researchers may result in apparently healthy people at risk of heart disease being saved after a simple blood test.
Expansion seen as a sound business move
Expansion seen as a sound business move
The co-owners of Dunedin music shop Relics have done two "unusual" things: first setting it up in 2013 and now extending the business to sell home sound systems.
Dinosaurs to invade museum
Dinosaurs to invade museum
After a tough year of Covid-19 disruption, Otago Museum is expecting its upcoming dinosaur exhibition to be popular.
Virus vaccine remains goal despite case of reinfection
Virus vaccine remains goal despite case of reinfection
A Hong Kong case of Covid-19 reinfection does not undermine the need to develop an effective global vaccine, a Dunedin researcher says.
Research could help more cancer patients benefit from new drugs
Research could help more cancer patients benefit from new drugs
Dunedin medical research could result in twice as many Otago-Southland people with bowel cancer benefiting from new anti-cancer drugs.
Market popular despite controls
Market popular despite controls
Covid-19 restrictions did not stop more than 3000 people from flocking to the Otago Farmers Market on Saturday.
Rector’s cannabis post on shaky legal ground
Rector’s cannabis post on shaky legal ground
A senior law professor at the University of Otago says a Dunedin school may be in some difficulty over its communication about the upcoming cannabis referendum.
‘Riddled with rubbish’
‘Riddled with rubbish’
Dunedin environmental advocate Kate Moss-Mason is concerned some areas near Dunedin streets remain "riddled with rubbish".
Rector's drug post draws support, ire
Mixed reaction to King's rector's drug post
King’s High School rector Nick McIvor has spoken out over his worries about what could happen in education if non-medical cannnabis is legalised, drawing both support and ire in response.
Garden inspires show
Garden inspires show
More than 100 works by preschool artists and inspired by close encounters with the Dunedin Botanic Garden will go on public display next week.
Delight as long-lost trophy returned, then repaired
Delight as long-lost trophy returned, then repaired
Karen de Beer is "overwhelmed" to be reunited with a long-missing and now painstakingly restored family heirloom.
Final phase of Fryatt St wharf work under way
Final phase of Fryatt St wharf work under way
Further work being undertaken on land beside the Fryatt St wharf in Dunedin will pave the way for significant redevelopment.