The undead have never been livelier. But the recent increase in popularity of television shows, movies, and books devoted to vampires should not be dismissed as merely another passing teenage craze, Garth Cartwright says.
An Otago Daily Times story about French cyclist Julien Leblay, who is touring the world encouraging people to give blood, has sparked strong interest among blood donation services in the United States.
Otago Museum living environments co-ordinator Murray McGuigan gets a taste of a heavy artificial monsoon at the museum's popular tropical forest yesterday.
A fledgling funding agreement to finance student-run services next year will bring greater transparency and accountability, the general manager of the Otago University Students Association says.
The Otago Museum has received an Enviro Gold Qualmark award, reflecting the museum's efforts to operate as a "green business", emphasising energy efficiency and good waste management.
More than 1000 students flocked to the University of Otago campus yesterday for the first day of the university's latest annual summer school.
One of the biggest challenges facing Dunedin statistician John Harraway is helping strengthen the statistics capability of African countries.
Firefighters used the jaws of life to free a woman who was trapped for about 20 minutes in a late-model car which went on fire after an accident involving a truck near Invercargill last night.
The University of Otago's 12th annual summer school starts today, having again attracted strong interest from students, and generating about 2240 enrolments.
Unusually detailed information about changes in groundwater levels after the 7.1 magnitude Canterbury earthquake in September 2010 is attracting international scientific interest.
Two embroidery samplers, made more than 50 years ago and recently donated to the Otago Museum, reflect the strong influence of a leading Dunedin embroidery teacher, Helen Moran.
Some visitors to the Otago Museum continue to find car parking a problem, a recent survey shows.
Those days television was black and white, Bonanza was a favourite show and Milton kids rode their push bikes through happy summers that never seemed to end.
It must be the painting and home improvement season.
Former tourism management consultant and Karitane resident Ray Grubb is completely relaxed about his wife, Marian van der Goes, soaking up much of the limelight these days, as Doc's Otago conservator.
Fourteen leading University of Otago academics are being promoted to full professorships, reflecting their "proven records of excellence".
Associate Prof Bernadette Drummond will soon become the first female professor of dentistry in the 104-year history of the University of Otago Faculty of Dentistry.
Shoppers flocked to central Dunedin and its malls yesterday afternoon, with an influx of cruise ship tourists and holidaymakers from Christchurch and other out-of-town domestic visitors also adding to demand.
Karitane was the biggest winner in the township's latest annual raft race, staged in brilliantly fine weather at the weekend.
Paris-based airline pilot and administrator Graeme McGregor is delighted to be visiting Dunedin, the city of his birth.
