John Gibb

Two Madagascan giant day geckos have been released into the Otago Museum's popular tropical forest, joining about 1000 butterflies.

A new regime for children's TV advertising starts soon, but there is reason to believe our children will be little safer from the marketing man's subtle arts.

The University of Otago has achieved an operating surplus of about $14 million for the first four months of the year, which is $1,247,000 better than budget.

The growth in residential property values is slowing nationally, up only 2.4% over the past year, with Dunedin the only main centre where values fell - by 2.2%, QV Valuations statistics show.

The threatening reality of climate change for some low-lying Pacific Island nations was highlighted during a visit to the University of Otago yesterday by the President of Kiribati, Anote Tong.

Health Research Council funding totalling about $21.6 million has boosted University of Otago medical research into a host of conditions, ranging from rheumatoid arthritis to schizophrenia, and into "intergenerational cycles of adversity".