About 240 people graduated in person with degrees, diplomas and certificates from Otago Polytechnic yesterday, in a 3pm ceremony at the Dunedin Town Hall.
About 140 hardy souls enjoyed themselves at indoor events at the Catlins Woodstock Music Festival on Saturday, despite the heavy rain, which resulted in most of the planned weekend music events being cancelled.
About 120 members of the public watched volunteer firefighters from around Otago and Southland practise firefighting techniques at a derelict house near Milton yesterday, during a regional training exercise.
Prof Kevin Clements is well aware that being a globetrotting peacemaker comes with a few risks, after two hotels, in Pakistan and Indonesia, where he had recently stayed were later blown up by militants.
The interests of wider New Zealand society and not just those of the University of Otago have to be taken into account in considering whether to further limit student enrolment at the university, vice-chancellor Prof Sir David Skegg says.
After a recent appeal decision, Dunedin ACC campaigner Denise Powell is urging ACC to "do the right thing" by reinstating compensation payments to about 170 people, including sexual abuse victims.
A souvenir writing set presented to a Dunedin missionary to China nearly 90 years ago has found its way back to Dunedin.
Concern is growing among the country's archivists and other critics over what they see as a secretive review of Archives New Zealand which could threaten its constitutionally vital independence.
The resolution of a long-running dispute over Oldman collection artefacts held at the Otago Museum reflects a greatly improved relationship between the museum and Te Papa, Otago Museum officials say.
The University of Otago's marine science department has bought an 11m alloy boat to free up its larger vessel, Polaris II, for longer research expeditions.
University of Otago students staying at Selwyn College learned quite a lot more about mud and baths at the weekend.
Teenagers who spend less time glued to television screens are also likely to relate better to their friends and parents, a new University of Otago study suggests.
Dunedin resident Wayne Nicholson got more than he bargained for when he was sitting outside a city cafe enjoying a cup of coffee with family members.
The church's essential mission is to "proclaim the Kingdom of God", the Right Rev Dr Kelvin Wright, the newly ordained Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Dunedin, says.
A stirring army charter parade along George St, Dunedin, accompanied by an array of about 30 military vehicles, was among the highlights of weekend celebrations marking the 150th anniversary of military service in Otago.
The former Maryhill cable car was moved from the Otago Settlers Museum into off-site storage at the weekend, as the second stage of the museum's redevelopment project gathers pace.
Sara Sinclair, a teacher based at the Otago Settlers Museum, has received the national Asia New Zealand Foundation Museum Placement Award for 2010.
A large crowd found plenty to enjoy at a "Party in the Park" in Mosgiel at the weekend.
After recent troubles with the Telecom XT network, it was landline problems which caused frustrating disruptions for several Dunedin businesses and their customers yesterday.
Let the buyer beware! University of Otago pharmacy academics Prof Pauline Norris and Dr Clare Strachan are warning about the dangers of the increasingly common practice of buying imported prescription drugs on the internet.