The Dunedin Fire Brigade Restoration Society has created a mobile museum to raise awareness about the society and the city's distinctive firefighting history.
"Maori should tutu - we should explore the world, have a look at what's around and have a go at new challenges."
The Otago Museum and Otago Polytechnic have joined forces to develop an interactive science exhibition which will soon be showcased to potential overseas buyers at a conference in Dunedin.
A dozen enthusiastic school pupils learned a great deal more about the Dunedin Gasworks Museum and environmental sampling yesterday during the University of Otago's latest hands-on science summer camp.
Many of the stars of New Zealand secondary school science have converged on the University of Otago for its latest hands-on science summer camp.
Most of the Otago Settlers Museum's archives section will be closed to the public until the museum's redevelopment is completed in late 2012, but the portrait photograph collection will remain available.
Poor levels of scientific literacy in Western countries, including New Zealand, are "highly disturbing", Australian science communication researcher Dr Carol Oliver says.
The mysterious and tragic history of a 2300-year-old Otago Museum sculpture depicting Alexander the Great is expected to attract international attention.
More than 5600 people have visited the Otago Museum's Dinosaur Eggs and Babies exhibition, in a positive public response to the museum's latest dinosaur show.
Not very much scientific detective work is required to identify by far the most popular course in the University of Otago summer school's 10-year history.
University of Otago zoology graduate Dr Jenny Rock, who is also a print-maker, film-maker and poet, moves easily between what she sees as the often polarised worlds of science and the humanities.
John Labes, a Lawrence farming leader, is still as passionately concerned about farm safety issues as he was 40 years ago.
British visitors Beki Quinland of London and James Renowden of Swansea have the Tangata Whenua to themselves during a visit to the Otago Museum. Photo by Craig Baxter.
After a boom year of more than 600,000 visitors at the Otago Museum, largely driven by the popularity of its tropical butterflies display, latest figures suggest a likely return to a lower, more usual annual attendance.
In 2004, Dutch-born University of Otago zoologist Associate Prof Liz Slooten, who is well known for her research into New Zealand's endangered Hector's dolphin, and her partner, Otago marine scientist Associate Prof Steve Dawson, received the Royal Society of New Zealand's Sir Charles Fleming Award for their outstanding contribution to conservation science.
Many university students are already conducting themselves well, and quite a few would also like to learn a bit more about conducting.
A statue of Jack Lovelock, a former University of Otago medical student who became one of New Zealand's greatest Olympic heroes, was unveiled yesterday at the small West Coast township where he was born.
Streamlined procedures helped the University of Otago's latest summer school cope with record student numbers yesterday.
Jokes about Dunedin being "the Riviera of the South" may have to be reconsidered after the highest temperature in the country last month - 32degC - was recorded at Dunedin International Airport on Christmas Day.
Mosgiel resident Ayla Griffiths was soaking up some holiday sun at the Outram Glen again recently, long one of her favourite holiday spots.
University of Otago professor Keith Hunter takes issue with so-called sceptics who persistently deny fossil-fuel-burning humans are contributing to global climate change, despite overwhelming scientific evidence.