Debt rethink is needed
Debt rethink is needed
New Zealand should rethink making attachment orders to repay loans from beneficiaries, Salvation Army Dunedin community ministries manager David McKenzie says.
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Vape flavours 'tragedy waiting to happen'
Vape flavours 'tragedy waiting to happen'
Problems with vape flavourings are ''a tragedy waiting to happen'', asthma researcher Prof Julian Crane warns.
Gasworks museum one of the best − patron
Gasworks museum one of the best − patron
British industrial heritage advocate Sir Neil Cossons is confident the momentum behind improvements at the Dunedin Gasworks Museum can be built up again.
'Fomo' carries a cost for social media users
'Fomo' carries a cost for social media users
Fear of missing out drives many people to keep using social media, despite the loss of privacy and commercial manipulation.
Researchers awarded $800K each
Researchers awarded $800K each
University of Otago researchers Dr Olivia Faull and Dr Damian Scarf have been awarded Rutherford Discovery Fellowships, each worth $800,000.
Votes must be delivered by hand
Votes must be delivered by hand
The final turnout for Dunedin's local body elections is in the hands of the voters.
Deft ploy paid off
Deft ploy paid off
Seventy happy years of marriage later, Allan Rennie has absolutely no regrets about a certain unexpected encounter with the girl next door, at his father's grocery shop in Abbotsford.
Departing professor praised
Departing professor praised
More than 100 University of Otago law students and staff burst into prolonged applause yesterday after Prof Paul Roth gave his last lecture in a 30-year career at Otago.
Phosphate importers called out
Phosphate importers called out
New Zealanders would be "shocked" if they knew the reality about the phosphate imported from Western Sahara to make New Zealand fertiliser, Tecber Ahmed Saleh said yesterday.
Otago wins MBA case study
Otago wins MBA case study
The University of Otago Business School not only runs New Zealand's highest internationally-rated MBA programme, it has also developed the country's first national MBA case competition.
Vintage motorbike takes the slow lane to Alexandra
Vintage motorbike takes the slow lane to Alexandra
You're close to nature but it's too loud to hear the birds when you're riding across the Otago spring countryside on a 1926 "sponge cake" motorbike.
Disabled access good for all
Disabled access good for all
Creating updated disabled access legislation will bring benefits for all New Zealanders, Dianne Rogers says.
Hoops of fun
Hoops of fun
Despite changeable spring weather, young holiday-makers Caleb (9) and Olivia (7) Scott, of Auckland, took their first dip at the St Clair Salt Water Pool on Saturday.
Snow comes to aid of firefighters
Snow comes to aid of firefighters
Snow came to the assistance of firefighters tackling a blaze in inland Otago overnight.
Paua hit by climate change
Paua hit by climate change
The "devastating" effects of climate change on the ocean are also threatening paua, New Zealand's most internationally well-known shellfish, new research shows.
Seed spud shortage strikes
Seed spud shortage strikes
A recent shortage of Jersey benne seed potatoes in Dunedin means some home gardeners may struggle to grow their own supplies for the festive table this Christmas.
Otago alumnus gains $5.5m research award
Otago alumnus gains $5.5m research award
University of Otago alumnus Prof Rob Knight has received the Pioneer Award, a leading US health research award totalling more than $5.5million.
Red meat claims queried
Red meat claims queried
A University of Otago academic disagrees with a claim by international researchers that few health benefits would result from reducing consumption of red and processed meat.
Seven scholars appointed 'prestigious new role'
University's prestigious poutoko taiea initiative recognises leading scholars
The University of Otago has appointed seven of its leading scholars to a "prestigious new role'' as sesquicentennial distinguished chairs.
Positive messages from meeting
Positive messages from meeting
Dunedin and Otago face huge problems - inadequate hospital scanning equipment, rural water allocation and quality issues, and climate change - but collaborative answers can be found.