John Gibb

Mixed response to change in 90-day new employee trial

Mixed response to change in 90-day new employee trial

Otago employers and unions have reacted with a mix of "real disappointment'' and approval to changed 90-day employment trial provisions which took effect yesterday.

Nurses turn back the clock

Memories of the challenging life of trainee nurses came flooding back when members of the Dunedin nursing class of 1969 celebrated their 50th anniversary at the weekend.

Digging archaeology

Simon Knopp (10), of Dunedin, enjoys his close encounter with moa bones during a visit to the Otago Museum with his grandmother, Gwennyth Anderson, also of Dunedin, at the weekend.

Otago Capping Sextet members (from left, front) Mark Wigglesworth, Ciaran O'Brien, James Smythe; (back) Callum Fisher, Tyler Neumann and Patrick Manning, perform at Hocken Collections, a University...

Bold move gets positive response

Beginner oil painter Peter Williamson (62) starts his first big canvas at the weekend. PHOTO:...

Bold move gets positive response

Dunedin resident Peter Williamson moved out of his oil painting comfort zone at the weekend when he tackled his first big canvas, focusing on a historic building in Dunedin North.

'Pretty chuffed'

'Pretty chuffed'

David Purcell, of Christchurch, was "pretty chuffed" when his incurve chrysanthemum entry "Kay Woolman" won the Champion of Champions award at the South Island Chrysanthemum Show, held in...

Cyclist injured in crash on peninsula

A cyclist sustained moderate injuries after a crash between a bicycle and a vehicle on Cape Saunders Rd on Otago Peninsula today.

No injuries after car hits pole in Weston

No-one was hurt when a car hit a power pole at Weston, North Otago, shortly before 1.45am today.

'Obscure' ice melt studies relevant now

University of Otago Prof Vernon Squire at a retirement function this week. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

'Obscure' ice melt studies relevant now

Prof Vernon Squire has retired from the University of Otago as a recognised leader in international polar sea ice research, but his work was once viewed as too obscure.

Supreme award winner keen to get back to the studio

Philip Madill (38) had worked on his art over the past 10 years, and supported himself through...

Supreme award winner keen to get back to the studio

Dunedin visual artist Philip Madill reflects on winning the Supreme Award at the Cleveland National Art Awards, presented by the Otago Art Society in the city last night.

Mass singing event

Sweet Adelines women's barbershop singers perform a "massed sing" item in the Octagon, Dunedin, yesterday evening during the latest Sweet Adelines International Regional Convention.

Museum roof repair costs $1 million-plus

Museum roof repair costs $1 million-plus

The Otago Museum faces raising at least $1 million to replace a roof in its original 1877 building in Great King St, and at the Tropical Forest butterfly house.

Closure 'real shame for community'

Mosgiel Memorial RSA restaurant and bar which will be closed. Photo: Gregor Richardson

Closure 'real shame for community'

It's ''gutting'' the Mosgiel Memorial RSA restaurant and bar are closing only a few years after the club's $1.2 million redevelopment, Sarah Davie-Nitis says

RSA restaurant and bar 'unsustainable'

The Mosgiel Memorial RSA restaurant and bar are to close, four years after the club's complex was redeveloped at a cost of $1.2 million.

'Writing is on the wall': RSA to close restaurant and bar

Diners enjoy their meals at the Mosgiel Memorial RSA at Christmas. Photo: Linda Robertson

'Writing is on the wall': RSA to close restaurant and bar

The Mosgiel Memorial RSA has announced it will close its restaurant and bar, given dwindling membership, and amid tough trading pressures for RSA hospitality operations elsewhere in the country.

Occultation points to 'benefits' for city

Saturn is about to disappear behind the moon. PHOTOS: IAN GRIFFIN

Occultation points to 'benefits' for city

Yesterday's clear viewing of a rare lunar occultation of Saturn also highlights the potential benefits of dark skies tourism in Dunedin, astronomer Ian Griffin says.

'Fake article hoax' subject of conference panel discussion

Visiting researcher Prof Lawrence Wenner at the University of Otago yesterday. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN

'Fake article hoax' subject of conference panel discussion

Visiting researcher Lawrence Wenner has taken issue with several American academics who recently staged a major hoax in which several fake scholarly articles were published.

Saturn snapped sneaking behind moon

Early this morning, Otago Museum director and astronomer Dr Ian Griffin gained a "great'' view of a rare celestial event, the planet Saturn being eclipsed by the moon.

Rare eclipse treat for Dunedin stargazers

Dunedin people interested in watching a rare eclipse of Saturn by the moon can do so from about 12.45am on Friday at the Beverly-Begg Observatory at Robin Hood Park.

Praise for NZ-France anti-extremist initiative

Dunedin international relations specialist Robert Patman has welcomed as ''absolutely spot on'' a New Zealand and French initiative to stop social media being used to promote terrorism and violent...

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