Exotic plants can evolve, prof says
Exotic plants can evolve, prof says
When is an exotic plant no longer exotic?
John Gibb
Hope tool will help stop possums' return
Hope tool will help stop possums' return
Researcher Charlotte Patterson hopes a powerful new pest management tool will help protect Otago Peninsula against reinvasion once possums are largely eliminated there.
Professor optimistic cancer will become less life-threatening
Professor optimistic cancer will become less life-threatening
A United States-based immunotherapy researcher is optimistic cancer will gradually become less of an immediate threat to life.
Vegetarians sought for food study
Vegetarians sought for food study
University of Otago human nutrition researchers are seeking help to solve the mystery of what vegetarians are eating these days.
Larnach’s breakfast room to be opened
Larnach’s breakfast room to be opened
A beautiful room at Larnach Castle, never open to the public since the castle was completed in 1874, is being refurbished for public access.
Proud nana revealed as mystery cake baker
Proud nana revealed as mystery cake baker
The great fruit cake mystery has been solved.
Planet formation clues from pre-earth meteorites
Planet formation clues from pre-earth meteorites
Scientific detective work into meteorites is shedding new light on the ancient processes that led to Earth being formed, geologist Dr James Scott says.
Cancer spread study holds hope
Cancer spread study holds hope
A new way of clarifying which tumour cells are most likely to spread could become a key weapon to protect patients, Dunedin scientists say.
Sweet mystery: Search on for owner of fruitcake
Sweet mystery: Search on for owner of fruitcake
A slice of good luck is needed to help a beautifully baked fruitcake reach its destination.
Refugee integration should be a shared task: professor
Refugee integration should be a shared task: professor
Refugee integration should not simply be viewed as a further burden for new arrivals, but as a shared task for all Dunedin people, a visiting academic says.
In a garden of earthly delights
In a garden of earthly delights
Hocken Collections head curator pictorial collections Robyn Notman reflects on a plaster bust from 1975 depicting a Neanderthal man, at "A Garden of Earthly Delights", which has been the most...
Search on for tropical forest roof
Search on for tropical forest roof
Replacing the roof at the Otago Museum's Tuhura Tropical Forest is technically challenging and inquiries are being made abroad to find the best solution.
Outgoing president pleased with progress
Outgoing president pleased with progress
Dunedin Multi-Ethnic Council president Paul Gourlie is stepping down, but remains excited about recent positive changes.
Bid to improve democracy
Bid to improve democracy
New approaches which bring citizens together and directly shape policy are also making democracy more credible, a Wellington academic says.
Search for men who attempted ute theft
Search for men who attempted ute theft
Police are hunting for two men seen breaking into a ute in the Dunedin suburb of Waverley yesterday morning.
Dunedin's 'warm welcome' life changing
Dunedin's 'warm welcome' life changing
After growing up in the heat of South India, Bijin Paul found Dunedin's winter cold and ice a big shock when he moved to the city in 2016.
Hiroshima bombing commemorated
Hiroshima bombing commemorated
Yui Yamaki, from Yasuda Girls' High School, in Hiroshima, Japan, is among the speakers at a rally to commemorate Hiroshima Day in Dunedin yesterday, at the Peace Pole at the Otago Museum Reserve.
Cakes prove distracting to city driver
Cakes prove distracting to city driver
Police are not endorsing the famous French suggestion "Let them eat cake'' after a car crash in Dunedin early yesterday.
Driver crashes while chowing down on hot cakes
Driver crashes while chowing down on hot cakes
Dunedin police are not endorsing the famous French advice "Let them eat cake'', after a car crash early today.
Regret at reduction in staff at attractions
Regret at reduction in staff at attractions
The Public Service Association (PSA) is "disappointed" that front-of-house staff numbers at the Toitu Otago Settlers Museum and the Dunedin Chinese Garden have been reduced.