Couch fire in North Dunedin
Couch fire in North Dunedin
Police have been notified after a couch fire in North Dunedin overnight.
John Gibb
Society honours McMahon
Society honours McMahon
Dunedin resident and Red Cross national president Dr Jennifer McMahon has been elected a Companion of the Royal Society New Zealand Te Aparangi.
Aerial clash with tui sidelines hawk
Aerial clash with tui sidelines hawk
It's not only in the Football World Cup semi-finals that the usual pecking order is upended - a recent clash between a harrier hawk and a tui ended 1-0 to the tui.
New study suggests regular teen drinking problematic
New study suggests regular teen drinking problematic
Problems in later life caused by regular teen drinking and the need to change the ''way we deal with alcohol as a society'' have been highlighted in a large transtasman study.
Witty warning of changes ahead for humanity
Witty warning of changes ahead for humanity
Television host Nigel Latta urges people to prepare for the future, to accept making mistakes, and also explains why people fly round the world rescuing others from caves.
Theatre lighting takes centre stage
Theatre lighting takes centre stage
Actors Rosella Hart and Matthew Wilson perform a scene from Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth, at the New Athenaeum Theatre, Dunedin, yesterday.
Teens drinking regularly linked to bigger problems
Teens drinking regularly linked to bigger problems
A big trans-Tasman study, including University of Otago research, provides the most robust evidence to date of causal links between regular teen drinking and drug and alcohol problems in later life.
'Science in action' switches pupils on
'Science in action' switches pupils on
Robots, information technology displays, a water energy demonstration and a free lunch were among the many attractions for school pupils at a ''science in action day'' at the Otago Polytechnic.
Code Like a Girl supports female computing roles
Code Like a Girl supports female computing roles
Australian computer expert Ally Watson helps (from left, facing camera), Olivia Pointon and Brianna Paterson and Camille Genobe during a ''Coding Fundamentals'' workshop during the latest New Zealand International Science Festival.
Grebe welcome rare sight in Otago Harbour
Grebe welcome rare sight in Otago Harbour
A young grebe swims in the upper Otago Harbour, with the Vauxhall Yacht Club in the background, earlier this week.
Human-tech partnership needed to cross final frontier
Human-tech partnership needed to cross final frontier
English space engineer Sian Cleaver is optimistic about the future of manned space travel, including Nasa plans to return astronauts to the moon, and later fly on to Mars.
Frog specialist humbled by lifetime achievement award
Frog specialist humbled by lifetime achievement award
Respected frog specialist Prof Phil Bishop has won the top lifetime achievement award at the Otago Daily Times Regional Science Awards.
Skating budgie ties with flying pooch
Skating budgie ties with flying pooch
Two Dunedin youngsters, Carolena Booth and Jemma Bezuidenhout, have jointly won the people's choice award in the latest Otago Wildlife Photography Exhibition.
New Tb drug could be a 'game-changer'
New Tb drug could be a 'game-changer'
A powerful new drug, and new University of Otago research into how it works, could prove a "total game-changer" in the global fight against tuberculosis, Prof Greg Cook says.
Parrot plumage pigment production probed
Parrot plumage pigment production probed
Do you ever get in a flap over how vivid feathers can seem?
Insights into kidney cancer
Insights into kidney cancer
A world-first discovery by University of Otago researchers may change the way children suffering from a rare form of kidney cancer are treated.
Bill to introduce ACC appeal fee criticised
Bill to introduce ACC appeal fee criticised
Dunedin lawyer Peter Sara says a move by the Government which could enable a filing fee to be imposed for ACC appeals in the district court is "repugnant" and unfair to injured people.
Trading moa bones - how the museum began
Trading moa bones - how the museum began
Historical detective work by Dunedin researcher Rosi Crane is shedding more light on the colourful stories behind how the Otago Museum acquired many of its exotic animal exhibits in the 19th century.
'Scary numbers' in obesity research
'Scary numbers' in obesity research
Two million New Zealanders will be obese in 20 years' time, new research reveals.
High demand for science festival shows
High demand for science festival shows
As rehearsals continue for a theatre show for children, to be performed during the upcoming New Zealand International Science Festival, two of the five planned shows have sold out.