Popular pontoon to remain
Popular pontoon to remain
Dunedin recreational fishers are pleased a popular Steamer Basin pontoon will be retained despite Port Otago plans to demolish a nearby marina.
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Pacific graduates urged to return
Pacific graduates urged to return
Dr Xaviour Walker is keen to encourage fellow Pacific graduates to consider applying for teaching jobs and leadership roles in health sciences at the University of Otago.
Tigers fans add colour to cricket spectacle
Tigers fans add colour to cricket spectacle
Will today finally be the day?
Recognition in Dunedin ‘surreal’
Recognition in Dunedin ‘surreal’
Despite being back in Dunedin for a while, international opera singer Jonathan Lemalu is still getting used to being recognised in the street by people stopping for a chat.
US welcome in battle against online extremism, conference told
US welcome in battle against online extremism, conference told
Any eventual move by the United States to join the Christchurch Call would be welcome, a conference on social media after the mosque attacks has heard.
Teams on the march
Teams on the march
Marchers from throughout the country line up and sing the national anthem at the official opening of the Marching New Zealand Championships at the Edgar Centre, Dunedin, yesterday afternoon.
Fire damages car at Ben Lomond
Fire damages car at Ben Lomond
Firefighters extinguished a fire that heavily damaged a car in Corsican Drive, off Moke Lake Rd, at Ben Lomond, near Queenstown, after being alerted at 6.38pm today.
Optimism over countering hate speech
Optimism over countering hate speech
Chief censor David Shanks is cautiously optimistic about achieving more progress in international efforts to counter hate speech and violent extremism in social media.
Skipper forced to quit harbour sees hope in expanding berths
Skipper forced to quit harbour sees hope in expanding berths
Moves to consider greatly expanding Otago Yacht Club pontoon berths could save Otago Harbour from a "Third World" lack of recreational boat facilities, a skipper says.
Vibrant addition to Dunedin’s street art
Vibrant addition to Dunedin’s street art
Since starting his first Dunedin commission last week, international street artist Koryu Aoshima has had few troubles, and only a single kea.
Revisiting satellite space research
Revisiting satellite space research
Satellite researcher Associate Prof Hugh Slotten is looking forward to boldly researching where he has gone before, at the Smithsonian Institution Air and Space Museum in the United States.
Three elected to RSNZ Academy
Three elected to RSNZ Academy
Two University of Otago professors and a former Otago academic have been elected as fellows of the Royal Society of New Zealand academy, for distinction in research.
Telehealth aiming to provide exercise therapies remotely
Telehealth aiming to provide exercise therapies remotely
Dunedin researchers want to provide fair access to exercise therapy for people with neurological conditions living in remote areas, including in Otago and Southland.
Bright mural unites park community
Bright mural unites park community
A new community mural and celebrations to mark its completion lit up Kirriemuir Park, in Maryhill, Dunedin, yesterday.
Comic book illustration comes with fantastical perks
Comic book illustration comes with fantastical perks
Art has its frustrations, but how bad can the life of a professional comic book artist be when it often involves close encounters with dragons?
Possibilities, pitfalls of social media on agenda
Possibilities, pitfalls of social media on agenda
Hate speech and terrorism, as well as moral leadership and the Christchurch Call, will be in the spotlight at a Dunedin conference about democracy and social media.
Graduate to pipe fellows into special ceremony
Graduate to pipe fellows into special ceremony
Scots-born computer scientist and piper Dr Murray Tannock will not only attend today’s special graduation ceremony at the Dunedin Town Hall but will also lead the procession.
Fingers crossed for special ceremony
Fingers crossed for special ceremony
More than 220 former University of Otago students are due to walk across the Dunedin Town Hall stage on Saturday for a "special acknowledgement" ceremony after every graduation ceremony planned by the university last year had to be cancelled.
Dunedin, Apia joining forces for solar radiation research
Dunedin, Apia joining forces for solar radiation research
Dunedin and Samoan scientists have joined forces to undertake research into solar radiation and climate change.
Showpiece dental facilities unveiled
Showpiece dental facilities unveiled
Dunedin is now home to the most modern university dental teaching complex in the southern hemisphere, after yesterday’s opening of the final part of the $130million redevelopment.