John Gibb

Museum has big plans for new lottery grant funding

Otago Museum director Dr Ian Griffin is ''delighted'' the museum has gained two lottery grants totalling $350,000, for projects marking 250 years since the first onshore meetings between Maori and...

Praise for public plastic recycling trial

Dunedin firm Packit Packaging sales director Jan Swann at yesterday's launch of a city trial to...

Praise for public plastic recycling trial

Dunedin firm Packit Packaging, which makes plastic food containers, has been praised by the plastics industry for its innovative public trial, launched in the city yesterday, to encourage recycling...

First study of Hyde Fault under way

University of Otago geology PhD student Jonathan Griffin works on the Hyde Fault, at the foot of...

First study of Hyde Fault under way

Geologists have begun the first in-depth scientific study of the Hyde Fault, and its potential to cause significant earthquake damage to Dunedin's unreinforced masonry buildings.

Gymnasium mooted for new hospital

Dr Lynnette Jones, of the University of Otago School of Physical Education, Sport and Exercise...

Gymnasium mooted for new hospital

University of Otago researcher Dr Lynnette Jones is keen to see a gymnasium added to the planned new Dunedin Hospital complex, because of the big health benefits for patients arising from physical...

High-needs patients need better primary care: study finds

High-needs patients with multiple social disadvantages need better access to primary health care, a study shows.

Signs good for city, says Kirk

Attending a lunch at the Savoy in Dunedin to mark the banks's 150th anniversary are (from left)...

Signs good for city, says Kirk

Former All Black captain and business leader David Kirk is optimistic about Dunedin's future as a top regional city, and says "liveability'' is a key factor.

ACC service 'a step in the right direction'

ACC service 'a step in the right direction'

ACC'S proposed navigation service is a "step in the right direction'' but more resources are needed, if the corporation is to restore its public credibility, ACC campaigner Denise Powell says.

Toitu artefact backlog being tackled by two teams

Toitu Otago Settlers Museum collections assistant Beth Rees and acting visitor experience...

Toitu artefact backlog being tackled by two teams

Two teams of Toitu Otago Settlers Museum staff are making good progress in catching up with a backlog of about 2000 donated artefacts that are to be formally included in the museum collection.

Fire at Harraways

Firefighters and police attend a fire at Harraway and Sons, Green Island. Photo: Linda Robertson

Fire at Harraways

Internal fire alarms repeatedly rang out as firefighters backed up by seven fire engines and other vehicles last night fought a fire at the Harraway and Sons plant in Green Island.

Send-off given to 'larger than life character'

''Larger than life character'', nationally prominent accountant and leading Dunedin figure Graham Crombie was farewelled yesterday.

Red-billed gulls misunderstood

Dunedin resident Sophie Barker with threatened red-billed gulls, in Dunedin's Octagon. Photo:...

Red-billed gulls misunderstood

Dunedin resident Sophie Barker yesterday appealed to an international audience through BBC World News for people to better appreciate New Zealand's threatened and unpopular red-billed seagulls.

Excited over former Ngai Tahu chief's gun

US researcher Ben Nicholson holds a 19th-century Collier revolving rifle, disassembled parts of...

Excited over former Ngai Tahu chief's gun

Visiting American researcher Ben Nicholson says a rare 19th-century flintlock revolving rifle held at the Otago Museum has high historical significance.

The importance of green spaces is clear

The importance of green spaces is clear

Policymakers and planners should include accessible green spaces when designing housing environments, to boost the well-being of our ageing population, a University of Otago study suggests.

Group ready to take action on ocean acidification

Researchers Dr Christina McGraw and Prof Cliff Laws at the University of Otago. PHOTO: GREGOR...

Group ready to take action on ocean acidification

Forty-five scientists and marine policy officials are meeting at the University of Otago amid moves to use the Commonwealth's collective power to counter the threat of ocean acidification.

Dunedin humming to sounds of pipes and drums

City of Dunedin Pipe Band drum major Andrew McLellan leads a mass parade of pipe band members...

Dunedin humming to sounds of pipes and drums

Annual pipe band contests held in Dunedin at the weekend proved successful and were also a big hit with cruise ship visitors in the Octagon on Saturday.

New chair of Irish Studies appointed

Dublin-born Prof Sonja Tiernan has been appointed to the University of Otago's Eamon Cleary Chair of Irish Studies.

Benefits of open-water swim tuition highlighted

Benefits of open-water swim tuition highlighted

Despite New Zealand having one of the world's highest drowning rates, only about a quarter of our primary schools offer the recommended minimum amount of swimming instruction, Chris Button says.

International students to pay more to do Otago MBA

The University of Otago commerce building. Photo from ODT files.

International students to pay more to do Otago MBA

Future international students will pay $55,200, a 20% increase, to undertake a University of Otago master of business administration degree, reflecting its top ranking among New Zealand MBAs.

Keen to make a contribution

Bangladesh-born family members (from left) Shyamal Das, Shuchi Das, Shubhra Sinha and Shreya Das...

Keen to make a contribution

Becoming a New Zealand citizen in Dunedin yesterday was a ''milestone'' for Bangladesh-born scientist Shyamal Das and several close family members.

Scooter rules 'out of date'

Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull advocates healthier forms of transport. Photo: Gregor Richardson

Scooter rules 'out of date'

New Zealand's transport regulations must be fully updated, so that e-scooters are not being ''shoehorned'' into rules that are decades out of date, Dunedin Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull says.

Search form

Search form

John Gibb