John Gibb

Archives funding loss disappoints

Dunedin archives advocate Stuart Strachan is "annoyed and disappointed" by a report showing National Archives has lost funding and influence since rejoining the Internal Affairs Department.

‘So close’: two near-misses before van crashes

A white Kia people mover lies on its side about 300m south of Waitati yesterday afternoon....

‘So close’: two near-misses before van crashes

Two motorists took evasive action on State Highway 1 to avoid an oncoming van, seconds before it crashed and came to rest on the wrong side of the road.

Rail station lease 'great' step forward

The former Mosgiel railway station has a new tenant. PHOTO: GERARD O'BRIEN

Rail station lease 'great' step forward

The recent leasing of the Mosgiel Railway Station, after it stood empty for nearly two years, was a "great" step forward for the area, Sarah Davie-Nitis said yesterday.

DCC archive protection progress 'disheartening'

Despite two years of lobbying the Dunedin City Council (DCC) over better protection for its archives there has been a ''very disheartening'' lack of progress, Gwennyth Anderson says.

Art practice manages the world

Dunedin printmaker Barry Cleavin (78) draws at his Portobello workshop. Photo: Gregor Richardson

Art practice manages the world

Summer Times reporters recently spent time following Southerners going about their daily lives. Today Barry Cleavin shares his day with John Gibb.

That's the drill

Crew members on the cruise ship Norwegian Jewel give the lifeboats a run while the ship is berthed at Port Chalmers yesterday.

Demand outstripping funding for museum programme

Demand outstripping funding for museum programme

Some "frustration" over funding remains despite the Otago Museum far exceeding its Ministry of Education "learning experiences outside the classroom" (LEOTC) targets.

Lady in red

A big pohutakawa in Cliffs Rd dominates the St Clair, Dunedin, skyline yesterday with its brilliant floral show and White Island in the background.

'Too much Home Alone': 5yo's solo bus trip across Dunedin

Aboard the Ocean Grove, Bay Cemetery bus. Photo by Peter McIntosh.

'Too much Home Alone': 5yo's solo bus trip across Dunedin

Adult nerves were on edge and the police were called after a 5-year-old boy unexpectedly left his home in Ocean Grove, near Tomahawk, about 4pm yesterday and took a lengthy bus ride across Dunedin.

Man rescued from down bank in Leith Valley

A worker helping to install roadside signs in North Dunedin received back and neck injuries when he slipped and fell 3m down a steep bank beside LeithValley Rd about 8pm tonight.

Cat Rescue shelter renovations under way

Cat Rescue Dunedin co-ordinator Ana Andrianova strips walls at the organisation’s new home, near...

Cat Rescue shelter renovations under way

Summer is always a busy time for Cat Rescue Dunedin organiser Ana Andrianova, but this Christmas has been more hectic than usual as she works on renovations for a new rescue shelter.

Otago museum staff members 'exceptionally busy'

Otago Museum staff have recently been ''exceptionally busy'', and the museum's executive and finance teams have been working to create the museum's next annual plan, director Dr Ian Griffin said.

New app 'dtour' links writers and their stories to city, wider region

dtour app project director Dr David Ciccoricco and Dunedin City of Literature director Nicky Page...

New app 'dtour' links writers and their stories to city, wider region

A recently launched cellphone app aims to encourage Dunedin residents and visitors to explore the city's literary culture.

Plants flowering weeks earlier than usual

Plants throughout Dunedin are blooming exuberantly, including this southern rata at Bracken's...

Plants flowering weeks earlier than usual

Otago Museum honorary entomology curator and ODT Nature File columnist Anthony Harris says some species of plant in and near Dunedin are flowering weeks earlier than in the past.

Researchers want new approach to suicide risk

Researchers want new approach to suicide risk

University of Otago researchers suggest that public health moves, and ''a plan of hope'' would counter suicide better than more accurately estimating the risks faced by individual patients.

A matter of some gravity

University of Otago scientists have invented an easier, cheaper way to measure gravity, which could bring big commercial and technical benefits.

Ants, wasps more active than usual

Many of these common and German wasp queens overwintered and were found in Mosgiel. Photo: Ryan...

Ants, wasps more active than usual

Because of warmer weather, ants have recently become more active in Dunedin, including over winter, than they have for more than 40 years, Otago Museum honorary curator of entomology Anthony Harris says.

Notes fill the foyer

Notes fill the foyer

Busman's Holiday Band members (from left) James Macandrew (keyboards, vocals), Mike Smith (lead vocals), Chris Brett (lead guitar), Kevin Livesay (bass) and Steve Hastie (drums) swung into action...

Call for rethink on e-scooters

A Dunedin safety campaigner says an incident in which an intoxicated Auckland e-scooter rider received serious injuries was a "warning flag", highlighting the need for tighter safety controls.

Taxidermied seal pup joins museum display

Otago Museum assistant curator natural science Kane Fleury with Kana the taxidermied leopard seal...

Taxidermied seal pup joins museum display

Kana, the leopard seal pup that was born and died on St Kilda Beach late last year, yesterday became a new highlight of the Otago Museum’s 150th anniversary exhibition.

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