Bloodstock Breeders Day works with masks
Bloodstock Breeders Day works with masks
Almost everyone wore a mask at the New Zealand Bloodstock Breeders’ Day at Wingatui, held under Covid-19 restrictions and excluding the public.
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Otago University link to solving HIV puzzle
Otago University link to solving HIV puzzle
Researchers, including a former Dunedin scientist, have made a discovery which raises hopes of finding an eventual cure for HIV.
Friends find key to film success
Friends find key to film success
Have those car keys really become invisible?
Several drunken incidents in Dunedin
Several drunken incidents in Dunedin
Dunedin police dealt with several cases of intoxication in the city at the weekend, including complaints about a group of drunken people throwing bottles at cars.
The salmon didn’t get away — they didn’t turn up
The salmon didn’t get away — they didn’t turn up
What would happen if you had a Dunedin salmon fishing competition and no-one caught a salmon?
Police kept busy with alcohol-related responses
Police kept busy with alcohol-related responses
Dunedin police had a busy day dealing with intoxicated people in separate incidents on Saturday.
Car hits parked vehicle in Invercargill
Car hits parked vehicle in Invercargill
One person was moderately injured when a car hit a parked car in Invercargill this afternoon.
Driver abandons flipped car on peninsula road
Driver abandons flipped car on peninsula road
Dunedin police are investigating a crash involving a car in Harington Point Rd this morning.
Wood chip fire near Benmore dam
Wood chip fire near Benmore dam
A fire appliance and water tanker from the Otematata Volunteer Fire Brigade were used to help extinguish a smouldering fire in wood chips near the Benmore dam this morning.
From dolphin research to sustainable tourism
From dolphin research to sustainable tourism
Award-winning dolphin researchers Prof Liz Slooten and partner Prof Steve Dawson intend to retire from Otago Uni in May and continue their research from the Bay of Islands. Prof Slooten talks to reporter John Gibb about her career, her concerns, and plans for the future.
Student a step closer to goal of improving Pasifika mental health
Student a step closer to goal of improving Pasifika mental health
Tongan postgraduate student Jordan Quensell is delighted to have gained entry to the University of Otago clinical psychology programme and wants to improve mental health in Tonga.
Citizens urged to share shark information
Citizens urged to share shark information
Dunedin's Shark Spy project team is urging all boaters, divers, and fishers to provide information about shark sightings.
Wanaka A&P gambles on Covid alert level change
Wanaka A&P gambles on Covid alert level change
Wanaka A&P Show organisers yesterday decided to press ahead with this year’s annual show, despite uncertainty about Covid-19 alert levels.
Wanaka Show to go ahead if Alert Level 1 returns
Wanaka Show to go ahead if Alert Level 1 returns
Wanaka A&P Show organisers yesterday decided to press ahead with staging the latest annual show, despite continued uncertainty about Covid-19 alert levels.
Mars ain’t the kind of place ...
Mars ain’t the kind of place ...
Travelling to Mars will not provide a "quick fix" for mounting environmental woes on Earth, a Dunedin academic warns.
Art exhibition raising funds for church restoration
Art exhibition raising funds for church restoration
Thirty-five Dunedin and Otago artists are supporting a Polish cultural group’s bid to raise funds for to renovate Broad Bay’s historic Church of Mary Queen of Peace.
Programme for elders celebrated
Programme for elders celebrated
Maori elders recently gathered at the Toitu Otago Settlers Museum to celebrate a new strength and balance exercise programme for people over 55.
Out on the tiles
Out on the tiles
A mobile crane lifts contractors into position high up at the Dunedin Courthouse complex, to repair roof tiles yesterday morning.A small one-lane section of lower Stuart St outside the...
Enjoying good kai
Enjoying good kai
University of Otago students Maraea te Waitoatoa Golias (18, left) and Olivia Williams (18), both of Wellington, enjoy their hangi food at the University of Otago Maori Centre during O Week events...
KiwiSaver access welcome
Access to KiwiSaver welcome
Dunedin man Joshua Perry has welcomed a Government move to allow people affected by life-shortening congenital conditions to gain earlier access to their KiwiSaver funds.