John Gibb

'Science in action' switches pupils on

King's High School pupils Leo Etuata and Josiah Trounson (both 13), and Tahuna Normal...

'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

English space engineer Sian Cleaver helps launch water rockets with children at a Dunedin...

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

University of Otago zoologist Prof Phil Bishop with his award, and a poster showing an endangered...

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

A laser probes a parrot feather, showing its pigment components. Photos: Jonathon Barnsley

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

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

Dunedin historian Rosi Crane looks up at the Otago Museum's 16m-long juvenile fin whale skeleton,...

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

Two million New Zealanders will be obese in 20 years' time, new research reveals.

High demand for science festival shows

Actors Lydia Bernard (22), as Estelle, and Orion Carey-Clark (23), as Charlie, use dry ice as...

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.

City artists among finalists

City artists among finalists

Dunedin artists Miranda Bellamy and Robert West have been selected in a 72-strong shortlist for the 2018 Parkin Drawing Award, with a $20,000 top prize.

US needs to play the long game

US needs to play the long game

A "courageous" initiative by US President Donald Trump is unlikely to denuclearise the Korean Peninsula in the short term, but can bring important gains.

Pressure on Pacific journalists

Pressure on Pacific journalists

Corruption in some countries and growing financial stakes are adding to the pressures faced by journalists reporting on Pacific Island affairs, veteran TVNZ correspondent Barbara Dreaver says.

Praise for distinctiveness, innovation

Praise for distinctiveness, innovation

The University of Otago’s annual Foreign Policy School yesterday won plaudits for its distinctiveness and ability to innovate.

Turbulence hits NZ trade policy

New Zealand faces some "alarming" challenges in its bid to maintain and improve a rules-based multilateral approach to international trade, deputy secretary trade and economic Vangelis Vitalis says.

Otago theory on sea ice break-up backed

Australian scientists have found evidence supporting an earlier University of Otago hypothesis over the way storm-driven ocean swells have triggered the "catastrophic" break-up of Antarctic ice shelves.

Survey chance to add to knowledge of birds

Kereru are protected birds under the Wildlife Act. Photo by Gerard O'Brien

Survey chance to add to knowledge of birds

People in Otago and Southland are being encouraged to take part in the latest annual nationwide Garden Bird Survey, which starts today and ends on July 8.

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