Love strong after 60 years
Love strong after 60 years
When Sheila Murrell and Todd Wall met in the mid-1950s it was love at first sight, and their marriage is still going strong 60 years later.
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Grant helps pain-relief research
Grant helps pain-relief research
An idea that could revolutionise the management of severe pain has won the University of Otago's 2017 translational research grant.
Environmental award for printing firm
Environmental award for printing firm
Dunedin printing firm Southern Colour Print has become the first company in Australia and New Zealand to win a Kodak green leaf environmental award.
Glow-worm research sparks bright ideas
Glow-worm research sparks bright ideas
University of Otago researchers have shed new light on the unusual way New Zealand glow-worms produce their distinctive glow.
Wildlife photography entries flooding in
Wildlife photography entries flooding in
Entries are still coming in ``thick and fast'' for the latest Otago Wildlife Photography Competition, and could come close to matching last year's record level.
Sailor finds Dunedin shipshape
Sailor finds Dunedin shipshape
Petty Officer Nicholas Eden, a combat system specialist on the New Zealand navy ship HMNZS Wellington, enjoyed the chance to catch up with family and friends during the ship’s visit to...
Author ‘thrilled’ by launch of book
Author ‘thrilled’ by launch of book
Bruce the cat may not have been present, but the launch of a book about him by Port Chalmers writer and illustrator Kathryn van Beek still proved a lively event at the weekend.
Fans camp out to get top spots
Singer’s fans camp out to get top spots
They don’t make music fans much more determined than a small group who spent Friday night camping outside Forsyth Barr Stadium before Saturday’s Robbie Williams concert.
Skirl of pipes rings out during Octagonal Day
Skirl of pipes rings out during Octagonal Day
Central Dunedin rang with the skirl of the pipes at the weekend as pipe bands from throughout the South converged on the city for the annual Octagonal Day activities.
Grass fire in Clyde
Grass fire in Clyde
Firefighters extinguished a slow-burning grass fire on a 30m-long front in Clyde, near power lines, early today.
Car flips over bank in Dalmore
Car flips over bank in Dalmore
A woman escaped serious injuries after a car she was in went out of control and over a bank in Dalmore before landing on its roof this morning.
Otago gout researcher wins $20,000 award
Otago gout researcher wins $20,000 award
University of Otago rheumatologist Prof Lisa Stamp has won a top national prize, for research into how increasing dosage of a crucial gout medicine can "dramatically" improve patients’ lives.
Garden’s six stars source of pride
Garden’s six stars source of pride
The Dunedin Botanic Garden has retained its national six-star ranking, confirming that it offers one of New Zealand’s top 10 garden experiences.
Summer tourism hits a peak
Summer tourism hits a peak
Two cruise ships, HMNZS Wellington and a container vessel were in Otago Harbour yesterday, and cruise passengers swarmed through Dunedin in what could be the city’s busiest tourism week this...
Suspected robbery at Palmerston 4 Square
Suspected robbery at Palmerston 4 Square
Police are investigating an apparent robbery at the 4 Square Store in Palmerston.
Traits in food allergies studied
Traits in food allergies studied
University of Otago research has revealed some surprising findings about how New Zealanders with different personality traits respond to food allergies.
Chemical bling' shows the way
Chemical bling' shows the way
A 12.5-tonne, three-storey-high representation of a molecular network, in steel, has become a new ''gateway'' to the University of Otago's division of sciences, in Dunedin.
Nanoparticle work earns academic $200,000 prize
Nanoparticle work earns academic $200,000 prize
University of Otago academic Dr Carla Meledandri has won the 2017 Prime Minister's MacDiarmid Emerging Scientist Prize, recognising her innovative nanotechnology research.
Disquiet still around ACC’s use of tool
Disquiet still around ACC’s use of tool
Questions are still being asked about the Accident Compensation Corporation’s use of a predictive software tool, amid continuing claims it could implicitly discriminate against clients on ...
Home to roost at museum
Home to roost at museum
An ''eclectic flock of birds'' has recently come home to roost at the Otago Museum, strengthening the museum's bird collection.