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University geology museum in ‘very select group’
The University of Otago’s geology museum has been made one of 32 International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) ‘‘geo-collections of global importance’’.
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Buildings in orange hue to promote fundraiser
Buildings in orange hue to promote fundraiser
No, Dunedin was not going full out in support of the Netherlands at the Fifa World Cup by lighting up landmarks with orange floodlights at the weekend.
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Brave souls take on icy dip
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Brave souls take on icy dip
Apparently, real Scotsmen never wear underwear under their kilts.
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Rockquest success ‘pretty crazy’
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Rockquest success ‘pretty crazy’
Talking Furniture upscaled to screaming when they were announced the winners of the 2026 Smokefreerockquest Otago Regional Final.
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Fellowship will foster research in diseases
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Fellowship will foster research in diseases
A strong focus on emerging infectious diseases has landed a University of Otago evolutionary biologist and virologist a fellowship to do research at one of Scotland’s oldest universities.
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Signature slice puts pizza-maker on podium
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Signature slice puts pizza-maker on podium
The ‘‘Bosco’’ was a boomer for a Queenstown pizza-maker who claimed second prize at the world pizza-making championships in the home of the pizza.
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Findings offer more depth to ‘Pavlov’s Dogs’ experiment
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Findings offer more depth to ‘Pavlov’s Dogs’ experiment
Findings from a replication of the ‘‘Pavlov’s Dogs’’ experiment at the University of Otago, may have benefits for people with Parkinson’s disease.
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Goal to show best of Irish culture
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Goal to show best of Irish culture
Like most Irishmen, Che McGivern says he has ‘‘a very particular set of skills’’.
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Reminder of speed and impact of burns
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Reminder of speed and impact of burns
Brayden Warnock-Hannon had just finished making himself some 2-minute noodles on the range, and when he reached over to turn off the element, his jersey touched it and instantly went up in flames.
Rules-based order focus of policy school
Rules-based order focus of policy school
Some of the world’s top foreign policy specialists will be in Dunedin next week to discuss New Zealand’s position amid the faltering international rules-based order.
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South on course for warmest June
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South on course for warmest June
Otago and Southland are on course to record their warmest June on record with ‘‘remarkable’’ temperatures reaching up to 5°C above average for this time of year.
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‘Several breaches’ spark call for reform
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‘Several breaches’ spark call for reform
A year after major reforms were introduced to reduce youth vaping, new research shows it is having a ‘‘limited impact’’ in New Zealand and researchers have called for further legislation to tighten...
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An almost-win for avid readers
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An almost-win for avid readers
They were so close, they could almost grasp the prize.
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Design student gives new meaning to kiwi ingenuity
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Design student gives new meaning to kiwi ingenuity
They used to prop up stools and pieces of furniture.
Orokonui kākā make Dunedin their home
Orokonui kākā make Dunedin their home
After being extinct in Dunedin for about 150 years, encounters with endangered kākā are becoming increasingly common across the city.
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Dismay in Dunedin Iranian community
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Dismay in Dunedin Iranian community
‘‘A lot of people have died, and nothing’s changed.’’
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Possible extinction of hoiho put squarely in the frame
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Possible extinction of hoiho put squarely in the frame
Have you ever wondered what it would feel like to witness the extinction of a species?
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AI image use floated to prompt Caversham spruce-up
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AI image use floated to prompt Caversham spruce-up
Sticking pictures of people in busy shops, on the windows of empty shops in Caversham, may be the answer to changing the fortunes of the ‘‘rundown, embarrassing’’ area.
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Survivor has perspective on ‘what is important’
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Survivor has perspective on ‘what is important’
You may not be able to control all the events that happen to you, but they say you can decide not to be reduced by them.
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South to get 'game-changing' cancer blood test
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South to get 'game-changing' cancer blood test
A "game changing" blood test aimed at identifying people with colorectal cancer quicker and reducing New Zealand’s colonoscopy waiting lists is about to be rolled out across Otago and Southland.