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October weather broke many records
After a month of highly volatile weather with "violent" winds and rain, few people will be surprised that many long-held records were broken across Otago and Southland during October.
John Lewis
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Virus mapped in fight against deadly bacteria
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Virus mapped in fight against deadly bacteria
To some, they may look like an arts and crafts decoration that could easily hang from the rear-view mirror in a car.
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Grant for investigation of preventative cancer therapies
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Grant for investigation of preventative cancer therapies
New research aims to provide doctors with a "sorely needed" non-invasive and easily accessible preventive therapy for women at high risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer.
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Uni drops in sustainability rankings
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Uni drops in sustainability rankings
While the University of Otago has toppled out of the top 100 universities in the QS World University Sustainability Rankings, the institution’s leaders are pleased with their "strong performance".
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Raising flood resilience, one house at a time
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Raising flood resilience, one house at a time
Housing has started going up in South Dunedin.
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Proposal aims to cut hoiho bycatch
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Proposal aims to cut hoiho bycatch
A Government proposal to help protect hoiho yellow-eyed penguins by prohibiting commercial set net fishing within eight nautical miles of the Otago coastline has left local fishing companies...
‘A gloomy place’ if services cut
‘A gloomy place’ if services cut
Facing the potential collapse of its services in Queenstown and Wānaka, Alzheimers Otago supporters and service users are issuing urgent pleas.
Māori prison, health link poor: studies
Māori prison, health link poor: studies
New Zealand prisons are increasingly being recognised as a powerful determinant of health and wellbeing — particularly for Māori.
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More gale winds set to hit South
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More gale winds set to hit South
More severe gales are on the way as "a car crash" of weather systems heads towards Otago and Southland today.
Two injured in Kawarau Gorge crash
Two injured in Kawarau Gorge crash
A person has been airlifted to hospital in a serious condition following a two-vehicle crash on State Highway 6, between Cromwell and Queenstown.
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Sunshine on cue as Vault 21 marks 10th year
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Sunshine on cue as Vault 21 marks 10th year
Typically, an ice sculpture sitting in Dunedin’s Octagon is pretty safe.
Mother warns parents of virus ‘outbreak’
Mother warns parents of virus ‘outbreak’
A mother of two children in hospital with a serious respiratory virus is urging other parents in South Otago to keep unwell children at home in a bid to stop its spread.
Otago Uni-led conference to focus on improving cities
Otago Uni-led conference to focus on improving cities
Building healthier, more resilient cities in the face of challenges posed by climate change will be the focus of an international conference on urban health to be co-hosted by the University of...
Tunnel Beach track back after year
Tunnel Beach track back after year
More than a year after being extensively damaged, Dunedin’s "spectacular" Tunnel Beach track will officially reopen today.
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Researchers recognised for their works’ global impact
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Researchers recognised for their works’ global impact
Four Otago researchers have received Health Research Council (HRC) awards for their transformative health interventions that have have led to significant real-world benefits on a global scale.
Partners aim to lift diabetes care
Partners aim to lift diabetes care
As part of events to mark World Diabetes Day today, the University of Otago and Ngāti Hine Health Trust have joined forces in a bid to improve diabetes care for Māori.
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Schools oppose Treaty removal directive
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Schools oppose Treaty removal directive
Schools across Otago have publicly opposed the government’s "backward" directive to remove the Treaty of Waitangi from their decision-making processes.
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Shanghai advisers visit Dunedin garden
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Shanghai advisers visit Dunedin garden
Nearly two decades after Dunedin’s Chinese garden Lan Yuan was completed, a delegation from Shanghai is visiting the tourist attraction.
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Tobacco interference index fall ‘shameful’
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Tobacco interference index fall ‘shameful’
New Zealand’s dream of becoming smokefree by the end of 2025 appears to have gone up in smoke.
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Solar storms send supplier scrambling
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Solar storms send supplier scrambling
A severe (G4) geomagnetic storm sent Transpower scrambling to remove some South Island electricity transmission lines from service yesterday, in a bid to protect the power grid.