Dunedin tenors ready to rock Mayfair Theatre
Screaming guitars, big hair, smouldering looks, very tight jeans and hoarse voices - you can expect a major late-20th-century musical flashback when Rock Tenors play the Mayfair Theatre in July.
John Lewis
Psychopaths’ ways likely to stick: study
Psychopaths’ ways likely to stick: study
Psychopaths and people with antisocial personality disorders rarely mellow with age, new University of Otago research has found.
University leader’s lofty feat benefits youth trust
University leader’s lofty feat benefits youth trust
Heights don't bother David Murdoch. What does is the thought of a sudden stop at the bottom.
Temperatures to drop, snow for elevated areas
Temperatures to drop, snow for elevated areas
A cold blast this week is forecast to bring the South Island’s first widespread snowfall of the year.
Sir Ian honoured, humble about honorary doctorate
Sir Ian honoured, humble about honorary doctorate
Prominent Dunedin businessman, innovator and TV personality Sir Ian Taylor is to receive an honorary doctor of commerce degree from Otago University for his contribution to business and the city.
Cold blast may bring snowfall
Cold blast may bring snowfall
Time to get your woolly hats and scarves ready - a cold blast is on the way, possibly bringing the southern region’s first widespread snowfall of the year.
Students’ designs aim to help hospital privacy
Students’ designs aim to help hospital privacy
Hushed "cloak and scalpel" conversations in a dark, unpopulated corner of a staff cafeteria may soon become a thing of the past for medical practitioners.
Cold burst will cause temperatures to drop, snow for elevated areas
Cold burst will cause temperatures to drop, snow for elevated areas
Time to get your woolly hats and scarves ready — a cold blast is on the way, potentially bringing the Southern region’s first widespread snowfall of the year.
Truby King Reserve magnolia candidate for Tree of the Year
Truby King Reserve magnolia candidate for Tree of the Year
A small, unassuming magnolia tree, tucked away in the overgrown Truby King Reserve at Seacliff, has been named one of six finalists in the inaugural Rakau o te tau Tree of the Year Aotearoa...
Graduate’s love for NZ’s rare flora
Graduate’s love for NZ’s rare flora
If it were any bigger, and you failed to feed it properly, the carnivorous New Zealand bladderwort plant might take a finger or two.
Decline in diagnoses of HIV ‘encouraging’
Decline in diagnoses of HIV ‘encouraging’
Covid-19 restrictions may be one of the contributing factors in a decline of people being diagnosed with HIV in New Zealand.
Moa bones offer climate clues
Moa bones offer climate clues
Analysing the DNA in moa bones may hold the key to answering questions about what will happen to other New Zealand species when they attempt to adapt to climate change today and in the future.
Driver charged over test refusal
Driver charged over test refusal
A 48-year-old man was arrested in Dunedin yesterday for failing to provide a blood specimen, after being stopped over suspected drink-driving.
Arrest after refusal to provide blood sample for test
Arrest after refusal to provide blood sample for test
A 48-year-old man was arrested by Dunedin Police this morning for failing to provide an evidential blood specimen, after being stopped for drink driving.
International students to bring back cosmopolitan buzz
International students to bring back cosmopolitan buzz
After three years of declining numbers, international students are expected to start trickling back into study at the University of Otago earlier than expected.
Health study to trial free food
Health study to trial free food
If an apple a day keeps the doctor away, will 12 weeks of free, healthy food delivered to a patient’s door keep the cardiologist at bay?
Flock of seagulls take a liking to Oval
Flock of seagulls take a liking to Oval
Watch where you step next time you visit the Oval in Dunedin.
‘Time Bandits’ TV sequel filming rumours
‘Time Bandits’ TV sequel filming rumours
Taika Waititi’s recent visit to the South Island on a search for filming locations has sent the rumour mill churning that Time Bandits may be about to be shot here.
University has economic impact across NZ
University has economic impact across NZ
University of Otago operations contributed $1.79 billion in total value-added to the New Zealand economy last year, a new report has revealed.
Enrolments of domestic students high at Otago Uni
Enrolments of domestic students high at Otago Uni
The University of Otago is on track to secure the second-largest enrolment of domestic students in its 153-year history this year.