Researchers find 41 new sponge species
Researchers find 41 new sponge species
Researchers are soaking up huge amounts of information after discovering 41 new species of sponge in Fiordland.
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Singing with his father ‘important’ for star Lemalu
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Singing with his father ‘important’ for star Lemalu
When you lose someone so close, Prof Jonathan Lemalu says it puts a whole new perspective on life.
Mt Cook pic people’s favourite
Mt Cook pic people’s favourite
For obvious reasons, Caleb Farrow’s photo For Reasons Unspoken has been chosen as this year’s People’s Choice Award winner
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Avoiding long weekend injuries
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Avoiding long weekend injuries
Labour Weekend is traditionally the time for gardeners to start planting for summer and DIY-ers to start projects around the house.
Fifty properties still without power in Dunedin
Fifty properties still without power in Dunedin
Fifty properties in Dunedin will be without power until tomorrow as work continues to fix widespread outages caused by Thursday's storm.
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Columba troubleshooter 'not brought in for principal'
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Columba troubleshooter 'not brought in for principal'
An education "troubleshooter" was brought in to Columba College to investigate the board of trustees’ governance processes and practices.
'Huge' 230km/h wind gust recorded
'Huge' 230km/h wind gust recorded
MetService said a "huge" wind gust of 230km/h was recorded on Pudding Hill in the Marlborough region on Thursday.
Wind rips branch off Otago Museum tree
Wind rips branch off Otago Museum tree
A tree was sent tumbling and a "whisper dish" in place for decades was sent hurtling through the air like a flying saucer as wild wind hit Tūhura Otago Museum.
Scores of flights cancelled
Scores of flights cancelled
At least 55 flights have been cancelled at Christchurch Airport, highways are closed and power is out in some places as forecast wild winds lash the country.
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Columba staff 'devastated' over principal’s departure
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Columba staff 'devastated' over principal’s departure
Columba College staff have been left "devastated" and "bewildered" after the school announced its absent principal will not be returning.
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Skin cancer policy gap must be closed: briefing
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Skin cancer policy gap must be closed: briefing
With summer just around the corner, researchers are calling for stronger policy action to cut New Zealand’s skin cancer burden.
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Students’ product aids fractions learning
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Students’ product aids fractions learning
They say good design, is "thinking made visual".
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Student’s low-cost tech wows
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Student’s low-cost tech wows
While many tertiary students dream of making a difference in the world one day, Kai Woolf has already been there and done that.
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Mixed conditions of extreme wet or dry in strange end to winter
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Mixed conditions of extreme wet or dry in strange end to winter
The usual unsettled spring weather left some parts of the southern region dry as a bone and other parts with wet gumboots.
Plunket now immunising in South Dunedin
Plunket now immunising in South Dunedin
To celebrate the first anniversary of moving in to its new Dunedin community hub, Plunket gave its first vaccinations to youngsters as part of a new pilot programme being run by the charity.
JP services offered in S. Dunedin library
JP services offered in S. Dunedin library
Justices of the peace finally have a peaceful place to call home in South Dunedin.
‘Call to arms’ expected at university’s first Freshwater Forum
‘Call to arms’ expected at university’s first Freshwater Forum
A "call to arms" to move more quickly in dealing with New Zealand’s water quality issues is expected to be made today, during the University of Otago’s first Freshwater Forum.
'Really exciting': School keen to make park one of NZ's best
'Really exciting': School keen to make park one of NZ's best
As far as playgrounds go, Belford Street Park is pretty uninspiring for children.
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We need to talk about Steve
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We need to talk about Steve
Travelling 12,832km from Dunedin to Fairbanks, Alaska, sounds like an awfully long way to go just to talk about "Steve".
Kicking goals at every stadium in NZ
60-year-old kicking goals at every stadium in NZ
When most people retire, their next step is to start kicking things off their bucket list.