John Lewis

'One bubble': College says ball within rules

After more than two years of uncertainty, a decision on the future of Anglican ownership of...

'One bubble': College says ball within rules

Students are uneasy and unhappy that Selwyn College was allowed to hold a ball for its 200 residents last night, despite lockdown conditions limiting numbers to 50.

Hoping for an engaging discovery

Dunedin metal detectorist Ben Goldsworthy continues his search for a suitable wedding ring, which...

Hoping for an engaging discovery

Could this be the moment?

Buyers to continue operating Camp Sutton

Auckland couple Louise and Andy Roke (below) hope to breathe new life into Camp Sutton after...

Buyers to continue operating Camp Sutton

Following months of concern about the future of Camp Sutton, the Otago Youth Adventure Trust has announced the facility has been sold to an Auckland couple.

Diabetes drug may be cancer ‘game-changer’

University of Otago researcher Dr Abigail Bland is aiming to repurpose the drug metformin to...

Diabetes drug may be cancer ‘game-changer’

A University of Otago researcher is studying a common and inexpensive drug used to treat diabetes, to see if it can be repurposed to treat a subtype of lung cancer.

Researcher calls for heading limits

Young footballers hone their skills during a South City Royals training at Logan Park before...

Researcher calls for heading limits

Heading the ball to score the winning goal is the dream for every young footballer.

'Civic intervention’ called for after venue closure

Starters Bar in North Dunedin is now allowed to stay open until 3am on Friday to Sunday mornings....

'Civic intervention’ called for after venue closure

A prominent music industry figure has called on the Dunedin City Council to step up to ensure the city’s live music scene continues, following the closure of Starters Bar yesterday.

Bar’s closure blow to city’s music scene

Save Dunedin Live Music spokesman David Bennett outside Starters Bar, which, as The Oriental,...

Bar’s closure blow to city’s music scene

One of the last scarfie watering holes and bastions of live music in Dunedin has closed without fuss or fanfare.

Bells ring for arrival of first albatross

Minister Bruce Aitken rings the bell outside St Paul’s Cathedral, in Dunedin, at 1pm yesterday,...

Bells ring for arrival of first albatross

Dunedin, the albatross has landed.

Another student pub shuts its doors

Another student pub shuts its doors

One of the last remaining scarfie watering holes is now gone.

South to get chilly as snow predicted to 200m

A snowy Crown Range early this morning. Photo: MetService

South to get chilly as snow predicted to 200m

It appears winter is not quite finished with us yet.

Businesses raising legal concerns over rules

A pharmacist gives a person one of the masks that the Government of Cataluña, Spain has started...

Businesses raising legal concerns over rules

A Dunedin law firm has started fielding calls from city businesses raising legal concerns about operating under the new Covid-19 Alert Level 2 rules.

Carbon sink research attracts $8.6m funding

University of Otago Geology Department Associate Prof Christopher Moy (left) and GNS Science...

Carbon sink research attracts $8.6m funding

Few people will have heard New Zealand’s beautiful and pristine fiords being referred to as one of the country’s largest natural carbon sinks — unless they work with Christopher Moy.

Havoc in Otago as gales top 200kmh

Strong winds blew a caravan over on Mt Cargill Rd yesterday. Photo: Peter McIntosh

Havoc in Otago as gales top 200kmh

Severe gales reaching 211kmh in parts of Otago kept emergency service crews on the hop yesterday.

Best director prize also a win for Otago

Jane Campion with her Silver Lion Award for Best Director. Photo: Reuters

Best director prize also a win for Otago

Otago is now well and truly on the radar of international film companies after Jane Campion’s latest film won the Silver Lion prize for best director at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday.

Some 9/11 footage too gruesome for film

Film-maker Bill Morris with some of the footage he edited into a NHNZ documentary commemorating...

20 years on: Some 9/11 footage too gruesome for film

Twenty years ago today, al Qaeda terrorists hijacked four jets. flew two into New York’s twin towers, one into the Pentagon and the fourth crashed in Pennsylvania, killing nearly 3000 people. Reporter John Lewis speaks to three Dunedin residents about the impacts of that devastating day.

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