Otago gets its place on website
Otago gets its place on website
Otago has taken its place on the Government's Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand website, six years after its establishment.
John Lewis
Pupils find high notes on high heels
Pupils find high notes on high heels
Inspiration is everywhere - even in our footwear.
Stock worth more than $1m destroyed in fire
Stock worth more than $1m destroyed in fire
More than $1 million of stock was destroyed in a suspicious blaze at Japanese Auto Wreckers at the weekend, one of the owners says, but he is confident the business will continue.
Dunedin schools lead way with award
Dunedin schools lead way with award
Dunedin has become the first city in New Zealand with two primary schools awarded a prestigious national award for their initiatives in controlling pupil behaviour.
140 years of Frances Hodgkins
140 years of Frances Hodgkins
Cutting a veal and ham pie may not seem like a very official or posh way to celebrate the 140th anniversary of Frances Hodgkins' birth.
Kids sing as new Brighton school opens
Kids sing as new Brighton school opens
Big Rock School pupils sang of "a new world - a place of our own - a dream land" during a concert at the official opening of their new school yesterday.
German tenor shares knowledge
German tenor shares knowledge
Jerusalem has come to Dunedin, in the form of a German opera tenor.
Hospital ponds being restored to former glory
Hospital ponds being restored to former glory
The tree-filled hollows amid Wakari Hospital's gardens will become duck-filled ponds once again, with the help of volunteers.
Veteran fought dental battle
Veteran fought dental battle
While there was not much to smile about on the battlefields during World War 2, Phil Smith takes pride in the fact that when soldiers did find reason to bare their teeth, he had helped make them shine.
Documentary of science in deep south
Documentary of science in deep south
Enduring temperatures of -15degC, riding a ship over swells the height of a four-storey building while negotiating decks with 20cm of ice caked on every surface would turn most people green.
Insight into lives of Otago children
Insight into lives of Otago children
A visiting art curator hopes an exhibit of works by Otago school pupils will give adults an insight into the lives of the region's young people.
Selection shows firm cooking with gas
Selection shows firm cooking with gas
A Dunedin-based manufacturer is blazing a trail into the United States gas fire market after gaining selection for the New American Home show for the second year in a row.
Columba wins 2009 Otago Former Times competition
Columba wins 2009 Otago Former Times competition
Columba College's budding young journalists cleaned up both awards in the 2009 Otago Former Times competition.
Why you chose the hazelnut swirl
Why you chose the hazelnut swirl
You can tell much about a person by the way they demolish a box of chocolates, a therapist says.
Method not misleading, prof says
Method not misleading, prof says
The head of the University of Otago accountancy and business law department has described as a "misconception" allegations by stadium opponents of misleading accountancy practices by the Carisbrook Stadium Trust.
New image for Scouts
New image for Scouts
Scouts New Zealand has begun sprucing up its image in a bid to recruit new leaders and children after a recent head count found nationwide membership had dropped by 52% in the past 15 years.
Simulated oil spill tests response skills
Simulated oil spill tests response skills
An oil spill from a simulated shipping accident turned Otago Harbour into a hive of activity and put the responses of Otago Regional Council and Maritime New Zealand staff to the test yesterday.
Lift-off planned for 'flying saucer'
Lift-off planned for 'flying saucer'
Auckland . . . the final frontier.
Thick fog disrupts Dunedin flights
Thick fog disrupts Dunedin flights
Thick fog at Dunedin International Airport this morning has prevented a flight from Christchurch from landing and the cancellation of the 8.20am departing flight from Dunedin to Christchurch.
Trust formed to preserve poet's home as retreat
Trust formed to preserve poet's home as retreat
Last week, the family of Otago poet Hone Tuwhare was worried about how they would find the money to make sure their father's house would not be lost to the art and writing community.