Duck! It’s a charity event
Duck! It’s a charity event
It pays to get all your ducks lined up in a row when you’re running a charitable duck race.
John Lewis
Change of tack for ‘Warrior’ captain
Change of tack for ‘Warrior’ captain
Some may find it difficult to believe the captain of the Rainbow Warrior used to work on a gargantuan oil tanker.
Art of knitting kept alive in school holiday programme
Art of knitting kept alive in school holiday programme
Cats and balls of wool seldom go well together, particularly when someone is knitting.
Fifty years on the job and not finished yet
Fifty years on the job and not finished yet
It was just another day at the office for Charles Higham.
Night out for teddies
Night out for teddies
Few get to experience the night life in a museum after the lights go out and the doors are locked.
Possible snow for Dunedin hill suburbs
Possible snow for Dunedin hill suburbs
Dunedin residents are being warned to expect traffic disruptions in the hill suburbs as the MetService warns snow could fall to 200m in the city.
Humanities students' issues discussed at meeting
Humanities students' issues discussed at meeting
A small group of University of Otago humanities students showed it does not take a lot of people to brainstorm for solutions - just passionate ones.
US ambassador foresees Kiwi astronaut
US ambassador foresees Kiwi astronaut
Four new Nasa scholarships could result in a University of Otago student becoming New Zealand's first astronaut in space in the ''very near future'', United States ambassador Scott Brown says.
Life membership a surprise
Life membership a surprise
When Andy Thompson agreed to photograph the award winners at the recent New Zealand Outdoor Instructors' Association excellence awards dinner, the last thing he expected to hear was his name being...
Pair sing and dance their way to China
Pair sing and dance their way to China
Singing and dancing is typically what people do to win reality TV talent shows.
Cold snap for parts of South
Cold snap for parts of South
People in Central Otago and Northern Southland are being warned to brace themselves for another cold snap.
Biking up Everest - at home
Biking up Everest - at home
To be awarded a John McGlashan College Challenge ring, you have to do something pretty extraordinary, like ride a bicycle up Mt Everest.
What can’t you do with Lego?
What can’t you do with Lego?
There have probably been some choice words said by many a parent over the years after they stood on a Lego brick on their way to the toilet in the middle of the night.
Cold snap likely to hit South
Cold snap likely to hit South
Winter may officially be over, but it appears there is still some leftover snow which MetService is predicting will fall in parts of Otago and Southland on Wednesday.
New tool predicts academic achievement
New tool predicts academic achievement
A new online tool — believed to be the first of its kind — can predict the academic outcomes of school pupils and is being developed in Dunedin.
A modern face to Shakespeare’s roles
A modern face to Shakespeare’s roles
O brave new world, that has such people in it.
New traffic lights being installed
New traffic lights being installed
Spring is the season for growth, but unusually, it is traffic lights that are springing up across Dunedin.
Pupils get teeth into bid
Pupils get teeth into bid
Have you ever wondered what happens to your old toothbrushes, toothpaste tubes, dental floss containers and the packaging it comes in?
El Nino summer likely but not yet certain
El Nino summer likely but not yet certain
Chances of a warm, dry summer under El Nino conditions are increasing, but Niwa National Climate Centre scientists have warned Kiwis not to get their togs and towels out just yet.
Fellowship awarded 'at a very good time' for Dr Phil
Fellowship awarded 'at a very good time' for Dr Phil
Affectionately known as ''Dr Phil'' among pupils and staff at Otago Girls' High School, Ian Phillips has been awarded this year's Highgate Fellowship by the school's board of trustees.