'Sad end' for seal pup
'Sad end' for leopard seal pup
The death of a new-born leopard seal has left conservationists reeling but plenty can be learnt from the first witnessed birth of the species, a leopard seal specialist says.
Margot Taylor
St Kilda leopard seal pup dies
St Kilda leopard seal pup dies
The first leopard seal to be born on the New Zealand mainland since 1977 has died after failing to bond with its mother.
Pupils' project to benefit foster kids
OGHS pupils' project to benefit foster children
Dunedin foster care children will have something to call their own thanks to an Otago Girls' High School business project.
Sculptures on show at Glenfalloch
Sculptures on show in Glenfalloch gardens
The grounds of the first property saved by the Otago Peninsula Trust will be lit with a golden glow this week.
Odds against leopard seal pup
Odds against St Kilda leopard seal pup
The birth of a leopard seal on a popular Dunedin beach is the first of its kind on mainland New Zealand in 40 years, the Department of Conservation says.
Students vie for intern spots
Students vie for intern spots
Students with sweaty brows and nervous smiles did their best to impress future employers at a recent speed dating-style job interview event at Otago Polytechnic.
Relaxed ride on free bus day
Relaxed ride on free bus day
People around the world have marked World Car Free Day. ODT reporter Margot Taylor left her car at home and joined people on six bus journeys on Friday.
Bird-feeder design winner
Bird-feeder design winner
A bird-feeding system that caters for the tastes of native and non-native birds has won the annual Audacious business competition.
Women’s health staff transfer study
Women’s health staff transfer study
The University of Otago says the expertise of the Women’s Health Research Centre will remain, despite staff transfers to Victoria University.
Junior chefs feed their families
Junior chefs feed their families
A restaurant run by schoolchildren popped up in Port Chalmers last night offering free four-course meals for all parents.
Sell-out crowd at art show
Show pulls 900 to its opening
The opening night of the largest art show to come to Dunedin sold out last night.
Highs, lows and everything in between
Highs, lows and everything in between
The velvety tones of some of Dunedin's most well-known radio presenters poured from movie speakers rather than Dunedin radios last night.
Car winds up down Kenmure bank
Car winds up down Dunedin bank
A person has been taken to Dunedin Hospital after a car reversed across a road and down a bank in Kenmure.
Dunedin boy hits jackpot with app
Dunedin boy hits jackpot with app
A Dunedin schoolboy has hit the jackpot with an app he created which is now being used by some of the world’s leading technology experts.
Ensuring AI benefits citizens
Ensuring AI benefits citizens
Artificial intelligence is a bit like haggis, a technology expert for the United States Government told a conference in Dunedin yesterday.
Bugtastic Party a late addition
Bugtastic Party a late addition
Year six pupils at St Bernadette’s School are getting a civic education thanks to the Otago Daily Times.
Prosthetic hand does nearly everything
Sculptor’s prosthetic hand does nearly everything
Six months after Gavin Wilson shredded his hand in an accident, he accidentally welded his replacement to a sculpture.
Ever-present call of the unknown
Ever-present call of the unknown
University of Otago part-time professional practice fellow in the School of Pharmacy David Woods climbs unsummited mountains. Margot Taylor asks him how he came to enjoy venturing into...
Joint action needed on sea-level rise
Joint action needed on sea-level rise
The Government must work with councils to fight sea-level rise and help communities such as South Dunedin survive.
Brewery tour revamp celebrated
Brewery tour revamp celebrated
A million-dollar makeover of the oldest brewery tour in Dunedin was celebrated yesterday.