Grant boosts student's skink study
Grant boosts student's skink study
Investigating how McCann's skinks give birth has been made possible for a University of Otago student through an environmental scholarship.
Rebecca Fox
Otago researchers find ancient penguin species
Otago researchers find ancient penguin species
A previously unknown penguin species roamed South Island shores until a few hundred years ago, DNA from prehistoric bones has shown.
Paua restrictions being ignored
Paua restrictions being ignored
Ministry of Fisheries officers are frustrated fishermen are continuing to flout paua catch and size restrictions.
Orokonui kaka getting stronger
Orokonui kaka getting stronger
The six young native parrots released at Orokonui Ecosanctuary nearly a fortnight ago are getting stronger every day, general manager Chris Baillie says.
Otago Tb vector control programme to expand
Otago Tb vector control programme to expand
The area covered by the Otago vector control programme to tackle bovine tuberculosis will increase this year to cover an extra 12,000ha.
Water use tension worse
Water use tension worse
Increasing tensions between water users is going to become more common as land use changes, the Otago Regional Council is warning.
Warning of severe winds, rain
Warning of severe winds, rain
Winds of up to 120kmh are expected to hit eastern areas including Otago today as yet another spring front moves across New Zealand.
Poisoning near public walkway questioned
Poisoning near public walkway questioned
Having poison bait and dead animals close to a public walkway in the Ross Creek area is "disgraceful", Dunedin man Peter Cruise says.
SPCA lists Otago cases of shame
SPCA lists Otago cases of shame
Kitten cut in two, starved guinea pigs and heat-distressed dogs are among the animal cruelty cases in Otago to make the Royal New Zealand SPCA's sixth annual list of shame.
Otago Forward given probationary tick
Otago Forward given probationary tick
Otago Forward is on "probation" with the Otago Regional Council, as some of its economic development initiatives begin to move forward.
Dunedin artist returns to Antarctic
Dunedin artist returns to Antarctic
Nothing but "untouched, uninhabited landscape for miles in every direction", is how Dunedin artist Claire Beynon describes her summer home in the Antarctic.
Peninsula potters experiment with raku firing
Peninsula potters experiment with raku firing
As pots tumbled out of the kiln, a group of Dunedin artists looked on, pleased their experiment at raku firing had worked, even if it needed a bit of "fine tuning".
Youngsters complete their big dig
Youngsters complete their big dig
Excavating under the 140-year-old Pukehiki Church to remove tonnes of earth, in the wet and cold for the past eight to 10 months, has not dampened the spirits of a group of Otago Peninsula teenagers, who celebrated the end of the undertaking at the weekend.
Central man survives extreme weather test
Central man survives extreme weather test
Where else can you be on top of a mountain in a life-threatening situation and an hour later be having a beer in a pub?
Home seemed 'scary', at first
Home seemed 'scary', at first
Many of those who arrived to stay at Glendining Presbyterian Children's Homes remember their arrival as being "scary".
School memories revived
School memories revived
With 11 Newall siblings attending Wakari School it was well known that if you picked on one of them, then they would all come after you.
Signals cease from third Taiaroa Head albatross
Signals cease from third Taiaroa Head albatross
Tora, Taiaroa Head albatross colony's 500th chick, has gone off-line.
Rainfall effect on sewage of concern
Rainfall effect on sewage of concern
Having sewage flowing into Dunedin waterway's during heavy rainfall is unsatisfactory, says the Otago Regional Council.
Happy days here again for salt water pool devotees
Happy days here again for salt water pool devotees
All the winter debris has been cleared away and the water in St Clair Salt Water Pool is sparkling - ready and waiting for the first swimmers of the season.
Back home again and time to study
Back home again and time to study
Dunedin musician Bevan Gardiner has swapped the bright lights of the stage for quiet study time as he returns to student life after four weeks on the road with John Denver tribute show Whisper the Wind.