Photo mushrooms into a winner
Photo mushrooms into a winner
A photo of two tiny mushrooms captured on a "routine walk" was the overall winner at the 2023 Tūhura Photography Competition announced at the Otago Museum last night.
Mark John
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Museum ‘thrilled’ to house Rarotongan oars
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Museum ‘thrilled’ to house Rarotongan oars
They have been in her family for more than 100 years, but Linda Wheeler feels it is time four traditional Rarotongan oars go home.
Ceremony welcomes citizens
Ceremony welcomes citizens
After five long years and an expensive process the Sululoto family are proud to call themselves New Zealand citizens.
Leaders of the future travel to Wellington
Leaders of the future travel to Wellington
Ten young leaders from the wider Otago region flew to Wellington yesterday and will be rubbing shoulders with politicians, entrepreneurs and community leaders at a leadership retreat.
Club taking on ‘100 tramps for 100 years’
Club taking on ‘100 tramps for 100 years’
The Otago Tramping and Mountaineering Club (OTMC) is turning 100 in October and members are celebrating for 12 months by going on 100 trips.
‘Fantastic’ timing for winter blast
‘Fantastic’ timing for winter blast
A wintry blast bringing 20cm of snow to Queenstown’s skifields is "fantastic" timing ahead of opening dates next weekend, the head of NZ Ski says.
Midweek chills expected
Midweek chills expected
Bronwyn Leishman, of Stirling, takes her dogs Jeffrey (left) and Coco for a walk along Tomahawk Beach on a fresh King’s Birthday Weekend morning yesterday.
Dancers and pipers show their best
Dancers and pipers show their best
Dunedin hosted the top Highland and national dancers in the country and the creme de la creme of the solo piping world at the annual New Zealand Highland and Dancing National Championships over King’s Birthday Weekend.
Chocolate maker hoping idea will fly
Chocolate maker hoping idea will fly
Dunedin chocolate brand Ocho is hoping its chocolate will take off to new heights by being selected as an in-flight snack for Air New Zealand.
Majority want park replaced
Majority want park replaced
A "runty old" skateboard park in Mosgiel may be replaced as part of the Mosgiel Taieri Community Board’s recreation area management plan.
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Pupils’ designs cross the Pacific
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Pupils’ designs cross the Pacific
Games about escaping a dark foreign planet or a school full of evil teachers performing strange rituals are examples of what Dunedin and Japanese pupils came up with during the recent Cross Pacific Game Jam.
University to acquire Naylor home site
University to acquire Naylor home site
The University of Otago is set to acquire the land occupied by the Naylor family home, built by Hugh Naylor in 1923, after it is demolished at the start of next year.
3-day blockage of road to Mosgiel
3-day blockage of road to Mosgiel
A partial road closure in Mosgiel will allow for the surfacing of the intersection outside the new pool, Te Puna o Whakaehu, before it opens.
Man arrested over 'firearms incident'
Man arrested over 'firearms incident'
A man has been arrested following an alleged firearms incident in Dunedin this afternoon.
Otago game developers, Japanese pupils to team up
Otago game developers, Japanese pupils to team up
Dunedin secondary school pupils will have the opportunity to create video games with pupils in Japan this weekend.
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Invasive 'superweed' found in Dunedin
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'Concrete-cracking superweed' found in Dunedin
A hard-to-destroy "concrete-cracking superweed" capable of damaging building foundations and pushing up roads has been found in several Dunedin locations.
Space the final frontier for Otago Uni alumna
Space the final frontier for Otago Uni alumna
A University of Otago alumna made history yesterday after becoming the first woman from Saudi Arabia to lift off into space.
No raining on their parade
No raining on their parade
A wet Dunedin day did not wipe the smiles off the faces of University of Otago graduands as they anticipated the weekend’s graduation ceremonies under a crowd of umbrellas outside the town hall.
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No ropes needed for ‘hard’ competition
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No ropes needed for ‘hard’ competition
Strength, skill, endurance and puzzle-solving skills are some of the qualities needed to win the New Zealand Alpine Club National Indoor Bouldering series.
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University to demolish villas despite being urged to sell
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University to demolish villas despite being urged to sell
The University of Otago will demolish two wooden villas, despite the Southern Heritage Trust urging it to sell them instead.