Otago study advances work on Alzheimer’s
The discovery of a neuroprotective brain protein with high potential to delay or reverse the onset of Alzheimer’s has put Otago Uni researchers on a path to developing a therapy for the disease.
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Road warning for drivers, delayed start for some schools
Road warning for drivers, delayed start for some schools
Police are urging care on Dunedin roads this morning, owing to icy conditions, while many schools around the city have a 10am start today.
Stuck in the middle with ute
Stuck in the middle with ute
A Dunedin man says the city council and police had no interest in helping him after two cars parked so close to his vehicle that he could not leave.
Vivid colour at daybreak
Vivid colour at daybreak
Cement carrier Buffalo travels up Otago Harbour yesterday morning bathed in a glorious sunrise.
This is a colour piece
This is a colour piece
Proudly showing off their house colours are OGHS pupils (from left) arts prefect Asya Ahmadasri of house Cruickshank, sports prefect Abby Harris of Benjamin, Amelia Leaper of Williams and Laura Allison of Allan.
Dunedin brothers helping refugees
Dunedin brothers helping refugees
Brothers from Dunedin have opened their homes in Bulgaria to Ukrainian refugees and they are eager to do more to help.
'Sometimes things go bad'
'Sometimes things go bad': Boot-riders leave cops in disbelief
Timaru's top policeman says he does not know what it will take to get the message through to young people after a woman was injured riding in the boot of a car in Dunedin.
Colonoscopy critics told to back off
Colonoscopy critics told to back off
"Obsessive" critics of the Southern District Health Board’s colonoscopy service need to back off, board chairman Pete Hodgson says.
‘Completely charmed’ by keen crowds
‘Completely charmed’ by keen crowds
The success of this year’s Dunedin Arts Festival has been "encouraging" for an industry hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic, organisers say.
Following the threads
Following the threads
Arielle Walker is dedicated to preserving and learning the traditions of storytelling and textiles. On her first visit to Dunedin she tells Rebecca Fox about the importance of family and making.
Have dog, will travel a basis for play
Have dog, will travel a basis for play
When the "Kerikeri old girls network" hooked Barnaby Olson up with a job in Turkey, little did he know it would provide him with a perfect traveller’s tale.
Remote raw effects of consumer appetites examined
Remote raw effects of consumer appetites examined
What at times was confronting and heart-wrenching work has resulted in a thought-provoking art piece exploring the disconnect between manufacturing and consumerism.
'Love letter to trees'
'Love letter to trees'
Rehearsing in a tree at the Otago Museum Reserve ahead of her first performance of The Arboreal Aerialist for the Dunedin Arts Festival 2021 tonight is aerial dancer Chloe Loftus.
Creativity gets physical theatre touch
Creativity gets physical theatre touch
A creative show about the creative process is set to have Dunedin audiences cackling.
Hotel room acts as stage for clever production
Hotel room acts as stage for clever, introspective production
REVIEW: Jean Cocteau’s carefully spun drama evolves via a one-sided-conversation.
‘Meremere’ to tell of ‘turmoil’
‘Meremere’ to tell of ‘turmoil’
A story of magical and not so magical moments.
Vibrant storytelling shared and celebrated
Vibrant storytelling shared and celebrated
Natyaloka is the only Indian dance school in Otago that teaches Bharatanatyam, a major form of Indian classical dance.
Up close and personal
Up close and personal
The chance to work on an opera she loves was enough to send Fiona McAndrew back to bed, reports Rebecca Fox.
New legacies
New legacies: The Chills' late harvest
Three albums into The Chills’ comeback, Martin Phillipps says he feels like he can finally relax a bit. Tom McKinlay reports.
Celebration of Beethoven in biggest way possible
Celebration of Beethoven in biggest way possible
A Dunedin Arts Festival show is set to celebrate the man who turned "wallpaper music" into a true and significant art form. DSO arts administrator Feby Idrus tells reporter Molly Houseman what the audience can expect from Beethoven’s Big Bash.