Will goes above and beyond
Will Scharpf had a lot on his plate during exams last November. So you can imagine his surprise when he was named one of the country's top 10 pupils in the 2018 New Zealand Scholarship exams.
Dunedin
Invader possum was 'staring at me like I was Satan'
Invader possum was 'staring at me like I was Satan'
A home-invading possum that sparked a police callout slunk into a Dunedin woman's room and sat on her curtain rail, "staring at me like I was Satan''.
Car-crash boy 'needs urgent help'
Car-crash boy 'needs urgent help'
A criminologist says the 11-year-old boy who stole a car in Dunedin, crashed and rolled it before fleeing the scene requires urgent intervention to stop him becoming a career criminal.
Dangerous intersection to be overhauled
Dangerous intersection to be overhauled
A dangerous St Clair intersection is set for a $1.4 million upgrade after 11 crashes in recent years.
No chance for pool on memorial garden site
No chance for pool on memorial garden site
Mosgiel's memorial garden will not be the site of the town's new multimillion-dollar pool, but exactly where it will go is still to be decided.
OUSA introduces drug checking for O-Week
OUSA introduces drug checking for O-Week
Drug checking - allowing students to check the substance they intend to take - has been introduced at University of Otago as part of O-Week.
Mystery rescue at Dunedin beach
Mystery rescue at Dunedin beach
A woman was rescued after being caught in a rip near Lawyers Head, in Dunedin, last night, police say.
Tent City welcomes and courts students
Tent City welcomes and courts students
Orientation Week's Tent City has returned this year.
Body found, 'bloody' crime scene in St Clair
Body found, 'bloody' crime scene in St Clair
Police are investigating after the discovery of a body in a rural area north of Dunedin, as detectives and forensic scientists examine what appears to be a blood-spattered crime scene at a house in St Clair.
Police appeal after 'horrific' fatal attack on horse
Police appeal after 'horrific' fatal attack on horse
Dunedin police have appealed to the public for help after a miniature horse was stabbed 41 times in a "horrific attack" in Waitati and later died.
Excited over former Ngai Tahu chief's gun
Excited over former Ngai Tahu chief's gun
Visiting American researcher Ben Nicholson says a rare 19th-century flintlock revolving rifle held at the Otago Museum has high historical significance.
First-year students urged to make most of opportunity
First-year students urged to make most of opportunity
Moving to a new city is never easy, but the things that make you most nervous about leaving home are also the ones that should excite you the most - that is one of the messages Otago University...
Abuse survivor reps travelling to Rome
Abuse survivor reps travelling to Rome
Two men with Dunedin links are winging their way to Rome to join the fight for "zero tolerance'' of sexual abuse and cover-ups within the Catholic Church.
O-Week's evolution
The evolution of O-Week
As the University of Otago celebrates 150 years, Jono Edwards revisits the sights and sounds of Orientations past.
Students not to blame for chaos
Students not to blame for chaos
Police say non-students "out looking for trouble'' started several fights and threw bottles at Campus Watch in North Dunedin on Saturday night.
Mice study suggests link between obesity, autism
Mice study suggests link between obesity, autism
Babies born to obese mothers may have increased risk of developing autism, a University of Otago associate professor says.
Maori students 'from the four winds' given welcome
Maori students 'from the four winds' given welcome
The University of Otago has held its largest welcome yet for first-year Maori students.
Group ready to take action on ocean acidification
Group ready to take action on ocean acidification
Forty-five scientists and marine policy officials are meeting at the University of Otago amid moves to use the Commonwealth's collective power to counter the threat of ocean acidification.
Doom and bloom
Doom and bloom
Dunedin Botanic Garden rose and herbaceous collection curator Linda Hellyer removes the heads of spent dahlias in the herbaceous border of the garden.
At one with the boat as going gets tough
At one with the boat as going gets tough
Conditions in the Southern Ocean are becoming increasingly challenging for Fedor Konyukhov, but the Russian adventurer remains stubbornly focused on achieving his goal.