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Otago Museum science communicator Amadeo Enriquez-Ballestero during a performance yesterday....

Explosions, lasers, fire and ice all in the name of science

WATCH: Science enthusiast and educator Amadeo Enriquez-Ballestero will turn the Teachers College Auditorium into an explosive science laboratory for the New Zealand Science Festival's Big Science Show.

NZ First MP hopes to make his mark in new electorate

WATCH: NZ First list MP Mark Patterson is putting his hand up for the Taieri seat with the boundary changes meaning his farm is now within the electorate.

The South Today bulletin: Friday, July 03

Change in plastics to be recycled

Dunedin City Council waste and environment solutions education and promotions officer Catherine...

Change in plastics to be recycled

A reduction in recycling markets and a bid to improve the quality of recycling has prompted the Dunedin City Council to change what it will collect in its yellow-lidded kerbside wheelie bins.

The South Today bulletin: Thursday, July 02

Holiday Inn Express will open but scaled to demand

Final preparations are under way at Queenstown’s Holiday Inn Express hotel. PHOTO: GUY WILLIAMS

Holiday Inn Express will open but scaled to demand

Queenstown's newest hotel may be opening to a domestic market only, but its owners are confident about the future.

MP points out polytech plans

MP points out polytech plans

The National Party deputy leader and education spokeswoman Nikki Kaye tries out virtual reality training equipment with guidance from Southern Institute of Technology’s (SIT) bachelor of nursing...

The South Today bulletin: Wednesday, July 1

Council, SdE agree to new recycling contract

Southland disAbility Enterprises general manager Hamish McMurdo hopes to reach an agreement with...

Council, SdE agree to new recycling contract

On the final day of the WasteNet contract, Invercargill City Council (ICC) and Southland DisAbility Enterprises (SdE) have agreed to enter an 18-month contract.