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DunedinDecember 4

Unesco recognition for two Dunedin collections

Two more of Dunedin's heritage collections have gained Unesco recognition.
Unesco recognition for two Dunedin collections
Unesco recognition for two Dunedin collections
DunedinNovember 20

Record still stacks up

Once a great, always a great. And Alexander Downes was certainly one of the greatest players to have represented Otago.
Record still stacks up
Record still stacks up
DunedinMay 2

Praise for tidy 'true' war graves

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission vice-chairman has made a whistle-stop tour of the South Island's war graves.
TravelApril 4

Walking with the ancients

Walking with the ancients
Walking with the ancients
TravelApril 4

Same scare, different harbour

What do Dunedin and tiny Thursday Island in Torres Strait have in common? The answer is guns.
Same scare, different harbour
Same scare, different harbour
North OtagoMarch 29

Restoration bid gathers momentum

The first step in the restoration of the historic Phoenix Mill water wheel in Oamaru began yesterday with an archaeologist and conservation surveyor visiting its Old Mill Rd site to gather information for conservation and engineering works plans.
Restoration bid gathers momentum
Restoration bid gathers momentum
TravelMarch 21

No more shuttles

You know what it feels like to be in space? Like you're sick.
No more shuttles
No more shuttles
DunedinMarch 21

Rare 1862 letter by Gabriel Read on display

The letter in which Gabriel Read shares the credit with Edward Peters for the discovery of gold in Otago 150 years ago has gone on show at Archives New Zealand, in Dunedin.
Rare 1862 letter by Gabriel Read on display
Rare 1862 letter by Gabriel Read on display
North OtagoMarch 3

Trail riders relishing a taste of yesteryear on traverse

For the 17 riders on the Speight's pack-horse traverse on the Otago Goldfields Heritage Trust's cavalcade, their journey from Omarama to Oamaru is a taste of yesteryear.
Trail riders relishing a taste of yesteryear on traverse
Trail riders relishing a taste of yesteryear on traverse
Central OtagoFebruary 28

Descendants celebrate Cromwell link

Four generations of descendants of early Cromwell mayor Edward Murrell, including one of the few who still carry his name, recently gathered at his original Cromwell home.
Descendants celebrate Cromwell link
Descendants celebrate Cromwell link
DunedinFebruary 8

Technology helps scientists recover lost information

Advanced imaging techniques are allowing the recovery of lost information from key heritage documents, including the handwritten draft of the American Declaration of Independence, leading US-based preservation scientist Dr Fenella France says.
Technology helps scientists recover lost information
Technology helps scientists recover lost information
TravelFebruary 7

A star is born

A star is born
A star is born
TravelJanuary 17

Still crazy about stones

I grew up with a father crazy about megaliths, monoliths and "stupid old rocks put here a trillion years ago so Dad could bore us with them today".
Still crazy about stones
Still crazy about stones
DunedinJanuary 10

Great expectations for 150th celebrations

More than 10,000 people are expected to attend two-day gala events to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Brighton district, near Dunedin, later this month.
North OtagoJanuary 3

Exhibition stirs memories

Memories will come flooding back for those viewing the Friendly Bay Carnival exhibition at the North Otago Museum.
OpinionJanuary 3

Opium trafficking outrages Society

• The British Government has certainly no reason to be unaware of the futility of any attempt to defend the abstract morality of the Indo-Chinese opium traffic.
Opium trafficking outrages Society
Opium trafficking outrages Society
QueenstownDecember 14

Call for old photographs

A historical photograph archive of the Lake Hawea district is being collated by the Lake Hawea Community Association.
Call for old photographs
Call for old photographs
North OtagoDecember 9

Tourer comes home

For Nelson couple Lloyd and Gwen Ewing, their vintage car has special significance.
Tourer comes home
Tourer comes home
NewsNovember 22

Pair retracing 1890 pioneers' steps

Steve Gurney and Steve Moffatt are following in the footsteps of two pioneering mountaineers.
DunedinNovember 9

Early `vandalism' prized by scholars

Have vandals been attacking some of England's oldest books?
Early `vandalism' prized by scholars
Early `vandalism' prized by scholars
NationalNovember 9

Page of notes up for sale

A rare collection of historical documents, featuring the autographs of Napoleon Bonaparte and Adolf Hitler among others, is to be auctioned in New Zealand.
Page of notes up for sale
Page of notes up for sale
EntertainmentSeptember 27

Intoxicating television

Boardwalk Empire whisks viewers back to the days of Prohibition, when the nation ran dry and some exploitative citizens became drunk on power.
Intoxicating television
Intoxicating television
TravelSeptember 6

Monuments to life and death

Monuments to life and death
Monuments to life and death
TravelAugust 30

Pecs flexes its cultural muscle

Dead Romans, Christian kings, marauding Mongols, Ottoman occupiers, Hapsburg edifices, pioneering painters and a modernised downtown: All the highlights (and lowlights) of Hungarian history are on display in the little city of Pecs.
Pecs flexes its cultural muscle
Pecs flexes its cultural muscle
DunedinAugust 23

Long-forgotten storage space unearthed

A mysterious 150-year-old storage space has been uncovered at Otokia, near Henley.
Long-forgotten storage space unearthed
Long-forgotten storage space unearthed