Elena McPhee

New deputy proctor swaps police for uni

New deputy proctor swaps police for uni

Taking up the mantle of deputy proctor at the University of Otago will be an exciting challenge after 27 years in the police, one of the university's newest staff members says.

Stark scenes from Antarctic on show

Dunedin photographer Guy Frederick captured scenes around Scott Base on his trip to the Antarctic...

Stark scenes from Antarctic on show

Travelling to the Antarctic is the perfect opportunity to capture the intersection of society and the natural environment, a Dunedin photojournalist says.

A rocky start for Boulder the cat

Tara Price (13) of Dunedin with the three-legged cat Boulder on Monday. PHOTO PETER MCINTOSH

A rocky start for Boulder the cat

Boulder may have a missing leg, but he has not let it ruin his zest for life.

‘Round 1 to the ducks’

The Taieri Plain rumbled with the sound of gunshots on Saturday morning as hunters marked the first day of the duck-shooting season.

Police give residents reassurance

The police area commander for Coastal Otago has met Mosgiel-Taieri Community Board members, after Mosgiel residents voiced their frustrations about being unable to contact local police.

Great start to season for Lee

Outram boy Lee Sutherland joined his grandfather Lyall Nash and dog Ruby to bag some of the first ducks of the season today.

Crash on Main South Rd

One person was taken to hospital after a car slammed into a barrier in last night , St John says.

Island mapping earns award

Variety is key for a young surveyor at the University of Otago who has won an international award for helping create the most accurate map yet of the historic Quarantine Island in Otago Harbour.

Butterfly habitat beats wing transplants

Dr Jenny Jandt says it is encouraging that people want to help butterflies, but wing transplants...

Butterfly habitat beats wing transplants

Providing "wing transplants" to monarch butterflies shows people are starting to acknowledge insects are animals — but providing a better habitat for them makes more of a difference, an Otago...

Fees-free effect less at polytech

Otago Polytechnic. Photo: Peter McIntosh

Fees-free effect less at polytech

Otago Polytechnic's enrolments are up by 8.2% this year, but the fees-free scheme did not have the expected effect because of the timing of enrolments, the polytechnic says.

Warning over assault at university

Police were called after reports of yelling and aggressive behaviour at the University of Otago last night.

Aim to spur more open discussion of sexual violence

University of Otago students (from left) Monique Mulholland, Niall Campbell and Sinead Gill have...

Aim to spur more open discussion of sexual violence

Sexual violence can be a difficult topic to talk about, but events organised next week will hopefully dispel some myths and encourage students to discuss it more openly, a group from the University of Otago says.

Support for campus marae

University of Otago Te Roopu Maori Students’ Association president Tiana Mihaere wants to see a...

Support for campus marae

The University of Otago’s Maori students’ association is trying to gather support for a marae on campus, which it hopes would foster a community spirit between students.

Kereru will benefit from container aviary

Project Kereru director Nic Hurring (centre) inspects the shipping container-aviary which is...

Kereru will benefit from container aviary

A woman dedicated to helping an "accident-prone" native bird fly again is thrilled to get a new $15,000 aviary, made from a 12m shipping container.

Call for transparency in immigration rulings

Call for transparency in immigration rulings

Otago researchers are pushing for an AI watchdog to oversee the use of predictive analytics systems, after disquiet about Immigration New Zealand's profiling processes.

Book launch colourful event

Children's entertainer Rosalind Manowitz, who performs as Rainbow Rosalind, at the launch of...

Book launch colourful event

A well-known New Zealand children's entertainer teamed up with an up-and-coming children's book author on Tuesday, at a colourful book launch in the Dunedin Public Library.

Supernatural inspires show

The energetic cast of the upcoming capping show ``Scarfie Things'' rehearses at the Teachers...

Supernatural inspires show

The occult and the uncanny are taking centre stage in Dunedin at this year's capping show, which is partly inspired by hit Netflix show Stranger Things.

Controlled blast shakes North End

Controlled blast shakes North End

North Dunedin residents received a shock yesterday when police and the army's bomb disposal squad blew up explosives at Logan Point Quarry, near Forsyth Barr Stadium.

Chaplain humbled by new role

The Rev Wayne Te Kaawa is "humbled'' to be the first Maori chaplain at a university. PHOTO:...

Chaplain humbled by new role

The first Maori chaplain at a New Zealand university has his work cut out for him this year - but says he is honoured to take on the role.

Full crew makes short work of posies

Cobie Smith (9) gathers the posies created in the HMNZS Toroa Dunedin naval reserve headquarters...

Full crew makes short work of posies

The atmosphere was upbeat in Dunedin yesterday morning as thousands of Anzac Day posies were created from rosemary and red paper.

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