Geology outreach lapped up
Geology outreach lapped up
After pounding the ground with a hammer to create mini earthquakes in Dunedin yesterday you could also try some old-fashioned panning for gold.
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Source of diesel spill still undetermined
Source of diesel spill still undetermined
Investigators are still hunting for the culprit as diesel contamination continues to enter the Otago Harbour near the Andersons Bay inlet causeway.
Therapeutic drugs needed
Therapeutic drugs needed
Despite positive Covid-19 vaccine progress, New Zealand should also use therapeutic drugs to fight the pandemic, a Dunedin academic says.
'Really low': Tree thieves target couple again
'Really low': Tree thieves target couple again
Retired Dunedin couple Lynette and John Bates are shocked that thieves have twice tried to shatter their dream of beautifying a picnic area at Shag Point.
$17.5m research cash covers coastal threat
$17.5m research cash covers coastal threat
Research on the impact of increased coastal flooding on property prices is among many projects boosted by $17.5million in Marsden funding to the University of Otago.
Singing teacher honoured
Singing teacher honoured
Celebrated opera singer Jonathan Lemalu yesterday emphasised the crucial role of teacher Honor McKellar in his singing career.
Quacker crash sequence
Quacker crash sequence
Why did three ducks cross the road in Dunedin on Saturday night?
Champion climber takes it easy in reaching top of tree
Champion climber takes it easy in reaching top of tree
Being relaxed and confident was the key to winning the National Tree Climbing Championship for Dunedin arborist Dom Ritter at the weekend.
Luck runs out after duck runs out
Luck runs out after duck runs out
A road-crossing duck caused a three-car crash in Kaikorai Valley over the weekend.
Dunedin to host global health conference
Dunedin to host global health conference
A global health conference in Dunedin this week will boost New Zealand’s international reputation for its effective response to Covid-19, organisers say.
SJS, MPI partner to find students rural jobs
SJS, MPI partner to find students rural jobs
The Ministry for Primary Industries is helping attract more Dunedin tertiary students to Otago fruit picking and other rural work this summer.
Museum launches online shop
Museum launches online shop
The Otago Museum has launched an online shop, which is the only one of its kind in the country, apart from Te Papa’s.
Having gates stolen ‘upsetting’
Having gates stolen ‘upsetting’
Some other stolen Dunedin gates have been returned, but Mornington resident Val Reggett is angry hers are still missing.
Garden holds teaching exchange
Garden holds teaching exchange
Eleven gardening apprentices from various parts of the South Island converged on the Dunedin Botanic Garden for a two-day teaching exchange this week.
Young folk join forces for festival
Young folk join forces for festival
Out of the adversity and disruption of the Covid-19 lockdown, a vibrant new mini cultural festival emerged in Brockville yesterday.
Pop-up employment event draws 500 job-seekers
Pop-up employment event draws 500 job-seekers
More than 500 people eager to find a new job or try a new career surged into a pop-up employment event in Dunedin yesterday.
Aurora apologises for Cromwell power cut
Aurora apologises for Cromwell power cut
Aurora Energy has apologised for a power cut that affected 1600 customers in Cromwell last night.
Carisbrook School makes garden changes
Carisbrook School makes garden changes
Jae Patterson (12), of Carisbrook School, works on one of a series of raised ecogardens that were installed yesterday.
‘Great feeling’ to get US patent
‘Great feeling’ to get US patent
Dunedin physicists Dr Amita Deb and Prof Niels Kjaergaard have gained a United States patent for their new quantum radio technology.
Theologian returns to ‘second home’
Theologian returns to ‘second home’
Former leader of the Presbyterian Maori Synod the Rev Wayne Te Kaawa is pleased to be back in his "second home", Dunedin.