Maori centre role a homecoming
Maori centre role a homecoming
Former Otakou Marae manager Michelle Taiaroa-McDonald is excited to take on a new management role.
John Gibb
Reports of explosion prompt callout in Oamaru
Reports of explosion prompt callout in Oamaru
Firefighters initially thought they might have to tackle a house fire near the Oamaru Public Gardens this afternoon but, on arrival, found the reality was much less dramatic.
Much upheaval seen in 60 years with stockbroker
Much upheaval seen in 60 years with stockbroker
Sharemarket crashes and recessions, huge changes in technology and a global pandemic — Val Braumann has seen and survived a great deal in her 60 years at Forsyth Barr.
New Centre for Law and Society
New Centre for Law and Society
A new Centre for Law and Society could help boost the University of Otago’s international reputation.
Scientists still warm on Dunedin volcano idea
Scientists still warm on Dunedin volcano idea
Scientists trying to unleash geothermal energy from deep under Dunedin have had a setback, but believe they still have a strong case for tapping into an extinct volcano.
Vaccination may be annual
Vaccination may be annual
The emergence of a more infectious mutation of coronavirus in Japan highlights the future reality of having to update anti-Covid-19 vaccines each year.
Couple ‘let free’ now visa granted
Couple ‘let free’ now visa granted
A Dunedin couple’s stressful four-year battle with red tape seems over after the granting of a residency visa for a Tibetan spouse.
Protest over long-awaited living wage for bus drivers garners support
Protest over long-awaited living wage for bus drivers garners support
A small group of Dunedin protesters seeking the belated payment of the living wage to the city’s Orbus bus drivers helped create plenty of noise last week.
Youngsters’ sleep quality after screen use study’s focus
Youngsters’ sleep quality after screen use study’s focus
Does streaming before dreaming result in youngsters having a worse sleep?
Roll-your-own tobacco warnings recommended
Roll-your-own tobacco warnings recommended
New pictorial warnings on tobacco pouches specifically aimed at New Zealand’s many roll-your-own smokers should be introduced, a study suggests.
Faith in sustainability targets
Faith in sustainability targets
New Zealand’s success in countering Covid-19 has strengthened Environment Minister David Parker’s view that our environmental sustainability targets can also be achieved.
New publisher at University Press
New publisher at University Press
Dunedin poet and prose writer Dr Sue Wootton has been appointed as the new publisher at Otago University Press.
Making a difference in learning that counts
Making a difference in learning that counts
Associate Prof Sarah Wakes has been appointed the University of Otago’s first female head of mathematics and statistics in the institution’s 150-year history.
Race Relations Week exemplary
Race Relations Week exemplary
Dunedin's extensive Race Relations Week programme provides a positive example that other New Zealand centres could take up in future.
Opportunity to think about flood protection
Opportunity to think about flood protection
Any redevelopment of Forbury Park would offer a "huge opportunity" to strengthen South Dunedin’s overall defences against flooding, scientists say.
Chinese Garden documentary given to southern schools
Chinese Garden documentary given to southern schools
More than 400 copies of a video documentary linking the early Chinese settlement of Dunedin and the city’s later Chinese Garden are being sent to every school in Otago and Southland.
‘I got it wrong’: Foon apologises to police
‘I got it wrong’: Foon apologises to police
Race relations commissioner Meng Foon yesterday admitted "I got it wrong" and apologised for a recent "incorrect" comment that police were racist.
Significant Archibald Baxter poetry find
Significant Archibald Baxter poetry find
A Dunedin student’s discovery and publication of poems by World War 1 conscientious objector Archibald Baxter is shedding new light on previous little-known parts of his life.
Glacier creatures examined
Glacier creatures examined
Scientists are pondering the discovery of a previously unknown ecosystem of tiny creatures living in the ice high on South Island maritime glaciers.
Captain takes the helm at Poppa's
Captain takes the helm at Poppa's
The new owner of a long-running pizza parlour in the University of Otago campus area is keen to retain its strong sense of student history.