Police investigate complaint
Police investigate complaint
Dunedin police are investigating a sexual assault complaint made on Friday.
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Car rolls near Tarras
Car rolls near Tarras
The occupant of a car received moderate to minor injuries when the vehicle rolled on StateHighway 8, near Tarras, this afternoon.
Paragliding mishap near Arrowtown
Paragliding mishap near Arrowtown
One person has minor injuries after paragliding mishap near Arrowtown.
Museum’s collection allows research to continue
Museum’s collection allows research to continue
The Covid-19 lockdown could not stop a Dunedin scientist from undertaking an international study of primate teeth, thanks to access to the Otago Museum’s non-human primate collection.
Dinner raises funds for medical research
Dinner raises funds for medical research
Prof Michael Baker, a public health physician and professor in the department of public health at the University of Otago’s Wellington campus, addresses a black tie dinner event at the Dunedin Town...
Lions and dragons welcome Year of Ox
Lions and dragons welcome Year of the Ox
Several thousand people yesterday attended vibrant celebrations of the Chinese New Year in Dunedin, including at Lan Yuan, the Dunedin Chinese Garden.
Early benefits in repairs at cathedral
Early benefits in repairs at cathedral
A new sound system and improved heating are among early features of a planned multimillion-dollar revamp of St Paul’s Cathedral, Dunedin, after last year’s damaging fire.
NZTA apologises for ‘unacceptable’ SH88 delays
NZTA apologises for ‘unacceptable’ SH88 delays
The NZ Transport Agency has apologised for "significant and unacceptable delays" on State Highway 88 between Dunedin and Port Chalmers.
NZ in ‘good position’ despite vaccine woes
NZ in ‘good position’ despite vaccine woes
Concerns that a Covid-19 vaccine New Zealand has pre-purchased may not be fully protective should be taken seriously but the country is strongly placed, a Dunedin scientist says.
‘Strong positive growth’ seen in Summer School
‘Strong positive growth’ seen in Summer School
Student numbers are up more than 10% at the latest University of Otago Summer School, and distance-taught numbers are up about 50%.
When it comes to dinosaurs, Macklin’s no fossil
When it comes to dinosaurs, Macklin’s no fossil
A dinosaur-loving Dunedin 10-year-old rewarded with an appointment at Otago Museum is over the moon with his slice of fame.
Hands-on science education
Hands-on science education
Fifty senior secondary school pupils from throughout the country have converged on Dunedin for the 10th anniversary of a national science education camp.
Biden should emulate ‘New Deal’, academic says
Biden should emulate ‘New Deal’, academic says
US president Joe Biden must strive to heal the nation’s divisions with an ambitious New Deal that works for the many not the few, a Dunedin academic says.
Corpse plant cultivation work ‘such a joy’
Corpse plant cultivation work ‘such a joy’
Dunedin Botanic Garden staff and the University of Otago botany department’s Associate Prof Janice Lord are part of international moves to save the rare corpse plant.
Returning student happy with coffee and company
Returning student happy with coffee and company
A US international student, returning at last to Dunedin, is unlikely to forget the taste of her first cup of coffee after release from two weeks in managed isolation.
Study of NZ links to Ireland
Study of NZ links to Ireland
A national study, compiled by a Dunedin academic, shows many strong historical and cultural links between New Zealand and Ireland.
Plant closes for the year but smell similes roll in
Plant closes for the year but smell similes roll in
Smelly socks, a dead rat in a ceiling, and rotting cabbage — people recently visiting Dunedin’s infamously smelly corpse plant reacted to the stink in many different ways.
Tropical Forest is stage set for TV episodes
Tropical Forest is stage set for TV episodes
Tropical butterflies, tarantulas and the Otago Museum’s Tropical Forest will feature in the next series of the preschool television show Code Fun.
Potting mix risks still underrated
Potting mix risks still underrated
Community awareness about legionnaire’s disease is growing, but some gardeners still underestimate the risks posed by potting mix, a researcher warns.
Sightings of little owls in South range widely
Sightings of little owls in South range widely
An Otago Daily Times article with a photograph of a little owl (Athene noctua) has caused a veritable owlvalanche of emails providing other owl photographs and sighting details.