John Lewis

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Letter urges university to act against Israel

University of Otago staff (from left) Dr David Jenkins, Dr Olivier Jutel, Dr Abbi Virens,...

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Letter urges university to act against Israel

An open letter to Otago University, signed by lecturers, teaching and research fellows and postgraduate students, calls for the institution to "disclose and divest from any economic ties to the apartheid state of Israel".

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Police call for calm after threats

The memorial Park Gardens in Mosgiel. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

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Police call for calm after threats

Threats of vigilante justice have prompted Dunedin police to call for calm, following claims a man was filming children and "flashed" a gun while trying to abduct a child from a Mosgiel park recently.

Atmospheric river shakes up weather

French tourist Clovis Eyraud uses Dunedin’s strong winds for wind surfing at Middle Beach...

Atmospheric river shakes up weather

Weather conditions in April have been described as "fairly mundane" for the southern regions, with the exception of an atmospheric river that brought "high-impact weather" in the second week.

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Postgrad programme battling loneliness

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Postgrad programme battling loneliness

Concern about how easy it is for postgraduate students to isolate themselves "to an extreme level", has prompted the OUSA to create a new support programme to combat loneliness.

Man caught driving days after license suspended

It appears it takes some people longer to learn from their lessons than others.

'No reverse': Driver's excuse for bizarre McDonald's exit

McDonald's has closed 12 stores in Victoria over the coronavirus. Photo: Getty Images

'No reverse': Driver's excuse for bizarre McDonald's exit

A Ford Ranger owner was not loving the attention he got from police, after driving over the gardens and the kerb at McDonald’s Andersons Bay at the weekend.

Van repeatedly rammed car for 'unknown reason'

Van repeatedly rammed car for 'unknown reason'

Police are looking for a yellow van after it was seen repeatedly ramming a car in Mornington on Saturday.

Man may have been lying in Princes St when hit by car - police

Man may have been lying in Princes St when hit by car - police

Police are investigating whether a critically injured 20-year-old man was lying in the middle of Princes St or had tripped before being run over by a vehicle on Saturday night.

New bike impounded after going 170kmh in 70kmh zone

A 35-year-old man had his new motorcycle taken from him after being caught riding it at 170kmh in a 70kmh speed zone.

Thieves hunted down after $30k Otago tourist bus theft

Emergency services are at Shag Point (pictured) after getting reports of a diver in distress....

Thieves hunted down after $30k Otago tourist bus theft

Police used vehicle tracking GPS to quickly hunt down a trio who allegedly broke into a tourist bus near Palmerston and stole goods valued up to $30,000.

Modern comforts makes 80th easy

Searching the sky on the opening day of duck-shooting season, on Bungards farm south of Mataura...

Modern comforts makes 80th easy

Colin Huddleston’s legs are about as athletic as you would expect an 85-year-old’s to be, but as he curtly points out, "I don’t need them for shooting ducks — I just need my good eye".

'Faster recovery and fewer complications' from surgery

University of Otago surgical sciences department researcher Dr Kari Clifford shows how research...

'Faster recovery and fewer complications' from surgery

A Dunedin surgeon is calling for New Zealand hospitals to incorporate high-intensity interval training (HIIT) into the daily routines of patients, where possible, before they have major surgery.

Uni opens more green flats

Planting companion marigolds to keep slugs away from the lettuce and spinach about to be planted...

Uni opens more green flats

Increasing demand from students wanting to live with a light environmental footprint has prompted the University of Otago to open a second sustainability neighbourhood in North Dunedin.

Call for better speed signs near schools

The Otago Automobile Association is calling for better signs and road markings outside schools after more than 385 tickets were issued by police outside two Dunedin secondary schools within 30 minutes.

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Economy and market downturn blamed for company closure

The STL Linehaul transport depot in White St, Dunedin. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

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Economy and market downturn blamed for company closure

A nationwide freight transport operation with a depot in Dunedin has gone into liquidation after battling what it says has been "the worst market downturn for freight in New Zealand on record".

Early May cold snap set to ease

Time to put another blanket on the bed — May looks like it will get off to a chillier-than-usual start, but long-term weather forecasters believe it will be followed by "milder conditions" in June...

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Books on the Left and the Right

Dunedin Public Libraries heritage collections librarian Donald Kerr holds books from the Left...

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Books on the Left and the Right

In this day and age, it is rare that you can read articles by radical writers about the pros of fascism, socialism, capitalism and communism, all in the same room, without a security guard.

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65 years ‘snuck up’ on couple

Jack Stanley, 87, gives his wife Joan, 86, flowers (without a paper bag) to celebrate their 65th...

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65 years ‘snuck up’ on couple

Scene one: A young Joan Perry complains to her boyfriend Jack Stanley that he never buys her flowers and he needs to be more "romantic".

PM’s prize for bringing hope to families

University of Otago Hereditary Diffuse Gastric Cancer Research Group members (from left) Erin...

PM’s prize for bringing hope to families

When Parry Guilford is asked why he has spent nearly 30 years looking for the genetic cause of stomach cancer, he loves to paraphrase lyrics from The Pogues song Fairytale of New York.

Otago cancer researchers win PM's Science Award

When Parry Guilford is asked why he has spent nearly 30 years looking for the genetic cause of stomach cancer, he loves to paraphrase The Pogues song Fairytale of New York — "I took your dreams and...

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