John Lewis

A trickle of nominations for next month’s local body elections has prompted councils around Otago and Southland to call for prospective candidates to "get a move on" and put their names in the hat.

Parents sharing memories about everyday events with toddlers in open, enriched and responsive conversations has been shown to help children with their mental health and wellbeing into early adulthood.

Dunedin totally swamped its normal July rainfall record by 412% last month, and set a record of 235mm — the highest since records began in 1918.

Michael Braithwaite first saw the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo live from the really cheap seats — the rooftop of a friend’s apartment which overlooked Edinburgh Castle.

With only a month left until winter is officially over, we can all start looking for the light at the end of the tunnel - spring - which Niwa is forecasting to be warmer and drier than usual.

By day, mild-mannered David Murdoch helps New Zealand avoid Covid-19 chaos and runs one of the country’s largest universities.

The hunt is on to locate and retrieve Otago’s first meteorite using a new network of sky-facing cameras across the region.

Teaching of hospitality and tourism management at the University of Otago has been ranked 23rd out of 300 institutions around the world, a recently released academic ranking of world universities...