John Lewis

Cyber attack hits website showing projected sea-level rise

The website went live this morning at 5am, and since then it had been getting 10,000 hits per...

Cyber attack hits website showing projected sea-level rise

A new NZ SeaRise website designed to show how New Zealand’s coastline will be affected by rising sea levels and land subsidence, has been hit by a cyber attack.

Cyber attack hits website showing projected sea-level rise

A new NZ SeaRise website designed to show how New Zealand’s coastline will be affected by rising sea levels and land subsidence, has been hit by a cyber attack.

Country on course for uncommon La Nina ‘triple dip’

Country on course for uncommon La Nina ‘triple dip’

New Zealand is on track for a rare "triple dip", where the La Nina weather phenomenon persists for three years in a row.

Country on course for uncommon La Nina ‘triple dip’

New Zealand is on track for a rare "triple dip", where the La Nina weather phenomenon persists for three years in a row.

Swifter rise in sea level predicted

Sea-level rise in New Zealand’s biggest urban areas may happen two to three decades earlier than expected, new scientific projections show.

Pedestrian hit by vehicle in Wanaka

Pedestrian hit by vehicle in Wanaka

St John Ambulance transported a pedestrian to Wanaka Medical Centre with moderate injuries today, after they were struck by a vehicle.

Police speed camera operator assaulted in Invercargill

Invercargill Police are on the hunt for a motorcyclist who seriously assaulted the operator of a mobile speed camera vehicle.

Concert with a difference: music evokes a land of ice

Composer, lawyer and 2015 ODT Class Act recipient Ihlara McIndoe is holding a concert on May 12,...

Concert with a difference: music evokes a land of ice

Bone-chilling winds, cracking icebergs, crashing waves and the squawks and roars of Antarctic wildlife are sounds not traditionally heard during classical concerts.

Exhibition to put spotlight on genomics

Exhibition to put spotlight on genomics

From the tiniest virus to the largest animal on Earth, every living thing has a genome.

Transition to winter may be late, Niwa says

Summer Moses (18), of Dunedin, enjoys another sunny autumn day at the Dunedin Botanic Garden....

Transition to winter may be late, Niwa says

Winter may be late arriving for much of Otago and Southland this year, as La Nina and marine heatwave conditions play havoc with the seasonal transition to colder weather.

Back home, time to dance

University of Otago Caroline Plummer Fellow Michael Parmenter will give a free talk and dance...

Back home, time to dance

Coming to the deep South as winter approaches means acclaimed dancer and choreographer Michael Parmenter is having to do stretches and warm-ups, just to prepare for his usual stretches and warm-ups.

Museum’s skeletons get seal of approval

Otago Museum natural science curator Emma Burns and brothers Ben (5, centre) and Jackie (7)...

Museum’s skeletons get seal of approval

He was pretty cool, calm and collected — relaxed even — despite being completely naked in front of such a large audience.

Fostering need for pyjamas

Foster Hope Otago’s pyjama drive co-ordinator Juanita Willems shows some of the pyjamas collected...

Fostering need for pyjamas

PJs, jim-jams, jammies, slacks, nighties, pyjamas — whatever you like to call them, Foster Hope Otago wants them.

Going ‘above and beyond’ for environment

Brendan Flack and the East Otago Taiapure management committee were recently presented the Wild...

Going ‘above and beyond’ for environment

Awards are generally given to successful individuals or groups — seldom are they bestowed to generations of people who have done work over decades.

Creature from the deep gives beach-goers a thrill

Holding a rarely seen oarfish at Aramoana are (from left) Isaac Williams, Hartley Gibbs, Cash...

Creature from the deep gives beach-goers a thrill

Bridie Allan is lording it over her fellow marine scientists at the University of Otago after coming face to face with a "sea serpent".

Oar-blimey! 'Sea serpent' washes up at beach

Bridie Allan is lording it over her fellow marine scientists at Otago University after coming face to face with a "sea serpent".

Oar-blimey! 'Sea serpent' washes ashore in Aramoana

Bridie Allan is lording it over her fellow marine scientists at the University of Otago after coming face to face with a ‘‘sea serpent’’.

WhatsApp scam ‘quite convincing’

It seems the iPhone has become a weapon of self-destruction for our sports stars.

WhatsApp scam ‘quite convincing’

A Cromwell man and his son are warning people to be wary of sending private information on WhatsApp after a scammer used the messaging platform in an attempt to get bank account details.

Schools taking time to weigh up mask decisions

Schools taking time to weigh up mask decisions

Dunedin schools appear to be taking a wait-and-see approach to dropping face masks, now that the country has moved to an Orange traffic light setting.

Quartet of copycats settling in to home

Ake Ake the Indian ring-necked parakeet makes the most of his new-found freedom after being...

Quartet of copycats settling in to home

Try not to be perturbed if you hear disembodied voices coming from the bushes at Otago Museum’s tropical forest on your next visit.

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