Waitati finds winds of change can be fickle
Waitati finds winds of change can be fickle
It was a great idea: erect a wind turbine or two and generate enough energyto power the entire Waitati-Blueskin community.
Allison Rudd
Marinoto's last resident moves out after 42 years
Marinoto's last resident moves out after 42 years
Dunedin's historic Marinoto is a convent no more.
Retail plans for central city building
Retail plans for central city building
A multi-retail development is being planned for the former Smiths City building in Filleul St, Dunedin.
Market dip hits agents
Market dip hits agents
Almost a quarter of real estate agents in Otago and Southland have left the industry temporarily or permanently in the past 12 months, figures from their licensing body shows.
Veterans' panel a 'cornerstone'
Veterans' panel a 'cornerstone'
A member of New Zealand's first expert panel on war veterans' health says the panel "was a good cornerstone for the future" even though it had not achieved the changes for veterans he had hoped for.
Pair become NZ citizens
Pair become NZ citizens
After almost 20 years in New Zealand, the United States-born professor who is soon to become academic head of the University of Otago achieved her long-time wish this week, becoming a New Zealand citizen alongside her elder daughter.
Pretty much perfect
Pretty much perfect
I'm sitting on a log eating my lunch. Behind me are native-bush-covered hills; before me stretches a swathe of golden-sand beach. It would be easy to imagine myself on a deserted island but...
Crohn's research takes off
Crohn's research takes off
A University of Otago researcher says her move to Dunedin has rapidly advanced her study into the link between swollen lips and mouth problems among children and teenagers and their chances of developing the often debilitating bowel disorder Crohn's disease.
Sustainability to fore in polytech report
Sustainability to fore in polytech report
To the casual observer, Otago's 2010 annual report document looks like any other.
Polytech surplus best result in 10 years
Polytech surplus best result in 10 years
Otago Polytechnic recorded an operating surplus of $2.26 million last year, its best financial result in a decade.
Polytechnic opts for cleaner heating
Polytechnic opts for cleaner heating
The Otago Polytechnic has decided to replace the coal-fired heating system for its Dunedin campus with wood chip and lpg boilers, despite the alternative fuels being almost a third more expensive than coal.
Industrial zoning fails to sell Taieri sections
Industrial zoning fails to sell Taieri sections
When the Dunedin City Council announced plans to rezone 52ha of land on the Taieri Plain from rural to industrial, it trumpeted the Taieri as a location which would attract new businesses to the city and allow existing companies to expand.
Rare Moriori carving vandalised
Rare Moriori carving vandalised
Moriori working to save internationally significant and rare tree carvings on the Chatham Islands are horrified one of the largest and best-known carvings has been vandalised.
Exchange post office among closures
Exchange post office among closures
Dunedin's Exchange area could soon be without a post office for the first time in more than 150 years.
No public input on coal plant
No public input on coal plant
The Gore District Council has confirmed the public will not be able to make submissions on Solid Energy's planned lignite conversion plant near Mataura. The plant will process about 148,000 tonnes of low-grade lignite coal from a nearby mine annually, turning it into briquettes suitable for fuel for households and industries. A further 15,000 tonnes of lignite will be required annually to fire its on-site boiler.
Universities plan for rapidly retiring staff
Universities plan for rapidly retiring staff
New Zealand universities, including the University of Otago, may soon have to recruit significantly more academic staff annually than they do now as rolls grow and their ageing workforces rapidly retire.
Tonic boosts trees
Tonic boosts trees
For the first time in their lives, elderly trees at the Dunedin Botanic Garden are being given a pick-me-up - a nutrient-rich liquid compost designed to reduce their stress levels and improve their long-term health.
Polytech spend injects $205m
Polytech spend injects $205m
Otago Polytechnic injected almost $205 million into the New Zealand economy last year, an economic impact report prepared by the institution shows.
Carisbrook liquor licence suspended after 'sting'
Carisbrook liquor licence suspended after 'sting'
The Otago Rugby Football Union has been temporarily stripped of its special licence to sell liquor at public booths at Carisbrook, after a 16-year-old boy was sold a four-pack of beer in a police...
Resignations at top of OUSA
Resignations at top of OUSA
Uncertainty over the future has forced the Otago University Students Association (OUSA) to bring in a business consultant to plug the gap left by the resignation of its general manager.