Allison Rudd

Dunedin contemporary art-lovers can look forward to a surfeit of riches next week when Dunedin hosts the 10th conference of the Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Art Educators.

At least two Otago people will take the title sir or dame after being given the option to do so, while another with Otago connections has said `no'.

Before it had even opened last week, an exhibition at the University of Otago celebrating the life and works of naturalist Charles Darwin had attracted interest from an unexpected quarter.

As a Maori academic, Paul Tapsell feels a major responsibility - to equip his people with knowledge about their traditions and language before it is too late.

They endured 12- to 15-hour days and back-breaking work, but two of the five Dunedin rural firefighters who helped contain Australian bush fires know their efforts were worthwhile.

Dione Healey has a theory. Can children as young as 4 who show the signs of ADHD be taught to change their behaviour by playing games involving mind and body skills?

Otago Museum Discovery World Tropical Forest staff are delighted to have extra mouths to feed after unexpectedly discovering two gecko hatchlings late yesterday afternoon.

Last week's student toga parade which unexpectedly descended into uncontrolled disorder will be a hot topic at a multiparty meeting on Friday.

A Dunedin engineering company owner hopes the $39.9 million contract, which will see 17 train carriages manufactured in Dunedin, will bring benefits for smaller businesses like his.

Mosgiel diners could be forgiven for being confused this week as the town's latest eatery opened, closed, then opened again within the space of about 30 hours.

Many Ngai Tahu leaders are demanding answers after the sudden and unexpected sacking yesterday of Wally Stone, the businessman who chaired the iwi's business arm, Ngai Tahu Holdings Corporation.

There are signs University of Otago students are behaving better.

In the first co-operative campaign in more than a decade, churches throughout the South Island are mobilising to express their commitment to the environment.