Paradise ducks no strangers in unusual habitat
Paradise ducks no strangers in unusual habitat
A pair of paradise ducks found an unusual new heaven by calmly strolling through central Dunedin yesterday.
John Gibb
New hotel offers seaside view
New hotel offers seaside view
A large seascape by Dunedin artist Simon Kaan is featured in a semi-transparent glass facade for a new hotel, "Ebb-Dunedin", in Filleul St.
Ecosanctuary ventures into mall
Ecosanctuary ventures into mall
A portable "nano forest" with 1000 saplings and other trees and close encounters with a native stick insect helped make an Orokonui Odyssey a hit in Dunedin yesterday.
Mural artist finally goes back to the wall
Mural artist finally goes back to the wall
The paint is flowing again at Cargill Enterprises in South Dunedin, after a vibrant art project earlier hit the wall during the Covid-19 lockdown.
No-one hurt in car incidents
No-one hurt in car incidents
No-one was hurt in two incidents involving cars south of central Dunedin about 5pm today, emergency services said.
Getting Cook Islanders into a dance routine
Getting Cook Islanders into a dance routine
Cook Islands people will dance their way to better health if Dunedin researcher Troy Tararo-Ruhe’s vision succeeds.
University of Otago staff to get active — for science
University of Otago staff to get active — for science
The health benefits of blending some more "working out" into your working day will be highlighted in a new Dunedin study.
House of cups a foray into science
House of cups a foray into science
Eager youngsters yesterday learned more about building castles of the imagination out of paper cups at the New Zealand International Science Festival in Dunedin.
Lantern-making workshops prove popular
Lantern-making workshops prove popular
About 100 people participated in yesterday’s booked-out lantern-making sessions at Dunedin’s Midwinter Lights event.
130 years of OUSA marked
130 years of OUSA marked
The Otago University Students’ Association yesterday celebrated its 130th anniversary with a tree-planting ceremony in Dunedin.
Hand sanitiser draws festival attendees
Hand sanitiser draws festival attendees
Emergency supplies of hand sanitiser, produced during the Covid-19 lockdown, earlier sparked hundreds of inquiries and have now become a hit at the New Zealand International Science Festival.
Mosgiel fantails flocking together
Proverb-loving fantails take flocking together seriously
Mosgiel livestock vet Victoria Chapman has been delighted to discover more than a dozen fantails roosting snugly together on a jasmine vine in her shed.
Cathedral role for lockdown digital maestro
New cathedral musical role for lockdown digital maestro
Michael Grant, who organised the St Paul’s Cathedral "virtual choir" during the Covid-19 lockdown, has been appointed the cathedral’s new musical director.
Dunedin plumber honoured with rare life membership
Dunedin plumber honoured with rare life membership
Brian Foley has been awarded a rare life membership of Master Plumbers New Zealand.
Ocean’s giants focus of weekend
Ocean’s giants focus of weekend
Otago Museum natural science assistant curator Kane Fleury (right) discusses a beaked whale skull with Stephen Bithell and his son Harrison (4), of Dunedin, at the museum on Saturday as part of the...
Carving better way to reduce violence
Carving better way to reduce violence
Dunedin carver Riki Tamakehu presented carvings to two Dunedin community groups yesterday to thank them for their work to counter family violence.
Star of the show
Star of the show
Sahara Ferguson (8), of Outram, holds an apricot sea star, watched by her brother Quinn (4) and their mother Sara Ferguson, at the New Zealand Marine Studies Centre pop-up aquarium, on Saturday.
Presentation goes off with a bang
Presentation goes off with a bang
After disappearing into one particularly large post-explosion cloud, even Big Science Show presenter Amadeo Enriquez Ballestero seemed slightly lost for words.
Pair killed in fiery Dunedin crash named
Pair killed in fiery Dunedin crash named
Tributes are flowing on social media for a young man who was one of two killed in a Dunedin crash over the weekend.
Major proud of Covid-19 track record
Major proud of Covid-19 track record
New Zealanders can feel "extremely proud" of how we have responded to the Covid-19 pandemic, Chief of Army Major-general John Boswell said yesterday.