Three arrested after raid in Wakari
Three arrested after raid in Wakari
Three people were arrested after Dunedin police, including members of the Armed Offenders Squad, swooped on an address in Wakari earlier today.
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Road closed after 'blood and guts' spill
Road closed after 'blood and guts' spill
Part of Townleys Rd in Kaikorai Valley is closed this morning after a major spill of animal products, which may have reached the Kaikorai Stream.
Spikes used to stop fleeing driver in Dunback
Spikes used to stop fleeing driver in Dunback
A 30-year-old man has faced several charges, including dangerous driving, after police deployed spikes to halt a speeding vehicle in Dunback last night.
Suspicious fire at city high school
Suspicious fire at city high school
Firefighters quickly extinguished a suspicious fire in a skip at Logan Park High School early today.
New building’s name pays homage
New building’s name pays homage
Construction work continues at the University of Otago’s new $49.8million research support facility, which has been named the Eccles Building, after the Nobel Prize winner and former physiology...
Attack on Weddell seal investigated
Attack on Weddell seal investigated
Dunedin City Council animal services staff are investigating a dog attack on a Southern Ocean seal visitor to a city beach.
Bitterly cold ultramarathon but no plunge
Bitterly cold ultramarathon but no plunge
A bitterly cold ultramarathon run up and down Mt Cargill is still happening, but there will be no polar plunge tomorrow to celebrate the shortest day.
Albatross Day to be marked in Octagon
Albatross Day to be marked in Octagon
The first World Albatross Day will be celebrated this morning in the Octagon, in Dunedin.
‘Nano’ version of festival expands
‘Nano’ version of festival expands
Despite coronavirus lockdown disruption, Dunedin’s New Zealand International Science Festival aims to deliver a double "bonus".
Coverage ecotourism boost
Coverage ecotourism boost
Extensive overseas media coverage of the Royal Albatross colony, valued at more than $17 million, is expected to help ecotourism recover on the Otago Peninsula.
Otago graduate honoured as leader
Otago graduate honoured as leader
The first doctoral graduate from the University of Otago’s Centre for International Health has won wider international recognition as a leader in her field.
Call for genetic testing teamwork
Call for genetic testing teamwork
Bringing diagnostic laboratories and researchers closer together will help New Zealand families by better finding and diagnosing one-in-a-million genetic disorders.
Crash at South Dunedin intersection
Crash at South Dunedin intersection
Thee were no serious injuries following a nose-to-tail car crash at a South Dunedin intersection late this afternoon.
Helping Africans make decisions
Helping Africans make decisions
Dunedin statistician John Harraway has prepared educational modules to help strengthen public health efforts in Africa.
University uses TV ad to show research role
University uses TV ad to show research role
The University of Otago has launched a television campaign highlighting the key role its o researchers played in the fight against Covid-19.
Film to give huge exposure
Film to give huge exposure
A documentary from Japanese public television broadcaster NHK will soon bring "massive exposure" to the Otago Peninsula and its sea lions.
Dunedin’s efforts against virus make news in Japan
Dunedin’s efforts against virus make news in Japan
New Zealand’s success in fighting Covid-19 is attracting strong interest in Japan, Dunedin writer and television co-ordinator Izumi Uchida says.
Seeing the light
Seeing the light
Sydney Norgawa (5), of Dunedin, looks at a telescope during a series of "fun hands-on interactive and take-home activities" to demonstrate the science of light, at the Otago Museum on Saturday.
Boy’s quick thinking, smoke alarms averted possible disaster
Boy’s quick thinking, smoke alarms averted possible disaster
A quick-thinking 12-year-old boy and smoke alarms saved an Invercargill family from possible disaster in a house fire at the weekend.
Cannabis study puts health first
Cannabis study puts health first
A more health-oriented and less punitive approach should be taken to New Zealand’s policy on recreational cannabis use, a senior Dunedin health researcher suggests.