Grant to boost kaka research, restoration
Grant to boost kaka research, restoration
Researchers are to try to solve the mystery of where kaka go when they leave the Orokonui Ecosanctuary.
John Gibb
All areas urged to put their best foot forward
All areas urged to put their best foot forward
All parts of Otago and Southland need to ensure they are fully included in any domestic tourism promotion, academics say.
Heavy drug users risk life-long damage: study
Heavy drug users risk life-long damage: study
Heavy cannabis users — who are prone to destructive lung disease sometimes known as "bong lung" — can suffer irreversible lung damage, a study suggests.
Lockdown rush of cat, kitten adoptions
Lockdown rush of cat, kitten adoptions
Dozens of cats and kittens were adopted around the South just before and during the coronavirus lockdown.
Movies return in small way with independent cinema
Movies return in small way with independent cinema
The nimbleness of an experienced small cinema operator may soon start to pay off after Dunedin’s Metro cinema resumed trading at the weekend while the city’s bigger cinema chain multiplexes remain...
Ceremonies put off, but graduation still celebrated
Ceremonies put off, but graduation still celebrated
For University of Otago graduands Leanne Walters and Karla Lawrie, today could well be the celebration you have when you are not having a celebration.
Dunedin arts and cultural facilities reopening
Dunedin arts and cultural facilities reopening
Many key Dunedin arts and cultural facilities are reopening this weekend, reflecting the greater freedoms available under coronavirus Alert Level 2.
Health workers’ efforts recorded for posterity
Health workers’ efforts recorded for posterity
Dunedin film-maker Dr Paul Trotman has spent the coronavirus lockdown and Level 3 making an international documentary about the sacrifices made by health professionals in the fight against Covid-19.
Grants to fund Otago research
Grants to fund Otago research
University of Otago researchers Antony Braithwaite, Louise Bicknell, Alexander McLellan and Lyn Wise have gained Health Research Council grants totalling $600,000.
Churches find ways to spread good word
Churches find ways to spread good word
Otago and Southland churches have faced down multiple challenges posed by the end of the usual religious services during the Covid-19 lockdown. John Gibb and Mark Price talk to ministers about what...
Canned graduations further ‘knock’ to city economy
Canned graduations further ‘knock’ to city economy
The latest graduands from the University of Otago will remember graduating this year for a different reason.
Three Otago pupils placed top in nation
Three Otago pupils placed top in nation
Two King's High School pupils and a former Dunstan High School pupil have been recognised among the country’s highest-achieving pupils for last year.
Invercargill garage damaged in fire
Invercargill garage damaged in fire
A domestic garage in Invercargill has been extensively damaged by a blaze which has been referred to fire safety staff and police.
Castle’s damaged 150-year-old cedar to be replaced
Castle’s damaged 150-year-old cedar to be replaced
A distinctive Larnach Castle atlas cedar tree, badly damaged in a recent storm, will be replaced.
Air NZ expertise could help improve health sector IT
Air NZ expertise could help improve health sector IT
The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the need to better support both patients and general practitioners through a big overhaul of health sector funding and IT systems, Prof Robin Gauld says.
Prof reveals reason behind Covid-19's 'unusual symptoms'
Prof reveals reason behind Covid-19's 'unusual symptoms'
Covid-19's unusually wide range of symptoms, including stroke and loss of smell, can be explained at the molecular level.
Human nutrition students conduct consults online
Human nutrition students conduct consults online
Dunedin human nutrition postgraduate students have had an earlier-than-expected introduction to telehealth, by giving dietary advice online during the coronavirus lockdown.
Testing capacity augmented
Testing capacity augmented
Dunedin's Covid-19 testing capacity has been strengthened by adding an Australian testing system.
170 jobs on line at Hermitage
170 jobs on line at Mt Cook's Hermitage Hotel
The proposed mothballing of the Hermitage Hotel in Aoraki/Mt Cook, with the likely loss of about 170 staff, has come as a shock in the area.
170 jobs on line at Hermitage
170 jobs on line at Mt Cook's Hermitage Hotel
The proposed mothballing of the Hermitage Hotel in Aoraki/Mt Cook, with the likely loss of about 170 staff, has come as a shock in the area.