Bridge closed until August
University area bridge closed until August
A North Dunedin bridge in the central university area will remain closed for most of the next six months.
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Uni’s first Irish studies prof retiring
Uni’s first Irish studies prof retiring
A dedicated professorship and an academic centre at the University of Otago have put Irish studies "on the map" in New Zealand and Australia, Prof Peter Kuch says.
Otago link to identifying art looted by Nazis
Otago link to identifying art looted by Nazis
Dr Jean Marie Carey's studies at the University of Otago have helped the art historian to identify two art works in a Florida museum as earlier looted by the Nazis.
Historic Lawrence building on the market
Historic Lawrence building on the market
The US-based owners of St Patrick's Church School and Hall in Lawrence hope that putting the building on the market will give ''new momentum'' to preservation efforts.
Pedestrian-only call to make city more 'liveable'
Pedestrian-only call to make city more 'liveable'
The Octagon and much of George St should become pedestrian-only to make the city centre more "liveable" and encourage walking, a university academic says.
Campaigner hopes 'gagging' issue will be resolved
Campaigner hopes 'gagging' issue will be resolved
Dunedin ACC campaigner Denise Powell hopes an upcoming high-level discussion with the ACC will give support group Acclaim Otago some reassurance over its "gagging" concerns.
Beattie collection gathers respect
Beattie collection gathers respect
Historian and ethnologist James Herries Beattie lacked formal academic training, but his collecting of southern cultural information, including of Ngai Tahu, has won growing respect, Prof Tony Ballantyne says.
My tropical friend
My tropical friend
Otago Museum science communicator and university student George Fitzgerald (22) experiences a close encounter with an Asian swallowtail butterfly at the museum's Tropical Forest butterfly house.
Volunteer deliveries of books real help
Volunteer deliveries of books real help
About 70 volunteers are making a life-changing difference by delivering library books to Dunedin homes.
Writing course participants seek inspiration through exploration
Writing course participants seek inspiration through exploration
A group of writers visited Port Chalmers yesterday as part of a short course, inspired by Dunedin, City of Literature, and which aimed to ''nurture your muse and exercise your writing muscles''.
Research may offset antibiotic resistance
Research may offset antibiotic resistance
New University of Otago research into how bacteria and their viruses interact and evolve could help pave the way for smarter health therapies, and counter antibiotic resistance.
Southern Ocean challenge for saildrone designers
Southern Ocean challenge for saildrone designers
Saildrones successfully sail vast distances round the world but are facing their toughest challenges in the Southern Ocean, inventor and adventurer Richard Jenkins says.
Nurses’ class of ’69 reunites
Nurses’ class of ’69 reunites
Fifty years after starting their training as nurses, a group of old friends was reunited in Dunedin at the weekend, remembering what it was like to be 17 again, and how to giggle.
Second-hand uniform sale King’s busiest
Second-hand uniform sale King’s busiest
Parents and school pupils swarmed to a second-hand uniform sale at King’s High School at the weekend on the busiest sale day in recent years.
Otago Museum to extend sprinkler system over time
Otago Museum to extend sprinkler system over time
The Otago Museum will later this year start some physical work on a project costing up to $1 million, to extend its sprinkler system to older parts of the complex.
Person airlifted from Lindis Pass crash
Person airlifted from Lindis Pass crash
A seriously-injured motorist was flown to Dunedin Hospital by the Otago Regional Rescue Helicopter after a solo vehicle crash on the Lindis Pass-Tarras Rd this evening.
Diesel spill linked to boy racers catches fire
Diesel spill linked to boy racers catches fire
A diesel spill in Queens Drive, Invercargill - and apparently linked to boy racers - resulted in firefighters being alerted after the diesel caught fire and ignited some nearby scrub early today.
'M. Bovis' effects study welcomed to help with impact on farmers
'M. Bovis' effects study welcomed to help with impact on farmers
Federated Farmers Otago president Simon Davies has welcomed a planned University of Otago study on the human impact of Mycoplasma bovis on farmers and their communities in Otago and Southland.
Much to learn from wrecks
Much to learn from wrecks
New Zealand should do more to protect and learn from its wealth of coastal shipwrecks and to reduce overall damage to the ocean, maritime archaeologist Matt Carter says.
Ocean-crossing chicken one of a kind
Ocean-crossing chicken one of a kind
This is a story about a rather large chicken, a Dunedin potter and opportunities in the United States.