Grebe welcome rare sight in Otago Harbour
Grebe welcome rare sight in Otago Harbour
A young grebe swims in the upper Otago Harbour, with the Vauxhall Yacht Club in the background, earlier this week.
John Gibb
Human-tech partnership needed to cross final frontier
Human-tech partnership needed to cross final frontier
English space engineer Sian Cleaver is optimistic about the future of manned space travel, including Nasa plans to return astronauts to the moon, and later fly on to Mars.
Frog specialist humbled by lifetime achievement award
Frog specialist humbled by lifetime achievement award
Respected frog specialist Prof Phil Bishop has won the top lifetime achievement award at the Otago Daily Times Regional Science Awards.
Skating budgie ties with flying pooch
Skating budgie ties with flying pooch
Two Dunedin youngsters, Carolena Booth and Jemma Bezuidenhout, have jointly won the people's choice award in the latest Otago Wildlife Photography Exhibition.
New Tb drug could be a 'game-changer'
New Tb drug could be a 'game-changer'
A powerful new drug, and new University of Otago research into how it works, could prove a "total game-changer" in the global fight against tuberculosis, Prof Greg Cook says.
Parrot plumage pigment production probed
Parrot plumage pigment production probed
Do you ever get in a flap over how vivid feathers can seem?
Insights into kidney cancer
Insights into kidney cancer
A world-first discovery by University of Otago researchers may change the way children suffering from a rare form of kidney cancer are treated.
Bill to introduce ACC appeal fee criticised
Bill to introduce ACC appeal fee criticised
Dunedin lawyer Peter Sara says a move by the Government which could enable a filing fee to be imposed for ACC appeals in the district court is "repugnant" and unfair to injured people.
Trading moa bones - how the museum began
Trading moa bones - how the museum began
Historical detective work by Dunedin researcher Rosi Crane is shedding more light on the colourful stories behind how the Otago Museum acquired many of its exotic animal exhibits in the 19th century.
'Scary numbers' in obesity research
'Scary numbers' in obesity research
Two million New Zealanders will be obese in 20 years' time, new research reveals.
High demand for science festival shows
High demand for science festival shows
As rehearsals continue for a theatre show for children, to be performed during the upcoming New Zealand International Science Festival, two of the five planned shows have sold out.
City artists among finalists
City artists among finalists
Dunedin artists Miranda Bellamy and Robert West have been selected in a 72-strong shortlist for the 2018 Parkin Drawing Award, with a $20,000 top prize.
US needs to play the long game
US needs to play the long game
A "courageous" initiative by US President Donald Trump is unlikely to denuclearise the Korean Peninsula in the short term, but can bring important gains.
Pressure on Pacific journalists
Pressure on Pacific journalists
Corruption in some countries and growing financial stakes are adding to the pressures faced by journalists reporting on Pacific Island affairs, veteran TVNZ correspondent Barbara Dreaver says.
Praise for distinctiveness, innovation
Praise for distinctiveness, innovation
The University of Otago’s annual Foreign Policy School yesterday won plaudits for its distinctiveness and ability to innovate.
Turbulence hits NZ trade policy
Turbulence hits NZ trade policy
New Zealand faces some "alarming" challenges in its bid to maintain and improve a rules-based multilateral approach to international trade, deputy secretary trade and economic Vangelis Vitalis says.
Otago theory on sea ice break-up backed
Otago theory on sea ice break-up backed
Australian scientists have found evidence supporting an earlier University of Otago hypothesis over the way storm-driven ocean swells have triggered the "catastrophic" break-up of Antarctic ice shelves.
Survey chance to add to knowledge of birds
Survey chance to add to knowledge of birds
People in Otago and Southland are being encouraged to take part in the latest annual nationwide Garden Bird Survey, which starts today and ends on July 8.
Typhoid fever study
Typhoid fever study
Prof John Crump hopes a new University of Otago-backed study will clarify key issues in the spread of typhoid fever in Fiji and highlight the high incidence of the "neglected disease" in Oceania.
Toitu links iwi to ancestors
Toitu links iwi to ancestors
A group of Ngati Ruanui youth from Taranaki recently visited the Toitu Otago Settlers Museum to learn more about Pakakohe ancestors once held prisoner in Dunedin.