Rare half stamp not half valuable
Rare half stamp not half valuable
In the days when common sense prevailed, things got done.
John Lewis
Boozed aggro pensioner booted from Dunedin supermarket
Boozed aggro pensioner booted from Dunedin supermarket
A 71-year-old man ended up in police custody after becoming ‘‘aggressive and verbally abusive’’ towards Countdown staff in central Dunedin.
Scientists look to bird flu at ‘next threat’
Scientists look to bird flu at ‘next threat’
As the highly infectious H5N1 virus spreads globally, University of Otago scientists are collecting and studying bird faeces in a research project aimed at protecting New Zealand from avian...
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Choice! Fulbright award to researcher
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Choice! Fulbright award to researcher
Getting children to eat vegetables is a challenge in most households.
‘Heartbroken’ to hear of death
‘Heartbroken’ to hear of death
Cardrona Alpine Resort staff are "heartbroken" after learning their colleague Isabella Bolton was killed in an avalanche in Japan on Monday.
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Teenagers ‘lucky’ after high-speed crash
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Teenagers ‘lucky’ after high-speed crash
Five teenagers are "lucky they’ve ended up in Youth Aid and not in a hospital bed" after fleeing police in a stolen car driven by a 13-year-old, which crashed in South Dunedin at the weekend.
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Students excluded after initiations
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Students excluded after initiations
Eleven students faced expulsion from the University of Otago last year over dangerous flat initiation pranks which sparked fears the tradition could result in a death.
Coastal flora, fauna could find way to settle in Antarctica, research finds
Coastal flora, fauna could find way to settle in Antarctica, research finds
Known as one of the most barren places on the planet, Antarctica may soon become a hospitable host for coastal plants and animals.
Obituary: A compassionate life well lived
Obituary: A compassionate life well lived
Dr Keren Mary Skegg, Psychiatrist.
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Call for student meningococcal jabs
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Call for student meningococcal jabs
A major increase in the number of NZ teenagers and young adults getting meningococcal disease has prompted Otago University to call for students to be vaccinated before they start their year.
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Swimming ‘black spots’ identified; focus also on southern ‘hotspots’
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Swimming ‘black spots’ identified; focus also on southern ‘hotspots’
While the South Island doesn't contain any swimming "black spots" in Water Safety NZ’s new drowning prevention strategy, there are some "hotspots" southerners should be very wary of.
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Invasive species to be targeted by modified wasp
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Invasive species to be targeted by modified wasp
A new high-security science research lab has opened at the University of Otago, tasked with genetically modifying a wasp that will be able to eradicate introduced wasp species in New Zealand.
Two drivers’ licences suspended; due in court
Two drivers’ licences suspended; due in court
Two people have had their licences suspended for 28 days and are due to appear in the Dunedin District Court on drink-driving charges.
Alleged drink-driver dobbed in by public
Alleged drink-driver dobbed in by public
A man was found at his home with a "high" alcohol reading after members of the public complained about a vehicle being driven erratically around Dunedin.
Teen pepper-sprayed after Octagon scrap
Teen pepper-sprayed after Octagon scrap
A teenager was pepper-sprayed after resisting arrest in the Dunedin CBD on Saturday night.
Knife pulled in gull-feeding incident
Knife pulled in gull-feeding incident
A bag of chips created a cracker fracas in Green Island on Saturday, when someone pulled a knife on a member of the public.
Person found dead in Dunedin suburb
Person found dead in Dunedin suburb
Police are seeking help from the public as they investigate a sudden death in Dunedin this morning.
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Smokefree exhibit to illustrate harms
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Smokefree exhibit to illustrate harms
Tūhura Otago Museum says if the government has no interest in making New Zealanders smokefree by 2025, then the museum will do it for them.
New Tūhura Museum exhibition warns teens off smoking
New Tūhura Museum exhibition warns teens off smoking
Tūhura Otago Museum says if the government has no interest in making New Zealanders smokefree by 2025, then the museum will do it for them.
Hope set on ‘cute’ cockroach-hunter wasp
Hope set on ‘cute’ cockroach-hunter wasp
For most people, the thought of a black cockroach-hunter wasp hunting a native cockroach, dragging it back to its nest and feeding it to its larvae sounds terrifying.