Great ball of fire rare sight (+ video)
Great ball of fire rare sight (+ video)
A fireball that lit up southern skies last night was not a meteor, but something much rarer, a leading astronomer says.
Margot Taylor
OUSA withdraws from talks on polling booth
OUSA withdraws from talks on polling booth
The Otago University Students' Association (OUSA) has withdrawn from discussions with the Dunedin City Council over plans to have a polling booth on campus, saying the council is scared students will sway election results.
Hospital day-stay facility opened
Hospital day-stay facility opened
Staff, patients and members of the Roman Catholic community celebrated the 80th anniversary of Mercy Hospital, and the opening of a new $7.5million facility on Saturday.
Light over Dunedin 'rarer' than a meteor (+ video)
Light over Dunedin 'rarer' than a meteor (+ video)
A large fireball which flashed across the South Island this evening was not a meteor, but debris from an orbiting spacecraft, a leading astronomer says.
Kill operation for island mice
Kill operation for island mice
The Antipodes Islands are a step closer to being pest-free following the completion of a Department of Conservation mouse-eradication operation.
Chocolate galore in Octagon
Chocolate galore in Octagon
Fireworks lit up the sky and chocolate filled the tummies of hundreds of revellers who gathered to watch them at the opening of the Cadbury Chocolate Carnival in the Octagon on Saturday.
Otago Uni's international fees to rise
Otago Uni's international fees to rise
International fees are about to rise for a raft of University of Otago subjects.
Habits may not be so bad after all
Habits may not be so bad after all
Thumb-sucking and nail-biting may not be the bad habits they were thought to be, new Dunedin Multidisciplinary Study research reveals.
Research reveals threat to sea lion survival
Research reveals threat to sea lion survival
Unreported sea lion bycatch could wipe out the critically endangered species within 50 years, University of Otago research has found.
Lake health not well understood: researcher
Lake health not well understood: researcher
A leading US limnologist (lake researcher) says while New Zealand takes biosecurity seriously, we do not have an adequate understanding of the health of our lakes. University of Wisconsin...
Trampers’ impact on wilderness slammed
Trampers’ impact on wilderness slammed
The impact of increased helicopter flights on a Fiordland National Park ice plateau will be minimal compared with the harm caused by trampers, an aviation industry leader says.
Winning Lotto ticket sold in Dunedin
Winning Lotto ticket sold in Dunedin
One of three lucky punters to win a share of Lotto's record breaking Powerball tonight bought their ticket at Pak N Save in Dunedin.
`Walkable' Dunedin perfect fit for new Kiwi family
`Walkable' Dunedin perfect fit for new Kiwi family
A Philippine family with a love of cold weather and the "friendly streets'' of Dunedin were among 39 people to become New Zealand citizens at a ceremony in Dunedin yesterday.
A million words - credit due
A million words - credit due
A colossal 2000-page book by a University of Otago lecturer is one of the largest first edition academic books to be published in New Zealand, the book's publisher says.
Pupils put brains to test
Pupils put brains to test
Scores of science-loving teenagers descended on the University of Otago's laboratories yesterday for New Zealand's only neuroscience competition for high school pupils.
Power restored to Kaikorai Valley homes
Power restored to Kaikorai Valley homes
Power has been restored to about 200 Kaikorai Valley homes following a power outage tonight.
Doc slammed over flights
Doc slammed for flights trial
The Department of Conservation and the aviation industry are being accused of colluding over ramped up numbers of helicopter landings to a Fiordland National Park ice plateau.
Flights in breach of Doc plan
Flights in breach of Doc plan
Internal documents reveal the Department of Conservation received payments for glacier landings which breached its own management plan for Fiordland National Park.
Unions protest erosion of rights
Unions protest erosion of workers' rights (+ video)
The "increasing marginalisation'' of workers' rights was the subject of a union protest outside Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety Michael Woodhouse's office yesterday.
Immersed in technology
Pupils immersed in technology at conference
Balmacewen Intermediate school pupils had a chance to chat with a Grammy winner and immerse themselves in the world of technology yesterday.