EV-buyers urged to ‘get cracking’
Car dealership urges EV-buying customers to ‘get cracking’
A Dunedin car dealership is urging anyone thinking about buying an electric or hybrid car to "get cracking" before the clean car discounts are abolished.
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Club fosters old skills in newer generations
Club fosters old skills in newer generations
An Otago Waka Club have put wind in the sails of volunteers by reviving old skills which "connect whānau with the ocean".
Student wins scholarship to study at Cambridge
Student wins scholarship to study at Cambridge
An Otago student hopes to unlock the mysteries of the mind at the University of Cambridge after receiving a scholarship to study memory at the prestigious institution.
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Newly unveiled pou whenua ‘reminder of history’
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Newly unveiled pou whenua ‘reminder of history’
The University of Otago hopes people will see past any negativity and welcome what a freshly unveiled Māori sculpture will bring to the institution.
Pupils create te reo cards
Pupils create te reo cards
A pair of young entrepreneurs at a Dunedin secondary school have come up with a game-changing way to learn te reo.
Choppy start to pool season
Choppy start to pool season
The opening days of the summer season have not exactly gone swimmingly for the St Clair Hot Salt Water Pool.
Festival an opportunity to ‘bring together diverse voices’
Festival an opportunity to ‘bring together diverse voices’
Culture and creativity will intertwine in this year’s Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival, where "everybody's stories matter".
Couple excited for first fishing season
Couple excited for first fishing season
A Mosgiel couple look forward to testing the waters for the first time as the fishing season starts.
Law student talks way to top in competition
Law student talks way to top in competition
A Dunedin student overcame "massive butterflies" to reign supreme in a national competition presented to a bench of esteemed court judges.
Hope takes root: Team plants over 200,000 native trees
Hope takes root: Team plants over 200,000 native trees
A group celebrating planting 200,000 trees over three years hopes their project inspires others to protect nature.
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Event chance to promote guinea pig health
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Event chance to promote guinea pig health
Furry friends from around Otago have gathered at Carisbrook School to compete in the Otago Cavy Club’s Guinea Pig Show.
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Chance to play with the best
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Chance to play with the best
Talented local musicians were offered a unique opportunity to play with the professionals.
Pasifika cultural night ‘really good’
Pasifika cultural night ‘really good’
Pasifika students have collaborated to raise awareness of mental health in a successful night of cultural performances.
Spotlighting Pasifika mental health
Spotlighting Pasifika mental health
Pasifika students have banded together to promote mental wellness in a jam-packed night of cultural performances.
Pupils take part in speech contest
Pupils take part in speech contest
Four Otago pupils were centre stage in a speech competition highlighting the powerful role of te reo Māori and the lives of rangatahi (youth).
Second bush fire starts as first settles
Second bush fire starts as first settles
A second scrub fire sparked up in Tekapo yesterday afternoon as the Pukaki Downs fire settled.
Export market ready to snap up Otago crayfish
Export market ready to snap up Otago crayfish
Supernatural forces are at play as Otago lobster fishers rush to export the delicacy to China.
Learning te reo Māori an uphill battle
Learning te reo Māori an uphill battle
As part of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori (Māori language week), Otago Daily Times reporter Ani Ngawhika shares her story about reconnecting with a language once at risk of being lost.
Adult learners connect to their whakapapa
Adult learners connect to their whakapapa
Three keen te reo learners from across the South shared their journeys with the language with Otago Daily Times reporter Ani Ngawhika. Learning te reo Māori an uphill battle
Polyfest promoted sense of belonging
Polyfest promoted sense of belonging
Thirty years ago the first Polyfest acted as a beacon of light for a young Samoan man who is now a stage manager of the popular Dunedin event.