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Discovery ‘incredibly exciting’

Researchers have found a hinge-like structure within the ears of a fruit fly that can control its...

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Discovery ‘incredibly exciting’

For more than 40 years, scientists have puzzled over how our sensory systems can detect both the faintest whispers and the loudest explosions, without being overwhelmed.

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Fears ageing hospital will fall apart

Dunedin Hospital on Tuesday. Photo: Peter McIntosh

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Fears ageing hospital will fall apart

The cost of keeping Dunedin's ageing hospital running spiralled to $3.5 million last year amid concerns it will fall apart before the new one opens.

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Councillors vow to remain vigilant

The new Dunedin hospital site office. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN

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Councillors vow to remain vigilant

Complacency cannot be allowed to creep in when it comes to ensuring a suitable hospital is built in Dunedin, city councillors have declared.

Dressed for success

St Hilda’s students show off their school spirit. PHOTOS: PETER MCINTOSH

Dressed for success

St Hilda’s Collegiate School held its annual sports day at the Caledonian Ground in Dunedin yesterday.

No injuries in crash

No injuries in crash

A crash partly closed South Rd in Caversham for a short time yesterday.

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Women urged to unleash their inner sea lion

Australian dancing sisters Karlia and Danni Cook show some of Carol Brown’s choreography for her...

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Women urged to unleash their inner sea lion

Dunedin women are being called on to unleash their inner sea lion for an upcoming dance project to be performed on one of the city’s beaches.

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Media skills seen as part of research quality

Richard Blaikie. Photo: Unversity of Otago

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Media skills seen as part of research quality

A broader range of skills, including media expertise, should be considered in research quality assessment, a leading academic says.

Team tapped as partner in 3-D bioprinting project

University of Otago Christchurch Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Engineering (CReaTE) director...

Team tapped as partner in 3-D bioprinting project

Rather than undergoing invasive knee replacement surgery, future patients may be able to have damaged knee tissue repaired using 3-D bioprinters and keyhole surgery.

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Jail terms extended for ‘gang warfare’

The Otago Corrections Facility at Milburn. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

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Jail terms extended for ‘gang warfare’

Two Otago prisoners who engaged in "gang warfare" while behind bars have had their jail terms extended.

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New sentence after advances made to girl

Jordan McKenzie will effectively serve 14 months’ home detention for his crimes. PHOTO: ROB KIDD

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New sentence after advances made to girl

A man who stabbed a woman then later made online sexual advances towards a 13-year-old girl has been sentenced to home detention for the second time in six months.

Sea lion slips through shark’s jaws

A male sea lion seen near Brighton on Saturday, with a "gnarly" shark-bite, is expected to...

Sea lion slips through shark’s jaws

A sea lion seen with massive wounds from a shark bite should serve as a reminder to Dunedin beachgoers of who they are sharing the ocean with, experts warn.

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Survey revealing Otago’s coastal secrets

The Rockwell Turbo Commander 690A that is being used to map Otago’s coastline. PHOTO: JORDAN ELVY

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Survey revealing Otago’s coastal secrets

Seeing a Rockwell Turbo Commander 690A flying over Dunedin is relatively rare.

Concerns aired on new hospital energy costs

Concerns aired on new hospital energy costs

Internal briefings suggest one of the main ways the government has cut costs for the new Dunedin hospital could make it more expensive to run.

(Track and) field trip for Bayfield athletes

Bayfield High School student Violet Moir, 13, takes flight in the long jump at the school’s...

(Track and) field trip for Bayfield athletes

Bayfield High School held its annual sports day at the Caledonian Ground yesterday.

Oscar-winner brings star power to Dunedin gallery

Oscar-winner brings star power to Dunedin gallery

Oscar-winning actress Tilda Swinton has paid a flying visit to Dunedin supporting an exhibition by her artist partner.

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$150K in campaign funding unused

Dunedin mayor Jules Radich speaking after new Minister of Health Simeon Brown announced that the...

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$150K in campaign funding unused

Some money is left over from the campaign demanding a suitable hospital be built in Dunedin, but the city council has yet to be precise about how some was spent.

Passenger crashes car while driver breath-tested

The driver was more than four times the legal limit, police say. Photo: ODT files

Passenger crashes car while driver breath-tested

A drunk driver was getting breath-tested when his passenger crashed his car in Dunedin.

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Art show to give aid to new uni department

Residents and tourists alike filed in to view art as soon as the doors to the Community Art...

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Art show to give aid to new uni department

Organisers of an art exhibition in the city hope to raise funds to help a new University of Otago department become established.

Park the stage for ‘Comedy of Errors’

Park the stage for ‘Comedy of Errors’

Dunedin Summer Shakespeare actors perform William Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors at Chingford Park on Saturday evening in front of an appreciative crowd.

Speeding rider's motorbike impounded

Speeding rider's motorbike impounded

A motorcyclist clocked going 62km above the legal limit in Dunedin told police he wasn't aware how fast he had been going.

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