Weaver wins supreme award
Weaver wins supreme award
Dunedin weaver Misa Emma Kesha has won the supreme award at the 2010 Creative New Zealand Arts Pasifika Awards.
Awards
Band-aids' winning efforts
Band-aids' winning efforts
The Dunedin sound has helped Australian bands win Oceania's top two brass-band prizes.
Coach `stoked' at U-16 crew's supreme award
Coach `stoked' at U-16 crew's supreme award
The Cromwell College under-16 coxed rowing four won the supreme award at the Cromwell Sportsperson of the Year Awards on Saturday night.
Chemist awarded Marsden Medal
Chemist awarded Marsden Medal
University of Otago senior scientist Emeritus Prof Brian Robinson has been awarded a Marsden Medal by the New Zealand Association of Scientists.
Wilkinson Adams named law employer of choice
Wilkinson Adams named law employer of choice
Dunedin law firm Wilkinson Adams - a finalist in three separate national awards - has been voted the best place for lawyers to work in New Zealand.
Swimming: Three-medal haul for Biggemann
Swimming: Three-medal haul for Biggemann
Carlos Biggemann may have been the only New Zealander at the Down's Syndrome International Swimming Championships in Taipei this month, but that did not stop him from winning three medals.
'ODT' winning broadsheet
'ODT' winning broadsheet
Allied Press out-printed the opposition to win the major broadsheet newspaper awards at the Single Width Users Group New Zealand print awards.
Mana Pounamu awards made
Mana Pounamu awards made
The 10th anniversary of the Mana Pounamu Young Achievers Awards was celebrated in Dunedin last night.
Excellence earns teacher national award
Excellence earns teacher national award
Enthusiasm for learning and innovation in her field have won Karen Cameron a national teaching excellence award.
Hundreds flock to annual exhibition
Hundreds flock to annual exhibition
The annual Wanaka Arts Society exhibition drew more than 600 people through the Lake Wanaka Centre doors at the weekend, with organisers delighted with the strong attendances.
Jessica's scarf and a-half takes prize
Jessica's scarf and a-half takes prize
A versatile scarf with handy pockets has won a young Dunedin designer a national fashion award.
Award to Kavanagh pupils
Award to Kavanagh pupils
The "Grain Brains", a team of four Kavanagh College pupils, has won the top award in Dunedin's inaugural food science challenge, with a novel product, partly made from recycled pages of the Otago Daily Times.
Sports awards: Brazier again wins institute award
Sports awards: Brazier again wins institute award
Black Ferns utility Kelly Brazier has been named the Otago Institute of Sport and Adventure's top sportsperson.
Sports journalism: Honours for 'ODT' pair
Sports journalism: Honours for 'ODT' pair
Two Otago Daily Times sports reporters have won significant awards this week.
Honours for the teachers
Honours for the teachers
University of Otago biochemistry lecturer Tony Zaharic is so popular with his health sciences students that one of them has created a Facebook fan page with 341 members.
'Sustainable' wine entries up
'Sustainable' wine entries up
The number of "sustainable" wine entries from Otago in this year's Air New Zealand Wine Awards is nearly double last year's figure.
Germany-bound pupil's handy plan
Germany-bound pupil's handy plan
"As long as I can say `where is the toilet?' and `how much is a cup of tea?', I'll be fine.
Peninsula home wins major award
Peninsula home wins major award
A Dunedin architectural designer won a major design award last night for a residential home on Otago Peninsula.
Short story entries impress
Short story entries impress
Literary interpretations of the theme "earth and water" have been "amazing" and the calibre of original fiction writing has been excellent, the organiser of the inaugural Queenstown Creative Writing Group short story writing competition says.
Body Building: Spenceley makes impact
Body Building: Spenceley makes impact
Alex Spenceley started at the deep end when he won a silver medal at the New Zealand championships in his first body building competition at Auckland last week.