Butterfly house approval change
Butterfly house approval change
When it comes to their presence in the animal kingdom, lions, elephants and tropical butterflies represent polar opposites, but all are classified as equally hazardous when on the run.
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Museum's zombie tours hit with youngsters
Museum's zombie tours hit with youngsters
Children with brains are in demand at the Otago Museum.
'Lost for words' over job loss
'Lost for words' over job loss
The long-serving Otago Museum director collections, research and experience, Clare Wilson, is to leave the museum now that her post has been disestablished in a restructuring decision announced yesterday.
Historian speaks on Otago designers
Historian speaks on Otago designers
Otago's long history of design innovation was celebrated at Otago Museum last night.
Another museum employee leaving
Another museum employee leaving
Otago Museum marketing and development co-ordinator Juliet Pierce is to leave the museum in November, in the latest in a recent series of staff departures.
Couple to reunite, after visa granted
Couple to reunite, after visa granted
''Good things take time.'' So says Otago Museum director Ian Griffin, whose wife, Maria, will now be able to join him in Dunedin after three months of separation.
Loss of institutional wisdom decried
Loss of institutional wisdom decried
Former long-serving Otago Museum Trust Board member the Rev Dr Warren Featherston is ''greatly concerned'' about the museum's direction, after the post of senior manager Clare Wilson was disestablished.
Warning on losing skilled museum staff
Warning on losing skilled museum staff
On the eve of a final announcement on proposed museum restructuring, former Otago Museum Trust Board member Malcolm Farry yesterday warned of the ''danger'' of senior museum managers being lost.
Museum decision delayed
Museum decision delayed
A decision on a restructuring proposal to cut a senior management post at the Otago Museum has been delayed a week.
Museum restructuring 'astonishes'
Museum restructuring 'astonishes'
The likely loss of a senior manager at the Otago Museum through proposed restructuring is a ''tragedy'', former Otago Museum Trust Board chairwoman Margaret Collins says.
Museum annex praised
Museum annex praised
Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull yesterday thanked the Otago Museum and everyone else who had helped deliver a ''new lease of life'' for the redeveloped former Dunedin North post office.
Fashion collection has link to royalty
Fashion collection has link to royalty
A ''striking'' range of European fashion garments from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, recently donated to the Otago Museum, also reflects a surprising Dunedin link with the Belgian royal family.
New life for former post office
New life for former post office
A ''remarkable'' $1.6 million redevelopment of the former Dunedin North post office as an Otago Museum exhibition area is almost complete and the first public display will open early next month.
Senior manager's position likely to go to cut costs
Senior manager's position likely to go to cut costs
One of the Otago Museum's most senior managers seems likely to go as a result of a restructuring proposal to reduce the museum's management team from four to three.
Museum finances 'matter of urgency'
Museum finances 'matter of urgency'
As the Otago Museum remains under financial pressure and keeps drawing on its reserves, director Dr Ian Griffin says the underlying issues must be addressed as a ''matter of urgency''.
Visitor drop for museum
Visitor drop for museum
Although Otago Museum's annual visitor numbers have dipped slightly, director Dr Ian Griffin says they show the museum has not been adversely affected by the redeveloped Toitu Otago Settlers Museum.
A blast of science
A blast of science
Otago Museum science communicator Amadeo Enriquez-Ballestero (top) wows some bright young minds of the future during a performance at the museum's Discovery World yesterday.
'Learning without the learners knowing it'
'Learning without the learners knowing it'
Want to help children understand the origin, evolution and functions of currency? Then best wrap such education in chocolate.
Museum annex set for opening
Museum annex set for opening
The $1.6 million redevelopment of the former Dunedin North post office as an Otago Museum exhibition area is nearing completion, and the first display is expected to open next month.
Work near end on old Post Office
Work near end on old Post Office
Work is almost complete on the transformation of a historic North Dunedin landmark into an exhibition and function space for Otago Museum.