Otago
'Challenging the narrative': New exhibition pushes for more young women in the gaming industry
Ready Player One? Otago Museum is transforming into an interactive game zone as part of its latest exhibition.
Critics blame Contact Energy for turning Lake Dunstan into 'a stinky mess'
Community groups are calling for Contact Energy's Clyde Dam consent conditions to be revisited.
Family stunned over no consent for proposed $20m Wanaka mansion
A Wanaka family was surprised when permission to build its $20 million mansion overlooking Lake Wanaka was turned down by independent planning commissioners.
Hāwea Flat residents call for local school to stay
A Queenstown lakes community is hoping to sway plans to relocate a local school within the next decade.
Huge water fountain accidentally created in central Dunedin street
Central Dunedin had a temporary new fountain today with roadworks accidentally opening a water main, spraying a pressurised 'geyser' many metres into the air.
Museum's Matariki projection project to remember those who have passed away
Tūhura Otago Museum will project photos of loved ones who have died in the last year onto its building as part of a Matariki dawn ceremony on Friday.
Dunedin high school expels three students after bathroom assault
Three students have been expelled from an Otago high school after assaulting another student in a school bathroom.
'Incredibly upsetting': Assault at Otago Boys' filmed, shared
Footage of a brutal attack at Otago Boys' High School has spread rapidly around Dunedin and been labelled "incredibly upsetting" by outraged parents.
Increase in 'kennel cough' in Dunedin
An increase in the number of cases of a canine respiratory infection in Dunedin has prompted calls for pet owners to be vigilant.
The promises and perils of chemistry research
Two stories about the promise and perils of chemistry research. From a team recreating Renaissance beauty recipes in the hopes of rediscovering a 'miracle ingredient', to a researcher investigating… Audio
The promises and perils of chemistry research
Two stories about the promise and perils of chemistry research. From a team recreating Renaissance beauty recipes in the hopes of rediscovering a 'miracle ingredient', to a researcher investigating…
AudioPolice appeal for sightings of car likely submerged in Clutha River
The police are appealing for sightings of a car in Central Otago that is believed to have become submerged in the Clutha River.
'Snowmageddon': Biggest snowfall in decades hits Southern slopes
One of the biggest snowfalls in more than a generation has led to smiles and groans in the Queenstown Lakes area.
Queenstown staff shortages continue with at least 600 vacancies in town
A shortage of workers is continuing to cause concern for Queenstown businesses.
Study of Otago town shows link between woodsmoke and respiratory infections
A study has shown a link between woodsmoke pollution and acute respiratory infections.
Faulty storage, lapsed accreditation revealed after probe of vaccine botch-up
The company at the centre of vaccination failures in Otago did not have cold chain accreditation at the time almost 1600 people received incorrectly stored vaccines.
Digging into the past of sleeping giant faults
The Nevis Fault is a sleeping giant fault, one that awakens only every 10,000 years or so. This week, a team of geologists use paleoseismic trenching to answer questions about this fault and to figure… Video, Audio
Digging into the past of sleeping giant faults
The Nevis Fault is a sleeping giant fault, one that awakens only every 10,000 years or so. This week, a team of geologists use paleoseismic trenching to answer questions about this fault and to figure…
AudioOur Changing World - Studying past earthquakes
We climb into a trench dug across a fault line to learn about the science of paleoseismology - finding past earthquakes in sediment layers. Audio
Dunedin Hospital to allow restricted visits to see patients
Some restrictions on visitors to Dunedin Hospital will be lifted tomorrow afternoon.
