OpinionHistory proves 'refugee crisis' is mythCOMMENT: Global migration is becoming a deeply contentious, even toxic, issue.15 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandCameras to be installed around uniUniversity of Otago plans to place 60 cameras around the campus for students' safety.12 May 08:13 PM
New ZealandED target saves thousands of livesThousands of lives may have been saved by a six-hour wait time target for hospital EDs.11 May 02:01 PM
New ZealandRedbacks' Central Otago invasionRabbits have proven an unlikely ally to another bothersome pest: venomous redback spiders.09 May 04:27 AM
EmploymentBosses' right to know about court chargesBosses can have a right to know about criminal cases even if a worker has name suppression09 May 12:27 AM
New ZealandScientists: Moa revival still a no-goerResurrecting long-gone species remains a "sexy idea" but still not straightforward.08 May 10:15 PM
New ZealandStudy suggests 'gaps' in DOC genetics useA survey of 148 DOC staff suggests room for improvement in genetics-based conservation.08 May 12:24 AM
New ZealandWill Cyclone Donna hit NZ?A climate scientist gives a 25 per cent chance of Tropical Cyclone Donna visiting NZ.07 May 01:19 AM
New ZealandStudy explores tensions over sex workersTensions between street prostitutes and communities will be explored in a new study.04 May 06:32 AM
New ZealandScientists struggle to gauge fault's threat to DunedinOne of the closest active faults to Dunedin is not giving up its secrets easily.27 Apr 02:09 AM
New ZealandFish and chips hold human DNA cluesCould our Friday night fish and chips also be a missing piece to the puzzle of human DNA?23 Apr 10:50 PM
New ZealandCould lasers quality-test dodgy fish oil pills?Scientists suggest a laser-based approach could test the quality fish oil supplements.23 Apr 03:52 AM
New ZealandMore job cuts likely at Otago UniversityThe University of Otago's human nutrition department is the latest in the firing line.12 Apr 08:28 PM
KahuCaution over DNA testing to 'prove' raceScientist "concerned" DNA testers claim they can pinpoint a person's racial ancestry.12 Apr 12:59 PM
New ZealandTest could slow spread of antibiotic resistanceUniversity of Otago has received a $150,000 explorer grant.10 Apr 01:26 AM
New ZealandDNA test could solve Nessie mysteryNZ scientist set to test the waters of Loch Ness to determine if Nessie exists.02 Apr 09:48 PM
New ZealandDisobedient teacher broke all the rulesWelby Ings believes teachers need to disobey rules to help students believe in themselves.02 Apr 03:05 AM
New ZealandOtago Uni's Hyde St Party: 10 arrestsUp to 3600 students were out in force at the event.01 Apr 06:58 AM
New ZealandLead fumes in urban centres pose riskA study has revealed lead concentrations in some NZ centres exceed health guidelines.29 Mar 02:55 AM
New Zealand'Quake brain' affects Cantabrians' memoryResearch showed there was likely to have been a significant effect on memory.28 Mar 09:43 PM
New ZealandLead exposure linked to lower IQ: studyPoorer outcomes for some blamed on NZ's leaded petrol.28 Mar 04:00 PM
LifestyleKiwi women failing to track fertility timingMany Kiwi women can't correctly pinpoint their fertile window, a new study suggests.27 Mar 01:13 AM
New ZealandMajor win for world-famous Dunedin StudyThe world's most detailed human data collection wins our biggest cash award for science.21 Mar 03:30 AM
New Zealand'Fail grade' for NZ's environmental futureNZ's economic growth is "approaching its environmental limits", a once-a-decade environmental report card says.20 Mar 07:30 PM
New Zealand$1.6 million boost for diabetes studyThe New Zealand Health Research Council has injected $1.6 million into a research project to tackle diabetes.14 Mar 11:56 PM
New ZealandQ&A: Rewiring the brain to ease our painBy better understanding how our brains work, can we change how we feel pain? A world-leading Kiwi neuroscientist, back in New Zealand, talks to science reporter Jamie Morton.14 Mar 06:12 AM
New ZealandStudent raises money by couch surfingA university student is juggling a law degree while remaining technically homeless as she bounces from flat to flat, raising money for a scholarship fund.14 Mar 05:03 AM
New ZealandBroken glass on streets still an issueChildren appeal to Otago students to throw their glass away.13 Mar 06:49 PM
New ZealandResult after decade of work on atomsKiwi scientists have found an intriguing new way to control individual atoms.07 Mar 10:18 PM
New ZealandRevealed: New Zealand's best universitiesNew Zealand universities have again scored high rankings in the annual QS World University Subject Rankings.07 Mar 06:01 PM
New ZealandQuestions over 'click away pain' penA pain which promises to click away pain with the power of rose quartz is under scrutiny from Consumer NZ.04 Mar 06:33 AM
New ZealandHow climate change could put us in dangerTravel is safer now, so fewer of us are dying in large-scale disasters, but climate change could reverse the trend.01 Mar 07:59 AM
New ZealandStudents upset at assaults by non-studentsFour Otago students were seriously assaulted by non-students.22 Feb 10:03 PM
New ZealandVitamin D reduces colds, fluDaily and weekly doses effective, but not monthly.16 Feb 10:05 PM
