Press Release – Ashton Wylie Charitable Trust

Book Revealing the ‘crisis of human habitat’ Wins Major Award

A Dunedin-based architect who retrained as a theologian has won this year’s $10,000 Ashton Wylie Mind Body Spirit Literary Award. Read more »

Press Release – NZ Red Cross

New Zealand Red Cross welcomes Christchurch announcement

New Zealand Red Cross welcomes today’s announcement that Christchurch will be reinstated as a refugee settlement location. Read more »

Press Release – New Zealand Government

Christchurch reinstated as refugee settlement location

The announcement that Christchurch can once again be a settlement location for refugees represents an important step for New Zealand’s ambitions to increase the refugee quota, and is a milestone for the city’s post-earthquake recovery, says Immigration Minister Iain Lees-Galloway. Read more »

Press Release – Science Media Centre

Spotlight on weedkiller
Use of popular weedkiller Roundup has been called into question again after a landmark court case in the US. Read more »

Press Release – New Zealand Lotteries

17 August 2018
A young man from Central Otago has come forward and claimed the largest Powerball prize ever won in the South Island. Read more »

Press Release – University of Otago

Friday August 17, 2018

Otago researchers call for more transparency around health funding formula Read more »

Press Release – New Zealand Institute of Architects

The inefficient, inconsistent and ineffective ways in which the Government is procuring public buildings could be costing New Zealand many millions of dollars a year, Read more »

Press Release – New Zealand School of Food and Wine

Top New Zealand Sommeliers prepare for NZ Sommelier of the Year Competition

This weekend, elite sommeliers from around the country will vie for the title of New Zealand Sommelier of the Year. Read more »

Press Release – University of Otago

New Zealanders using more antipsychotics, especially older females

The prescription of drugs designed to treat conditions such as bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, and symptoms such as hallucinations and delusions has increased in New Zealand by almost 50 per cent in less than a decade, according to the first local study of its kind. Read more »

Press Release – University of Otago

Friday 17 August 2018

Virtual Reality providing real-world literacy and numeracy learning tool

Virtual reality is moving beyond purely entertainment to become a potential tool in improving literacy, and the University of Otago is behind one ground-breaking approach. Read more »