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10 Apr 2026

Tourism professor’s enduring connection to Otago


You can take the professor out of Otago, but you can’t take Otago out of the professor.

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08 Apr 2026

Travel meets tech at Otago’s Tourism Policy School


Mind your plumbing. That’s what travel tech guru Joshua Ryan-Saha wants us to do.

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25 Mar 2026

Otago subjects among the best in the world


Four University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka subjects have been ranked in the top 50 globally.

Queenstown

18 Mar 2026

Emerging technologies in spotlight at Tourism Policy School


Tourism industry, government and research leaders will examine how Aotearoa New Zealand should tackle a rapidly changing...

a man sitting next to a large marine mammal fossil

02 Mar 2026

Collaborating to help manage tourism and the environment


Chatting to two colleagues prompted Denmark-based Otago alumnus, David Lusseau (PhD,2004), to apply for the 2026 JA Vale...

Evangeline Meti Nicholas

15 Dec 2025

Travel, family and faith motivators for Cook Islands Tourism graduate


A love of travelling between the Cook Islands, Aotearoa and Australia to connect with family, faith and culture inspired...

Otago campus

10 Dec 2025

Otago announces 32 new professors


Twenty-six University of Otago - Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka academics are being promoted to the position of Professor, with a...

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02 Dec 2025

Rowing club’s success comes down to its people


The Otago University Rowing Club’s stellar year has been recognised with major prizes at a recent awards ceremony.

An image of two people on a boat in Te Anau enjoying leisure time.

24 Nov 2025

Looking at leisure through a new lens


Enjoying a round of golf, catching up with friends, sitting alone in a dark room – leisure looks different to everyone,...

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07 Nov 2025

Supervisor with ‘super positive vibe’ takes top award


Dr Bridie Allan has won the Otago University Students’ Association (OUSA) Overall Supervisor of the Year Award for 2025.

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24 Jun 2025

Otago academic wins coveted research award by following ‘pretty smells’


By following his nose research-wise, Professor Neil Carr (Department of Tourism) has not only satisfied his own gallopin...

Andrus Nomm in Pärnu, the Estonian city where he began his studies in tourism.

17 May 2025

Decarbonised footprints and displaced ears


The first thing to know about tourism PhD graduate Andrus Nomm is that he isn’t the man from Kim Dotcom’s inner circle w...

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