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unusual facts about Otago University



Jennyfer Jewell

Following the series cancellation in 2003, she began performing in the annual Capping Show at Otago University and remains one of the main cast members.

Maurice Duggan

In 1960 Duggan was the second recipient of the newly established Robert Burns Fellowship (the first was Ian Cross), which provided a writer with a lecturer's salary for one year at Otago University.

Paul Foster-Bell

He studied in Dunedin, gaining a degree in archaeology (2003) and a diploma in business (2008) from Otago University.

William Tolhurst

He received his education from Masterton West School, Wanganui Collegiate School, Victoria University of Wellington, and Otago University, and he gained an FCA (Fellow of Chartered Accountants) and a BCom.


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Immigration to New Zealand

Especially strong resemblances link Māori to the languages and cultures of the Cook and Society Islands, which after the 2010 Otago University archaeological research of Wairau Bar, are regarded as the most likely places of origin.