Otago

British

/ ɒˈtɑːɡəʊ /

noun

a council region of New Zealand, formerly a province, founded by Scottish settlers in the south of South Island. The University of Otago (1869) in Dunedin is the oldest university in New Zealand. Chief town: Dunedin. Pop: 195 000 (2004 est)

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Wallabies skipper Harry Wilson returns from injury to reinforce the Queensland Reds against the Otago Highlanders on Friday in a a clash pitting the incoming Australia coach against a top contender to be his All Blacks counterpart.

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They remain pointless and anchored to the bottom of the 11-team ladder ahead of a difficult three-game road trip in New Zealand against Moana Pasifika, Otago Highlanders and Wellington Hurricanes.

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Crusaders coach Rob Penney has kept faith with much of the group that lost their season-opener 25-23 to the Otago Highlanders.

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The Brumbies are coming off a 56-24 thrashing of Western Force to open their season last weekend in Perth, while the Crusaders were narrowly defeated 25-23 by the Otago Highlanders.

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Mr. Grace, who teaches politics and international relations at the University of Otago in New Zealand, traces their attempts to use social-science techniques to create analytically rigorous methods for assessing trends, confronting uncertainty and predicting major future events, such as war or economic collapse.

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