Rental rating a hot issue
Rental rating a hot issue
A new warrant of fitness rating system for Dunedin rental properties has attracted major attention from the property management industry across New Zealand and abroad.
John Lewis
Arrests spur booze warning
Arrests spur booze warning
A Green Island man who was pepper-sprayed and charged with assaulting a police officer after being apprehended for drink-driving was one of five charged with drink-driving at the weekend.
Principal off to Italy for research
Principal off to Italy for research
A Port Chalmers principal hopes to put more tools in Otago's teaching toolbox by researching an education system established in Italy next year.
Departing sailor records Xmas message to family
Departing sailor records Xmas message to family
Reading children's books is not what you would expect to find a Royal New Zealand Navy commanding officer doing while in port.
'Nothing that day was normal' - rescue hero
'Nothing that day was normal' - rescue hero
"Nothing about the day was normal,'' Tony Denley said after receiving a police award yesterday for his part in the rescue of 21 Columba College pupils caught in a rip near Purakaunui earlier this year.
New chief executive for community trust
New chief executive for community trust
A former London investment manager and auditor has been appointed the Otago Community Trust's new chief executive.
Dunedin manager wins young retailer award
Dunedin manager wins young retailer award
If you are looking for advice on anything that plugs into a wall socket, Chris Templeton is your man.
Jayden's sights set on return to Tamworth
Jayden's sights set on return to Tamworth
On most lunch breaks, you can find Jayden Jesudhass sitting in George Street Normal School's playground with a guitar, surrounded by friends singing popular tunes.
Sounds like learning
Sounds like learning
Don't touch that dial!
Teachers unimpressed by fall in pay mistakes
Teachers unimpressed by fall in pay mistakes
Novopay issues remain high on the list of concerns for Otago schools, despite Minister Responsible for Novopay Steven Joyce saying pay periods 16 and 17 had the lowest number of complaints and notifications since monitoring began in February.
Remedying exam fiasco
Remedying exam fiasco
The New Zealand Qualifications Authority has advised schools how it intends to manage the fallout from the bungled NCEA level 1 German examination and a power failure which interrupted several examination sessions.
Scam doubt follows thrill
Scam doubt follows thrill
When Hazel Davies got a letter in the post saying she had won $US170,000 ($NZ204,000) in a scratch-and-win competition, there was a glimmer of excitement, followed by a rush of blood to her Scottish brain which told her it was ''bollocks''.
Pupil's soil project fulfils a dream
Pupil's soil project fulfils a dream
It seems there is some merit in saying someone, or something, looks the picture of health.
Surge of cruise passengers 'frightening but good'
Surge of cruise passengers 'frightening but good'
The hospitality industry has been encouraged to do more research and be ''as prepared as they can'' for cruise ship visits as some Dunedin businesses start to fret at the demand from a ''frightening'' number of cruise ship customers coming past their counters.
Bubblecar puts smile on the face
Bubblecar puts smile on the face
You have to have a sense of humour to drive Alistair Lobb's 1957 BMW Isetta 300. Why?
Teacher keen for sleep-in
Teacher keen for sleep-in
Brian Panting's immediate plans for his retirement are simple.
QSMs presented at Dunedin ceremony
QSMs presented at Dunedin ceremony
Queen's Service Medals have been presented to two Otago recipients in a rare investiture ceremony in Dunedin.
Another major tenant for Chief Post Office
Another major tenant for Chief Post Office
Activity at Dunedin's former chief post office is about to increase with another major tenant this week confirming a move into the building.
Society plans to restore trolley bus
Society plans to restore trolley bus
When DCT No 1 started rolling around Dunedin in 1950, it was the first trolley bus to operate on the city's streets and the first trolley bus on the world's most southern trolley bus network.
Students create 'real world' projects
Students create 'real world' projects
Online games for sexuality education, mobile apps that remind you and your flatmates when bills are due, and drones which fly in swarms to search for lost people were just some of the creative projects with ''real world'' applications on display in Dunedin yesterday.