A 66-year-old woman is in a critical condition and an 82-year-old woman has serious injuries after a hatchback car and heavy truck collided on a notorious accident blackspot near Henley yesterday.
They may look indistinguishable, but they certainly don't sound the same.
The Otago Primary Principals' Association has voted to cease any involvement in the further development of the Ministry of Education's computerised Progress and Consistency Tool (Pact), and boycott this year's trials of the tool.
Christchurch secondary school pupils have again made a clean sweep of the prizes at the South Island Brain Bee Challenge, held in Dunedin yesterday.
Central Otago writer Kyle Mewburn has added another national book award to his growing pile.
A Dunedin boy has been credited with saving his family from a potentially lethal house fire by alerting them to a burning heater in his bedroom early on Saturday.
The knock, knock, knockin' on panelbeaters' doors is becoming so pervasive, many in Dunedin are reporting waiting times of up to five weeks to repair vehicles and are taking on extra staff to keep up with the workload.
Snow falls and persistent rain continued to cause problems on the South's state highways yesterday.
A University of Otago law lecturer says the Government's Education Amendment Act 2012 has provided a ''potential playground for lawyers''.
Something fishy is going on at Kaikorai Valley College.
New Zealand Police say protocol was responsible for the delay in notifying a Dunedin mother of the death of her Dunedin-born son in a Thai apartment complex.
A fundraising project established in Queenstown has netted more than two tonnes of obsolete cash to help young New Zealanders develop new skills.
New Government legislation allowing schools to search pupils' bags and seize property has been met with mixed reactions from Otago principals.
Pressure on the Ministry of Education to operate in a ''constrained fiscal environment'' appears to have abated in the past year.
A Dunedin property with harbour views is up for tender for the first time in more than 30 years.
There will be fewer valid excuses for being late to class for Kavanagh College technology pupils from this week, after they constructed their own clocks shaped like cartoon characters.
Wondering why teenagers can be so rude and moody might soon be a puzzle from the past.
The resignation of another high-level Ministry of Education official has been labelled ''appalling'' by the Otago Primary Principals' Association.
Otago principals say little can be taken from National Standards data released yesterday, despite Education Minister Hekia Parata saying it showed an increase in the achievement of years 1-8 pupils.
Three melodious choirboys have thrashed their way to success in their alternative pop band Puzzle Puppets, winning the Otago Regional Smokefreerockquest.
