Church services draw faithful
Church services draw faithful
Inclement weather seemed to have little effect on attendance at Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services this year.
John Lewis
Students to fill their stockings with fish
Students to fill their stockings with fish
Santa came early for the Otago Students' Spearfishing and Hunting Club with the arrival of a new boat.
Former school site for housing
Former school site for housing
The Dunedin suburb of Waldronville is scheduled to grow by at least 25 properties in the next two and a-half years after a property developer bought the former school and playcentre for $1,035,000.
Brush with death spurs life choice
Brush with death spurs life choice
Near-death experiences have a way of making you reassess what is important in life.
Society to run Xmas Daybus service
Society to run Xmas Daybus service
For the third year in a row, the Otago Heritage Bus Society will provide a bus service in Dunedin on Christmas Day.
Fire prompts insurance warning
Fire prompts insurance warning
David Grant's festive greeting includes a warning this year.
Rainfall shoppers' windfall
Rainfall shoppers' windfall
Two downpours this week have been a disaster for one Dunedin retailer but could provide a windfall for customers.
School's out for the summer
School's out for the summer
Year 6 pupils show their excitement as they leave Andersons Bay School, Dunedin, for the last time yesterday, their final day of school for the year.
Grass project wins travel award
Grass project wins travel award
A Logan Park High School pupil has won a major travel award in the Genesis Energy Realise the Dream competition after developing a method to test for soil nutrients using digital photographs of plants.
School making way for subdivision
School making way for subdivision
Waldronville School was reduced to rubble yesterday when diggers levelled the 50-year-old school buildings.
Christmas curiosity a good sign for Sam
Christmas curiosity a good sign for Sam
Children across the world are beginning to drive their parents a little crazy by constantly asking what they are getting for Christmas this year.
Prolific, by George
Prolific, by George
Family dynamics are amplified when five generations of the George family gather for an early Christmas celebration.
Desperation after typhoon leaves lasting mark
Desperation after typhoon leaves lasting mark
Kirsten Cheyne was prepared for the devastation she found when she volunteered to give aid in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines.
Laryngoscopes will aid rescue helicopter work
Laryngoscopes will aid rescue helicopter work
When it comes to emergency medicine, seeing is benefiting - especially when you are placing a breathing tube in an injured patient's airway.
Rock arrival dream come true
Rock arrival dream come true
St Kilda Kindergarten pupils are boulderly going where few kindergarten pupils have gone before.
ERO calls for review of guidance
ERO calls for review of guidance
The Education Review Office has recommended the Ministry of Education review its formula for guidance counselling funding in schools after it found some schools were not able to account for how they were spending the money.
Show of support for principal
Show of support for principal
A group of Columba College teachers has come out in defence of the school for the first time since allegations surfaced of the principal bullying staff.
Caution over PLD review
Caution over PLD review
Education Minister Hekia Parata's announcement there will be a review of professional learning and development (PLD) funding in schools has set alarm bells ringing for many Otago principals.
Muslim school leader dismayed at reaction
Muslim school leader dismayed at reaction
Offensive graffiti appearing on the site of a proposed secondary boarding school for Muslim boys, and negativity circulating about the Muslim education system, has dismayed the Al-Noor Charitable Trust.
Muslim school plan hits a snag
Muslim school plan hits a snag
Plans to build a multimillion-dollar secondary boarding school for senior Muslim boys in South Dunedin have been put on hold after the project failed to get financial support from the Ministry of Education.