A 16-year-old boy came within seconds of drowning after the car in which he was a passenger left the road near Deborah Bay and ended upside down in the harbour.
Taieri views have grown by two in the Mosgiel Library after a donation of artworks.
As flames burst from an elderly couple's Fairfield house yesterday, there was a moment of indecision for two boys on their way to school - should they call "the fire guys" or not?
Education Minister Anne Tolley has declined to reveal dates and times of her visits to the South Dunedin schools she will likely close early next month.
It is fortunate for the world that "the grandfather of climate change", Dr James Hansen, is a stubborn man.
A giraffe is an animal with four legs and a very long neck. But to Cade Westoby and Calum Glasgow, it can often look like nothing more than a yellow blur in a picture book.
Tomorrow's King's High School formal has been postponed because of poor ticket sales.
"Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened."
The family of a Waipu man killed in a Queenstown hang-gliding crash two years ago is pleased a coroner's investigation into the accident is over.
For those of a certain vintage, Alan Duff is best known as the author of Once Were Warriors. But for children at Forbury School, he is better known as the founder of Duffy Books in Homes.
Saying "bless you" when you sneeze at St Joseph's School in Dunedin is optional. But covering your mouth and nose is not.
Multiple power outages in Port Chalmers caused frustration for customers and Delta engineers yesterday.
It seems Forbury School is not going to roll over without a fight.
The quality of New Zealand's housing stock is slipping again, to levels not seen since 1999, a survey of homes in Auckland, Wellington and Otago has revealed.
Linning up for class took on a whole new meaning for pupils at Brockville School in Dunedin yesterday, as they prepared for a primary schools' programme in dance.
Nearly half of the Christchurch pupils who enrolled in Otago schools following the magnitude-6.3 earthquake in February, have stayed in the South, Ministry of Education statistics show.
The future of a mural, recently uncovered in the Port Chalmers Garrison Hall, was discussed at length yesterday by Dunedin City Council representatives and interested parties.
Most 17-year-olds are about halfway through their NCEA level 3 qualifications at the moment, but not David Bellamy. He has been there and done that.
Stu Todd may have been sliced from the MasterChef New Zealand competition last night, but his passion for food is far from burnt.
While Calton Hill School appears to be safe from the chopping block for now, a Ministry of Education report reveals the school's long-term future looks less certain.