John Lewis

As many as 10 Otago schools could face funding cuts from the Ministry of Education for refusing to comply with national standards requirements.

For young writer Chiao Lin, The Wrong One has proved to be the best in one of New Zealand's most prestigious literary awards.

Two new boards of trustees have been appointed to govern the mergers of five South Dunedin schools.

Many hands make light work when it comes to fundraising - especially those of celebrities.

Having fans mob you, ask you to sign shoes or body parts, and show you their tattoos, is not a life author Lauren Kate expected when she started out as a novelist.

You would be a brave - or foolhardy - spectator to tackle Otago lock and former All Black Tom Donnelly, a towering 2m tall and weighing 113kg.

The Otago University Students' Association (OUSA) has decided Radio One will not be sold. But it says other assets may have to be pruned to keep the association solvent.

After reading the 2011 Class Act profiles, my only scary thought today is that if any of you decide to put your hands up to become prime minister this year, you will have a good chance of beating me and Phil Goff."

Dunedin residents have long suspected there is something special about the city's Botanic Garden camellia collection.

The Octagon will become a "temporary graveyard" this weekend to celebrate the 50th birthday of Amnesty International.

The Ferntree Lodge property, confiscated from convicted fraudster Michael Swann, has been sold.

A Mosgiel principal hopes to open important career "windows" for her pupils later this month when she visits China as part of a New Zealand secondary school leaders' delegation.

They travelled 150m down one of the most visited streets in New Zealand, but Cadbury's Giant Jaffas are "yummy" and it was difficult to stop children from collecting them out of the gutters and eating them following the Cadbury Jaffa Race on Baldwin St yesterday.

Armed police swooped on five Dunedin gang homes yesterday, as part of ongoing investigations into two recent armed robberies in the city.

A sea lion hiding in the bushes near the Otago University Rowing Club has been alarming walkers and cyclists, prompting the Department of Conservation to warn Dunedin residents of the large number of sea lions in the harbour.

House buyers looking for a bargain home development project could be in luck.