John Lewis

South Dunedin's schools are one step closer to knowing their fate, with Education Minister Anne Tolley presenting a revised list of options for a second round of consultation on their future.

Otago secondary school teachers will join their counterparts around the country in stopwork meetings with the Post Primary Teachers Association during the next three days to discuss future industrial action.

"It brings a tear to the eye - much like pepper spray does."

The suppliers of Bayfield High School's new uniforms have been given a disapproving look from staff for a late arrival for school this year.

The discovery of a wallet in Dunedin's Temple Gallery after it was broken into yesterday morning led to an art-loving American tourist who, it seems, just couldn't wait for the gallery to open.

Serious assaults are on the rise in Dunedin and police say the city is no longer as safe after dark as it once was.

Thirty years ago, a shaggy-haired David Pine was playing guitar with Sneaky Feelings, wearing jeans, scuffed shoes and woolly jumpers.

"Ignorance is no defence", and those who carry out work on historic buildings without the appropriate resource consents could be fined hundreds of thousands of dollars or imprisoned, the Dunedin City Council has warned.

Despite there being no noticeable increase in the number of Dunedin pupils sitting New Zealand scholarship examinations in 2010, the city's secondary school pupils have recorded a significant increase in the number of scholarships gained.

Could Clyde's Maudie Wilson be New Zealand's oldest woman?

It was like a rolling rugby maul, except people were saying "sorry", "oops", and "I beg your pardon" when they bumped into each other.

Much water has flowed under bridges since the schools at Henley, Otokia and Taieri Ferry were closed.

Steve Theodore is a round-the-world sailor who has to enlist his wife's help every morning to tie his shoelaces.

Thirty-one primary and intermediate school boards of trustees in Otago and Southland have joined a group of nearly 300 boards nationwide which are "overwhelmingly committed" to defying compliance with the Ministry of Education's National Standards.

Education Minister Anne Tolley will meet schools in South Dunedin later this month to give feedback on the initial consultation round of a process which aims to decide a future for schools with empty classrooms in the area.

"Would the real Mike Royston please stand up, please stand up, please stand up .. ?"

Two former Columba College pupils have won prestigious high-paying scholarships which have lured them to study at Australia National University in Canberra this year.