Students paddle to polytech
Students paddle to polytech
Most students walk to lectures or arrive on skateboards, bikes or in cars.
John Lewis
Complaint made as slate roof replaced
Complaint made as slate roof replaced
The Dunedin City Council is investigating work carried out on a historic building in Dundas St, after a corrugated iron roof was installed over one of the terrace houses yesterday.
Concern over cost of fixing leaky schools
Concern over cost of fixing leaky schools
One Otago school has surfaced on a list of 157 schools nationwide which have reported leaky buildings, and concerns have been raised about how the Government will afford to repair them.
Test helps get career on track
Test helps get career on track
When Julene McCorkindale is not working with her husband on their Waitahuna farm, she is trying to put an end to high youth unemployment and the high number of tertiary students who do not complete their degrees in New Zealand.
Travelling dogs' van stolen and burnt out
Travelling dogs' van stolen and burnt out
Issa, Remus, Poppy, Charlie, Miss Daisy and Peanut may get up to mischief from time to time, but this is one thing they definitely can't be blamed for.
Chinese farewelling Tiger, welcoming Rabbit
Chinese farewelling Tiger, welcoming Rabbit
The Year of the Rabbit is supposedly a placid year, very much welcomed and needed after the ferocious Year of the Tiger.
South Dunedin review delayed
South Dunedin review delayed
The sheer number of submissions from southern Dunedin school communities about how they would like to see the increasing number of empty classrooms dealt with, has delayed a decision on the way forward by Education Minister Anne Tolley.
Life on the road - with six pets in tow
Life on the road - with six pets in tow
Issa, Remus, Poppy, Charlie, Miss Daisy and Peanut. Apparently, these six white Maltese pooches are better behaved than children - except when you leave them unattended.
Enthusiasts enjoy rally despite rain
Enthusiasts enjoy rally despite rain
Jenny and Murray Pryde stand with their 1915 Model T Roadster in the Octagon at the start of the Brighton Veteran Car Rally.
90-year-old not surprised by large turnout at reunion
90-year-old not surprised by large turnout at reunion
Theresa Adamson wasn't the least bit surprised when nearly 200 family members turned up for the Taylor family reunion at the weekend.
College ex-residents compare times
College ex-residents compare times
One generation studied under the weight of war - the other in a time of relative peace.
Back where it all began
Back where it all began
Motoring journalist Allan Dick recalls the day he joined the first Brighton Veteran Car Rally like it was yesterday.
Early childhood cuts reversal bid
Early childhood cuts reversal bid
A Dunedin early childhood education centre will be one of about a dozen nationwide to host the launch of a petition on Tuesday calling on the Government to reverse cuts to funding and commit to more investment in early childhood education.
New principal eyes agri-forestry
New principal eyes agri-forestry
Blue Mountain College's new principal is only just beginning to settle into her role but already she has long-term plans for the West Otago secondary school.
Swots of '61 back at school
Swots of '61 back at school
While the girls from the 3S class of 1961 were expected to be swots, often they stretched the rules, testing the grace and strength of the teachers at Otago Girls' High School to their limits.
Listening crucial ensemble playing skill
Listening crucial ensemble playing skill
"When you play on your own, you can stop and do whatever you want. But when you do that here, everyone just gives you a dirty look."
Dream of flying warplane soon to take flight
Dream of flying warplane soon to take flight
Peter Anderson may have been ineligible to become a pilot in the Royal New Zealand Air Force in his youth, but it hasn't stalled his ambitions of flying warplanes.
Former crossing creates confusion
Former crossing creates confusion
The "nebulous" state of a crossing in Wakari, Dunedin, has left staff at St Mary's School concerned for the safety of pupils and parishioners.
Dead tramper named
Dead tramper named
Te Anau police have named the lone Australian tramper believed to have fallen to his death while walking in Fiordland National Park.
TrustPower to hold open day for turbine blades
TrustPower to hold open day for turbine blades
They are designed to generate electricity, but for the moment the turbine blades for the Mahinerangi wind farm in Dunedin are generating curiosity.