John Lewis

The closure of Dunedin's High Street School is imminent.

How do you protect an irreplaceable stained-glass window made with some of the finest handmade English glass? Peter Mackenzie says polycarbonate is the way to go.

Otago principals have rejected the findings of an Education Review Office (ERO) report which found the education practices in New Zealand schools are failing Maori pupils.

Most New Zealand families, already struggling to make ends meet, are going backwards not forwards, Labour leader Phil Goff says.

So, what is the secret to a long and happy marriage?

Juggling GST returns and mountains of paperwork with sick children and a broken dishwasher, provide a unique set of challenges for Dunedin businesswomen.

Otago principals are keeping a close eye on the Government's new guidelines for searching school pupils, to see if they will give schools greater protection from legal repercussions.

Major surgery could not keep David Ellison from celebrating the official opening of the East Otago Harbour taiapure.

A small Dunedin business is in a spin after its Thinair personal wind turbine and complementary business system won the Otago round of the 2010 New Zealand CleanTech Challenge.

"I reckon I'll need to keep working here long after I die to be able to afford one of these - and that doesn't include the GST rise."

ET - phone Mazlan Othman on extension 8118. For a fleeting few moments in space and time, the world believed the University of Otago physics PhD graduate was the United Nations' first official point of contact for extra-terrestrials visiting Earth.

For more than 80 years, the seats at the Regent Theatre have been used by audiences while they get their fix of culture.

Four medals and two major awards at the New Zealand aerobic and dance championships in Wellington has left hip hop and aerobics dancers in South Dunedin popping with excitement.

Comparing exchange rates and learning to say "this food looks good" in Japanese, are not the typical activities of primary school pupils.

"We're not just hicks from the sticks." East Otago High School pupil Kieran Ireland believes Palmerston has been well and truly highlighted on the map after he and two of his fellow pupils won awards at the New Zealand Maatangi Whenua Year 11 Geography Competition in Wellington.

By day, Jeremy Mackay installs fire alarms and sprinkler systems in Dunedin buildings.

Who says crime does not pay?