Waitati School's bus service to be axed
Waitati School's bus service to be axed
Waitati School's bus service is about to reach the end of the line, leaving staff and the parents of some pupils concerned for their children's safety.
John Lewis
NCEA course endorsements backed
NCEA course endorsements backed
Otago secondary school principals are praising the New Zealand Qualifications Authority's new NCEA course endorsements which will recognise pupils who perform exceptionally well in individual courses.
Disparity concern as Telecom lifts prices
Disparity concern as Telecom lifts prices
A 2% rise in the price of Telecom's landline plans has raised questions about why Dunedin residents pay more for the service than Christchurch, Wellington or Auckland residents.
Call to use closed school as community youth hub
Call to use closed school as community youth hub
Concerns Corstorphine School may end up as a structure for vandals to play in has prompted South Dunedin MP Clare Curran to call for the facility to be used as a community hub for youth activities.
Sense of pride for deployed personnel
Sense of pride for deployed personnel
"Anzac Day helped bring a little piece of home to a foreign and volatile place.
Harbourside industry polluting air
Harbourside industry polluting air
Fine-particle pollution from industry in Dunedin's harbourside area is believed to be the cause of a recent breach in national environmental standards for air quality.
School celebrates caretaker's 20 years
School celebrates caretaker's 20 years
To some, he's a Spanish man who talks funny.
Police mistake enabled prisoner's escape
Police mistake enabled prisoner's escape
An investigation into the escape of Peter John Carr from the Dunedin District Court earlier this month has found police were at fault.
School will still close
School will still close
The Ministry of Education has officially given Corstorphine School permission to close, despite the removal of one of the contributors to its declining roll.
Student has designs on waste in India
Student has designs on waste in India
Waste not, want not. It is a philosophy University of Otago third year design student Ben Hawkey hopes to use in a design aimed at helping an Indian orphanage run more effectively and sustainably.
Dunedin houses join NZ study
Dunedin houses join NZ study
The condition of Dunedin houses will come under scrutiny for the first time next month when the Building Research Association of New Zealand (BRANZ) will compare them to others around New Zealand.
Schools' performing arts centre architect counters critcism
Schools' performing arts centre architect counters critcism
The designing architect of the King's and Queen's Performing Arts Centre says King's High School was justified in its spending on the facility, and some of the information being bandied about by politicians in Parliament this week was misleading.
Water heater concentrates sun's energy
Water heater concentrates sun's energy
A water heating system which uses solar radiation may become a steaming success for a University of Otago Design Studies professional practice fellow.
Intermediate school pilots immersion Maori classes
Intermediate school pilots immersion Maori classes
A Maori immersion class being piloted at Dunedin North Intermediate is establishing a generation of truly bilingual children.
New York academy beckons singer
New York academy beckons singer
As the lights of Dusty dim, the bright lights of the Big Apple will beckon Greer Morris-Clarke.
King's eyes Govt for help
King's eyes Govt for help
King's High School is hoping for a change of legislation from the Government to bail it out of a financial bind.
Building wired for access
Building wired for access
The former Dunedin Convention Centre has become a maze of wires with nearly 25km of copper, fibre optic and digital video cabling being installed as staff at NHNZ prepare to move into their new film-making facility.
Seven Corstorphine pupils back for term 2
Seven Corstorphine pupils back for term 2
Seven pupils are expected to return to Dunedin's Corstorphine School next week for the start of the second term, despite a mass exodus last term.
Schools could close
Schools could close
An inter-party working group proposal to partially abolish school zoning has been described as a "thinly veiled and back-handed method" of closing under-performing primary schools.
Higher licence age questioned
Higher licence age questioned
Cabinet's approval of raising the driving age has met a truckload of criticism, not only from young people, but also from driving instructors.