We have all heard of musical chairs.
Three people were lucky to escape serious injuries in two car crashes in the Dunedin area yesterday.
The number of international fee-paying school pupils studying in Otago and Southland is on the rise again, signalling an economic boost for the South.
The release of a Ministry of Education plan aimed at tackling disruptive behaviour in schools has been met with mixed reactions.
When tickets for Tom Jones and The Wiggles go on sale on the same day, it's not unusual to find a long queue of diverse people outside the Regent Theatre scratching their heads while talking to each other.
They may be only 5 years old, but already, the business acumen of the new entrants at College Street School has generated awards in the New Zealand Primary Enterprise Programme (Prep) competition.
Less than 24 hours after winning The Star Community Spirit Supreme Award, John Griffiths was out on the street again doing what he does best: selling pens to raise funds for charities.
When a 10.5m tall tree festooned with lights and decorations is erected in Dunedin's Octagon, you know Christmas is not far away
Three Dunedin secondary schools will receive a cut of $21.5 million for information and communication technology (ICT) upgrades as part of the Government's commitment to high-speed broadband in schools.
Although East Taieri School is 155 years old - and ageing well - it will receive a well-earned makeover in the new year.
Bailey Clouston's Inquisitive Takahe has taken the prize.
At $176,000, Frazer Clement's new house is a bargain.
"Soliel, sable et culture - sun, sand and culture."
Organisers of the 2010 iD Dunedin Fashion Show have unveiled a line-up of fashion designers, but the promised "big name" guest designer has yet to be revealed.
Despite high winds and "a bumpy ride", there was little demand for sick-bags on Saturday when about 40 cadets from Gore's 28th Squadron Air Training Corps took to the skies.
Two Dunedin secondary-school information and communication technology (ICT) clusters will get a slice of $10.8 million from the Government to support teachers in the use of digital technology.
It was another opening, another show at the Regent Theatre yesterday.
The Clutha and Waitaki District Councils' water supplies had E.coli transgressions and neglected to adequately protect consumers at times when the drinking water was known to be contaminated, the Ministry of Health's annual review of drinking water quality shows.
Nearly 40 years on, Frank Carter is reunited with one of his greatest loves - his 1955 DOT Scrambler motorcycle.
The theory "it is easier to learn to drive backwards than forwards" has landed a 14-year-old boy and his mother in the police spotlight.