Ben Sincock has barely begun his job as the new principal of the merged Caversham, College Street and Calton Hill Schools, and already he is taking aim at the Ministry of Education over its handling of the merger process.
Education Minister Anne Tolley stressed no final decision has been made on the fate of Paerau School, despite her having sent a letter to the school's board of trustees recommending it be closed.
When an Oamaru mother visited her local supermarket to do some grocery shopping with her children, little did she know the sign on the front window saying Lotto's "Big Winner Sold Here" was referring to her.
Tokomairiro High School in Milton has been severely criticised by the Education Review Office (ERO) for failing to engage pupils in learning and its ineffectual procedures for dealing with badly behaved pupils in class.
Finding a place to call home can be a tricky business for tertiary students, but two Otago Polytechnic computer whizzes hope to ease the burden as the great migration and annual student flat hunt begins.
Parents, staff and pupils at Te Kura Kaupapa o Otepoti will learn the fate of their school next week when the Ministry of Education announces its decision on whether the kura can relocate to the former High Street School premises in Dunedin.
A name for the new school created by the merger of Macandrew Intermediate and Forbury School will be revealed next week, the Ministry of Education says.
The first rake of railway carriages to be designed and built in New Zealand since 1941 rolled out of Hillside workshops in Dunedin yesterday, bound for Christchurch.
Three days after heavy rain hit coastal Otago, Mt Cargill Rd remains closed because of a major landslip.
Dunedin voluntary euthanasia groups are in need of resuscitation after only three people turned up to a recent meeting, a Dunedin woman says.
Dunedin police have issued a warning after a surge in the number of cars being stolen and burnt in recent weeks.
Anti-capitalism protesters are yet to decide how long they intend to stay in the Octagon, but the Dunedin City Council is going out of its way not to put pressure on the group to respond to its request for a timeline.
As Dunedin police arrested and charged a 24-year-old man with shoplifting at the Gardens New World in North Dunedin yesterday, alarm bells began to ring.
The Otago and Southland Secondary Principals' Association is backing the release of an animated video clip which calls for an end to the "Political Ping-Pong" in education.
The Dunedin City Council has left "the ball" in the hands of protesters in the Octagon, following a peaceful meeting last night to discuss the length of their occupation.
Hanging on to a live 220,000 volt power cable while dangling from a helicopter about 40m from the ground, sounds like it could literally make your hair stand on end.
Nine of Otago's lowest decile schools will receive regular visits from social workers in a bid to address issues of child abuse and neglect, as part of an $11 million nationwide extension to the Social Workers in Schools programme.
Following complaints about burgeoning noxious weeds growing beside a popular harbour walking track, the Dunedin City Council has resumed a long-term eradication programme.
Alterations and refurbishment work at Caversham School and Macandrew Intermediate is expected to begin next month in preparation for the merger of several South Dunedin schools on to the sites.
After playing the same Lotto numbers for nearly 25 years, a Dunedin family has finally won the first division.
