Several Otago school boards of trustees have taken issue with the New Zealand School Trustees Association (NZSTA) over its highly publicised support for the Ministry of Education's national standards.
Dunedin school and two Invercargill schools are believed to have refused to implement the Ministry of Education's National Standards, and the New Zealand School Trustees Association has warned the schools' boards of trustees could be sacked unless they comply.
A group of Government, Dunedin City Council and Dunedin business representatives, established to win some of the construction work on the $500 million tender for Auckland's trains, has widened its scope to encompass all of Dunedin's engineering firms.
They ran in at speed, they let out high-pitched squeals - a few hardy blokes included - then they turned around and ran out again.
"She was something quite different - she was special."
For Finn Butler, musical inspiration can be stirred, or even shaken, from almost anywhere.
Imagine this: a swarm of tiny robots scooting around containing and collecting spilt oil in the Gulf of Mexico.
What lies beneath the murky surface of Tomahawk Lagoon came as a pleasant surprise to Tahuna Normal Intermediate pupils doing a "fishy stock-take".
On the outside, it is just another big rig.
Former world champion cyclist Alison Shanks made a quick stop at her old school in Dunedin to provide some inspiration before heading off overseas to begin training for the 2012 Olympics.
Macandrew Intermediate School's Board of Trustees will meet next week to reassess its position in its battle against the Ministry of Education's National Standards.
A Dunedin secondary school pupil is just one business proposal away from representing New Zealand in the 2010 Asia Pacific Junior Achievement International Trade Challenge, in Singapore.
When you are accepted to study for a master's degree in three of the world's top music schools, how do you pick one? For Dunedin viola player Helen Bevin, the job prospects tipped her in favour of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London.
Nearly 600 pupils forming 22 choirs from 17 secondary schools in Otago and South Canterbury, add up to the largest secondary schools choral festival the region has hosted.
Death metal songs about the sex-slave trade and people-trafficking are seldom penned by the same hand as an accomplished orchestral composition.
Imparting an infectious enthusiasm for frogs and figures has won two University of Otago lecturers prestigious teaching awards.
Three Dunedin secondary school pupils have added another string to their bow after winning the Otago regional final of the New Zealand Community Trust chamber music competitions at the weekend. And they are aiming to add yet another.
A Dunedin clothing manufacturer is looking at its employment options after winning a Department of Conservation contract to produce wet weather gear on top of its continuing contract to provide Antarctic clothing for staff at Scott Base.
So what happened to the blanketing of snow expected in Otago during the weekend?
Soaking in a hot bubble bath, with candles on the side, is traditionally a quiet and relaxing affair - unless the tub has been designed by Ross Hanson.
