Winning couple's pint-sized treasure
Winning couple's pint-sized treasure
Anya Jade Erskine's timing was perfect.
John Lewis
Pupils never cease to amaze retiring principal
Pupils never cease to amaze retiring principal
"It never ceases to amaze me, the way children can grasp concepts and develop emotionally, physically and academically as they go through the school."
Tourists undone by theft in Dunedin
Tourists undone by theft in Dunedin
Rather than being a highlight, a stroll along Victory beach looking at the Peninsula's wildlife turned out to be a disenchanting experience for a German and two Spanish tourists.
Off to science events
Off to science events
Three Dunedin science pupils have been selected to represent New Zealand at international science and technology events.
Firm revolutionised building industry
Firm revolutionised building industry
"We started out with no clients and no income. All we had was a $200 typewriter and an office in the basement of a building in Clark St."
PPTA queries vacancy figures
PPTA queries vacancy figures
A National Ministry of Education survey has shown a decline in the number of teacher vacancies at Otago schools, but the Post Primary Teachers' Association is querying the accuracy of those statistics.
Shorter breaks a success, says principal
Shorter breaks a success, says principal
Antisocial behaviour in College Street School's playground appears to have ceased, seven months after traditional school lunch breaks were shortened.
Teen awarded help to polish latest novel
Teen awarded help to polish latest novel
"The secret to good writing is persistence and lots of reading. So, I spend most of my free time in the school library. My friends say I should just live in the library."
Old rockers pass on musical tips
Old rockers pass on musical tips
Die! Die! Die! brought life to the ambitions of about 130 Dunedin secondary school pupils yesterday by offering tips on how to become high-profile rock musicians.
Disruptive pupil solution bid
Disruptive pupil solution bid
Discussions are continuing in a bid to find an alternative service for disruptive secondary school pupils following the closure of the Phoenix Centre in Dunedin last term.
Shot fired at baby in pram
Shot fired at baby in pram
A woman is furious after a passenger in a passing car shot at her 1-year-old daughter with a BB gun in South Dunedin yesterday.
Design decision surprises other institutions
Design decision surprises other institutions
Staff from three New Zealand tertiary institutions providing design degrees have expressed surprise at the University of Otago plans to downgrade its design programme.
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.
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.