John Lewis

The armed offenders squad converged on Milton yesterday after a police officer was allegedly threatened by a man with a nail gun.

Bull catcher Shane O'Loughlin hopes his job catching wild cattle in Western Australia will be turned into a National Geographic television documentary. Photo by Katharina Wachhol.

Three children a week end up in Dunedin Hospital with alcohol poisoning, and dealing with the city's harmful alcohol use needs to start with schools, the head of police in Dunedin, Inspector Alastair Dickie, says.

Sometimes success can be bittersweet. And no-one knows it more than John McGlashan College geography pupils Andy Dysart and Nat Christensen.

Katie-Lee Taylor (15) and Natalie Hormann (20), both of Invercargill, perform during the National Youth Brass Band of New Zealand's free concert at Tahuna Intermediate in Dunedin yesterday.

Skipping classes is usually frowned on by schools.

A closer look at the University of Otago's draft proposal to merge two departments appears to endorse the "disestablishment" of the design studies department, and the proposal looks likely to be approved, department students say.

Nearly one-fifth of people treated for alcohol intoxication at the Dunedin Hospital emergency department in the past 12 months were aged between 12 and 18.

Providers of introductory workshops for National Standards have been forbidden to charge a registration fee, after many schools complained about the cost of attending the workshops.

Despite a jovial atmosphere, grave concerns were aired during a public forum last night aimed at "dispelling seductive myths" and "correcting misleading information" surrounding national educational standards.

A prominent Dunedin surgeon is appealing to a "scumbag" to return his laptop containing medical research - but more importantly, a speech for his daughter's wedding later this week.

They might not have given much shade from the sun, but the party hats worn at Araiteuru marae in Dunedin on Waitangi Day left no doubt it was a birthday celebration.

Dunedin landmarks went through a metamorphosis in the minds of about 50 people on a historical tour of the city, as a freelance historian described their significance to the Treaty of Waitangi.