Mother fears for teen son's safety
Mother fears for teen son's safety
"They said they would climb in his bedroom window, tie him up and torture him. He was worried about it - he was worried that it could happen."
John Lewis
School bus inquiry request welcomed
School bus inquiry request welcomed
Several Otago bus companies gave a cheer yesterday as Education Minister Anne Tolley requested the Auditor-general initiate an inquiry into the Ministry of Education school bus transport tendering process.
NZQA fails to placate exam blunder pupils
NZQA fails to placate exam blunder pupils
The New Zealand Qualifications Authority has tried to come to the rescue of 75 Taieri College pupils affected by the NCEA level 1 mathematics exam blunder but parents and pupils are not convinced its intervention is a solution.
And with one bound they were free
And with one bound they were free
Otago Girls High School pupils (from left) Sarah Walker (16), Melinda Yee (15) and Aki Nagao (16)leap out of the school gates in celebration following their NCEA dance theory exam yesterday, their last NCEA exam for 2008. Photo by Stephen Jaquiery.
"Yay! It's holiday time now."
Otago Girls High School pupil Sarah Walker was jumping with excitement yesterday, with fellow dance pupils, after her final NCEA exam - level 1 dance theory.
She was one of 6335 Otago pupils who sat NCEA exams this year and for many, yesterday was the last day.
Glowing results for Otago schools: ERO
Glowing results for Otago schools: ERO
Otago's primary and secondary schools have scored a near-perfect zero in the number of supplementary reviews completed by the Education Review Office in the past year.
Regal poise amid 'Celtic' clime
Regal poise amid 'Celtic' clime
Looking picture perfect and keeping your composure while being blasted by chilly gales is challenging.
Death of experienced windsurfer a tragic accident, coroner says
Death of experienced windsurfer a tragic accident, coroner says
The death of a Queenstown woman while windsurfing on Lake Wakatipu this year was a "tragic accident", Otago Southland Regional coroner David Crerar has found.
Pupils sat wrong NCEA exams
Pupils sat wrong NCEA exams
Taieri College pupils are outraged they will have to sit another exam after the school ordered the wrong papers for two NCEA level 1 maths exams.
Retiring principal will miss children
Retiring principal will miss children
Brent Ward has said goodbye on the last day of school many times in his 32-year care as an educator.
Dunedin teacher's memory nicely jogged
Dunedin teacher's memory nicely jogged
Gary Tenbeth had to chuckle at the irony when he won an $8000 scholarship to study mental development techniques - a scholarship for which he forgot he had applied.
Declining interest in science worrying
Declining interest in science worrying
The future of scientific discovery in New Zealand may be in jeopardy, with the number of pupils taking senior secondary school science subjects having decreased as much as 50% in the past 20 years, Otago secondary school science teachers say.
Uplifting solution to couple's climb
Uplifting solution to couple's climb
To some, it is just a lift.
Teacher off to New York on scholarship
Teacher off to New York on scholarship
Catherine Robson is snapping at the chance to learn from some of the world's greatest photographers after winning a $20,000 study scholarship.
Real NCEA harder than 'practice papers'
Real NCEA harder than 'practice papers'
"Explain why unicellular organisms such as Euglena and Paramecium are restricted to being microscopic in size."
Cyclist dies after collision
Cyclist dies after collision
A 61-year-old man died in Invercargill yesterday after a collision involving a four-wheel-drive vehicle.
Dunedin - fifth largest city or not?
Dunedin - fifth largest city or not?
Dunedin's grip on the title of New Zealand's fifth largest city has come into question as the latest figures from Statistics New Zealand suggest Tauranga may have eclipsed the city.
Triple triumph for family as Bede named dux
Triple triumph for family as Bede named dux
Despite having two older brothers on the Kings High School honours board as duxes, Bede Robertson says he did not feel the least bit pressured to live up to family tradition this year.
Scholarship, NCEA exam candidates sharpen pencils
Scholarship, NCEA exam candidates sharpen pencils
Less than 24 hours away from the beginning of the 2008 New Zealand Scholarship and NCEA exam season, 6335 Otago pupils are doing last-minute cramming.
Dunedin law centre best in NZ
Dunedin law centre best in NZ
Judgment was for the Dunedin Community Law Centre in the battle for top honours at the 2008 New Zealand Law Awards.
Long-term Bayfield teachers call time
Long-term Bayfield teachers call time
"You can take the teacher out of the classroom, but you can't take the classroom out of the teacher."