Dunedin beaches seriously eroded
Dunedin beaches seriously eroded
Parts of Dunedin's St Clair and Middle beaches have again been seriously eroded by heavy seas which have pounded the coast during the past month.
John Lewis
Principals dismiss Greens’ school food fears
Principals dismiss Greens’ school food fears
Many schools will get a fail grade under the new Food and Nutrition for Healthy Confident Kids guidelines
War memorial returned anonymously
War memorial returned anonymously
A small piece of Forbury School's long lost memorial gates in Melbourne St, South Dunedin, has been found and returned anonymously.
Twice the excitement for winner
Twice the excitement for winner
Two months after winning the Otago Regional Race Unity Speech Competition in Dunedin, Otago Girls High School pupil Crystal Diong finally got her reward.
Schools still on the radar
Schools still on the radar
Dunedin police will continue to target speeding drivers near schools this term in light of Southern Region statistics which show there were 82 injury crashes near schools during the past two years.
Otago early childhood education stretched
Otago early childhood education stretched
Nearly a year after introducing 20 hours of free early childhood education in New Zealand, the Ministry of Education seems to have become a victim of its own success, with many Otago centres struggling to meet demand for the policy.
Competition ring symbol of jeweller’s struggle
Competition ring symbol of jeweller’s struggle
A ginger-haired jeweller's struggle with adversity was inspiration for his latest ring design - Ginga: The Fire Inside
Playground opening cut short
Playground opening cut short
A pre-schooler forced Dunedin Mayor Peter Chin to cut short his speech and cut the ribbon prematurely during the official opening of a new early childhood centre playground.
Schools progress, ministry says
Schools progress, ministry says
The Ministry of Education has hit back at criticism about its perceived slow reaction to the ‘‘bulging'' schools crisis in Central Otago.
Pepper spray a come-down for youth on a roof
Pepper spray a come-down for youth on a roof
A Dunedin youth was peppersprayed by police after he allegedly tried to evade capture by climbing on to the roof of a block of flats in South Dunedin yesterday.
Secondary schools facing increasing costs
Secondary schools facing increasing costs
Otago secondary schools are beginning to feel the pinch of rising fuel prices, interest rates and utility bills, prompting the region's principals to call for the Government to increase operations grants.
School proposal attacked
School proposal attacked
Secondary school principals in Otago have criticised National leader John Key's proposal to increase funding for independent schools from $40 million a year to $70 million.
Policy aims to keep all in education until 18
Policy aims to keep all in education until 18
Preparations for implementing the Government's Schools Plus initiative in Otago have begun.
$15,000 for school project
$15,000 for school project
An environmental project by Kaikorai Valley College and school partners has received $15,000 of government funding as part of World Environment Day.
Principal resigns from under- investigation school
Principal resigns from under- investigation school
The principal of a Dunedin school under investigation for its unusually high turnover of staff has resigned her post.
City's bank managers meet police
City's bank managers meet police
Dunedin police have met city bank managers to discuss the "brazen'' unarmed man who has been involved in a spate of bank robberies during the past five months.
Honoured to join regiment
Honoured to join regiment
The days of telling rough and ready war stories around the committee table may be over for members of the New Zealand Scottish Regiment Ex-members Association.
Dream job as mechanic a step closer
Dream job as mechanic a step closer
When Hannah Gray was a child, she did not play with Barbie dolls like most girls her age. She preferred Action Man dolls because they could do ``better stuff''.
Catholic schools want limits on rolls raised
Catholic schools want limits on rolls raised
"Extraordinary" population growth has prompted Catholic schools in Milton, Wanaka and Queenstown to apply to the Ministry of Education to have their roll caps raised by up to 47% this year.
Still no sign of tramper
Still no sign of tramper
Search teams and dogs will continue searching the Mackenzie hut area for missing Israeli tramper Liat Okin, but Queenstown police say the lack of evidence showing she has been there is frustrating.