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.
John Lewis
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."
Illness inspires award-winning student film
Illness inspires award-winning student film
Spending about 15 hours a week hooked up to a dialysis machine, wondering if the next phone call will be the one offering a kidney transplant, is a testing life.
Genuinely chilly for virtual triathlon
Genuinely chilly for virtual triathlon
It was more "Polar Plunge" than "Push Play", but competitors in a "virtual triathlon" in central Dunedin yesterday did not let cold weather slow them down.
Study boost for Columba pupils
Study boost for Columba pupils
The lesson at Dunedin's Columba College this week is that three plus five equals 35,000.
Concern at ratio of pupils driven to school
Concern at ratio of pupils driven to school
A Dunedin City Council survey which shows about half of Dunedin's school pupils are ferried to school by car is worrying principals and health organisations.
Child care operator in difficulties
Child care operator in difficulties
The education of hundreds of preschoolers in Otago may be in jeopardy as reports surface that child care operator ABC Learning Centres Ltd is on the brink of financial collapse.
Dunedin pupils go extra mile for food bank
Dunedin pupils go extra mile for food bank
Kings High School has taken on an uncanny resemblance to a baked bean and spaghetti manufacturing plant as pupils aim to collect 2500 cans of food for the Presbyterian Support Food Bank by the end of this week.
More snow on the way
More snow on the way
Southland and South Otago residents experienced heavy snow showers at times today and should expect more this evening.
Otago teachers to explore Internet literacy delivery
Otago teachers to explore Internet literacy delivery
Two Otago teachers have won Ministry of Education fellowships to explore ways of using e-learning to deliver literacy to a tech-savvy generation of pupils.
Ex-All Black speaks up for family pets
Ex-All Black speaks up for family pets
A child who regularly abuses family pets is more likely to grow up to be a violent offender.
300 answer the call for biblical film extras
300 answer the call for biblical film extras
"Welcome. Take your shoes off and trace your right foot on this piece of paper."
House destroyed
House destroyed
An electrical fault in a bathroom light fitting is believed to have caused a fire which destroyed a farmhouse near Stoneburn at the weekend.
Conference shows pupils the future
Conference shows pupils the future
Poor old Bob. He's shy, green, a little slimy and a sensitive new-aged alien from the planet Zacharius, and all he has ever wanted was to make friends.
High winds test pilots' skill, nerve
High winds test pilots' skill, nerve
Pilots often joke that the propellers on their planes are only there to keep them cool.
Roxburgh $2.5m swim centre rejected
Roxburgh $2.5m swim centre rejected
The Roxburgh Community Board has resolved not to build a $2.5 million swim centre in Roxburgh after hearing submissions yesterday.
$1.7m technology grant for schools
$1.7m technology grant for schools
The future of information and communication technology (ICT) education in Otago primary schools has never looked so healthy following a $1.7 million grant over the next five years from the Community Trust of Otago.
Young accountant's success not just a matter of balancing the books
Young accountant's success not just a matter of balancing the books
Making sure the books balance alongside family and social life has earned Dunedin accountant Peter Gulliver the 2008 New Zealand Young Chartered Accountant of the Year Award.
Bright spark Ben's prototype a winner
Bright spark Ben's prototype a winner
When electronic technology fails to keep pace with the needs and pockets of modern-day teenagers like Ben Mulholland, frustration sets in, and he builds his own equipment.
Still money for new homes in Otago
Still money for new homes in Otago
Parts of Otago continue to show small increases in residential building activity as new dwelling consents issued across much of New Zealand's building sector slump to a 22-year low.