Principal calls for rolls rescue
Principal calls for rolls rescue
A Dunedin school principal has called for government action to rescue primary education in Dunedin in the wake of declining school rolls.
John Lewis
Children of the world celebrate
Children of the world celebrate
Flower power is being used at Richard Hudson Kindergarten in Caversham to teach preschoolers about cultural diversity as part of International Race Relations Day.
Trust aids teaching net
Trust aids teaching net
Finding staff to teach curriculum areas where there are only a few pupils enrolled in a particular subject will be a problem of the past for Dunedin secondary schools.
Novel start to school's 50th reunion
Novel start to school's 50th reunion
Mathematics teachers at Kaikorai Valley College in Dunedin have come up with a clever way to make 900 go into 50.
Flowering tea 'hot' stimulant
Flowering tea 'hot' stimulant
A floral cup of tea certainly stimulated delegates' discussions during the national food and beverage conference in Dunedin yesterday.
Sink and swim the order of the day
Sink and swim the order of the day
There was no string quartet playing on the deck as it went down.
Writer backs campaign against atrium
Writer backs campaign against atrium
Hands off Harrop has enlisted the support of British history writer Duncan Fallowell to support its bid to stop the Dunedin City Council from building an atrium on Harrop St.
PM in $6m visit; Shania stars on track
PM in $6m visit; Shania stars on track
Speculation and expectation gave way to elation yesterday when Prime Minister Helen Clark announced the Government would grant up to $6 million towards the Otago Settlers Museum's expansion and refurbishment project.
Falling glass a lucky miss
Falling glass a lucky miss
Glass fell from a fourth-floor window in Dunedin's former chief post office yesterday, narrowly missing a pedestrian.
Little girl says big thank you to Starship
Little girl says big thank you to Starship
Janneke MacDonald was only 2 weeks old when she had her first flight, but it was a trip that changed her life.
Theatre's amateur fire alarm finally turns professional
Theatre's amateur fire alarm finally turns professional
In the good old days at Dunedin's Westpac Mayfair Theatre, a call from the stage for ‘‘Mr Sands to report to the dressing rooms'' signalled a potential disaster.
Primary school bursting at the seams
Primary school bursting at the seams
Wanaka Primary School's roll is growing so fast that principal Dr Wendy Bamford says she may have to start holding classes in a local farmer's barn unless a new school is built soon.
Primary schools' pay deals ratified
Primary schools' pay deals ratified
The largest set of pay settlements negotiated for the primary sector have been ratified by a strong majority of New Zealand Educational Institute members.
The $300 million package covers collective agreements for school support staff, primary school principals and teachers, and teachers and principals in area schools.
Dunedin Hospital says beds a ‘balancing act'
Dunedin Hospital says beds a ‘balancing act'
Dunedin Hospital managed to avert a bed shortage crisis during the weekend when staff were expected to admit more patients than they had beds available.
‘Guardian angel' feted on birthday
‘Guardian angel' feted on birthday
Sydney Harlow has been called many things, but ‘‘guardian angel'' tops the lot, he says.
Manager to work with East Otago High School
Manager to work with East Otago High School
The Ministry of Education has appointed a statutory manager to work with East Otago High School after a recent Education Review Office report revealed the school was slow to deal with issues raised in an earlier report.
Around the school breakfast table
Around the school breakfast table
For Riley Dasler, the novelty of having breakfast at school on his first day may have been lost on him.
Principal steps in to prevent closure
Principal steps in to prevent closure
Not only has Philippa McLachlan taken on the role of principal at Waldronville School this year, she has also taken up the fight to save the school from closing because of declining school rolls on the Brighton coast.
High schools face downhill roll
High schools face downhill roll
Expansion of the University of Otago is being blamed for slipping numbers at Logan Park High School, one of six Otago schools facing their lowest rolls in a decade.
School bus service dropped
School bus service dropped
A school bus run between Port Chalmers and Dunedin is the first victim of a chronic shortage of bus drivers in the city, Dunedin Passenger Transport (DPT) director Kayne Baas says.