Fun science things to make and do
Fun science things to make and do
Dreading the school holidays because you do not know what to do with the kids?
Ellie Constantine
Fun science things to make and do
Fun science things to make and do
Dreading the school holidays because you do not know what to do with the kids?
Tunnel web loves the bay
Tunnel web loves the bay
A spider has woven a spell over Andersons Bay, leading the community to lend its name to the hairy black and red arachnid.
Town meets country
Town meets country
Country comes to town as Taieri farmer Barry Hobbs and his dog Cam herd sheep in Dunedin's Octagon yesterday to promote this weekend's 150th Otago-Taieri A and P Show.
Fun things to make and do - Grass Head
Fun things to make and do - Grass Head
Fun things to make and do - Slime
Fun things to make and do - Slime
Fun things to make and do - Frothy
Fun things to make and do - Frothy
Kindies adapt to falling numbers
Kindies adapt to falling numbers
Once known for inflexible hours, kindergartens across New Zealand have taken an adaptable approach to falling attendance numbers.
Students fundraise for Haiti
Students fundraise for Haiti
The people of Haiti will benefit from $1400 raised by the Otago University Students Association Dunedin Street Appeal yesterday.
Child-care agencies collaborate
Child-care agencies collaborate
Dunedin early childhood educators have banded together to support children, parents and educators affected by the liquidation of Easy Mind home-based child care.
Stewart Island 'stoked' with appointment
Stewart Island 'stoked' with appointment
With applications from all over New Zealand, and messages of support from as far away as Austria, Stewart Island's Rakiura Rugrats centre looks set to get a teacher for 2010.
Scarves offer comfort and style
Scarves offer comfort and style
The must-have accessory of 2009 is set to continue its reign at the top of the fashion stakes in 2010. Ellie Constantine gets wrapped up in a Dunedin essential - the scarf.
Climatic challenge to parents
Climatic challenge to parents
Mosgiel parent Michelle Denhardt has described these summer holidays as simply "the pits".
Poor weather drives indoor fun to the fore
Poor weather drives indoor fun to the fore
January weather has driven parents to entertain their holidaying children with indoor activities.
'Princess of Punk' Dunedin-bound
'Princess of Punk' Dunedin-bound
Clothing created by a designer whose garments have adorned Freddie Mercury, Jackie Onassis, Kylie Minogue and Naomi Campbell will grace a fashion runway in Dunedin in March.
Brighter future as childhood centre relocates
Brighter future as childhood centre relocates
A bigger and brighter early childhood centre in Corstorphine hopes to fill a gap in the child-care market.
World beckons aspiring young Dunedin model
World beckons aspiring young Dunedin model
Dunedin model Nicole Clulee is ready to leave the country in search of fame and fortune.
Legal threat over water usage
Legal threat over water usage
Dwindling Otago river flows are so critically low the Otago Regional Council is considering legal action against farmers taking water and breaching minimum flow restrictions.
ACC refuses skiing injury
ACC refuses skiing injury
When Greg Marshall thinks about those who received assistance from the Accident Compensation Corporation last year, he wishes he was one of them.
Island finding it hard to attract teacher
Island finding it hard to attract teacher
Wanted: an outdoor enthusiast who enjoys a slower pace of life, wants to live in a natural paradise and does not mind caring for 12 young children part time.