Model scouts on a mission
Model scouts on a mission
International model scouts visited Dunedin at the weekend to meet models and help promote their talent overseas.
Ellie Constantine
Mosgiel patrol plans
Mosgiel patrol plans
A Mosgiel community patrol will be launched next month in a bid to reduce crime in the area.
Public toilet for Ocean View
Public toilet for Ocean View
It has taken a lot of holding on, more than six years in fact, but Ocean View has finally received funding for a public toilet.
Firm accepts liability for missed flights
Firm accepts liability for missed flights
Kiwi Shuttles has accepted full responsibility for two Dunedin visitors' missed flights on Tuesday.
Only 45 want to see the Middlemarch lights
Only 45 want to see the Middlemarch lights
Ticket sales for tomorrow night's part two of the Middlemarch Sub Zero Festival of Lights have picked up, but they could still be better, organisers say.
Shuttle mix-up proves costly
Shuttle mix-up proves costly
A student visiting Dunedin says she is angry and $530 out of pocket after the shuttle she arranged to take her to the airport never turned up.
Pupils take to limelight
Pupils take to limelight
Tickets to this week's Stars on Stage concerts have been hard to find after thousands of parents made the most of an opportunity to see their child perform at the Regent Theatre.
Planting marks step in environmental journey
Planting marks step in environmental journey
Planting trees at Caversham School in Dunedin which pupils could grow up with and nurture marked another step in the children's journey of environmental discovery.
Intermediate school might start sex education
Intermediate school might start sex education
A Dunedin school is considering getting involved in a new sexuality education programme being offered to primary and intermediate-aged children.
Pupils quiz experts on virtual field trip
Pupils quiz experts on virtual field trip
It is not every day a school class gets to travel to Meridian Energy's Waitaki hydro-electric scheme and speak directly to people working there.
Tahuna placed in Lit Quiz
Tahuna placed in Lit Quiz
A Tahuna Intermediate children's literary team was fifth equal in the country at the annual Kids' Lit Quiz in Auckland last week.
Flight cuts to stay until demand rises
Flight cuts to stay until demand rises
A reduction in the number of Air New Zealand transtasman flights out of Dunedin would remain until demand picked up, Tasman Pacific general manager Glen Sowry said yesterday.
Laboratories to relocate four jobs
Laboratories to relocate four jobs
Restructuring at Southern Community Laboratories will result in four jobs being relocated from Dunedin to Auckland later this year.
Melody makers have world at their beat
Melody makers have world at their beat
There must be something in the water at Queens High School.
Not fazed by backlash
Not fazed by backlash
Negative feedback has not changed Columba College pupils' message to "get over" Forsyth Barr Stadium.
At home a natural choice
At home a natural choice
For some first-time mothers, birthing options in Dunedin are not as simple as they seem.
Not eligible for compensation: dean
Not eligible for compensation: dean
David Bain will not be eligible for compensation under current Cabinet rules, says University of Otago Faculty of Law dean Prof Henaghan.
Wakari pupils plant early for Arbor Day
Wakari pupils plant early for Arbor Day
Ahead of the times, Wakari Primary School was the first school in New Zealand to mark Arbor Day, and did so early by planting native trees yesterday.
No power price freeze here
No power price freeze here
Despite freezing power prices for customers in Christchurch and Wellington, Contact Energy has no immediate plans to offer the same deal in Otago.
Stadium cold feet? If the sock fits 'get over it'
Stadium cold feet? If the sock fits 'get over it'
An enterprising group of Columba College pupils has decided to help Dunedin "get over" Forsyth Barr Stadium by providing warm socks for any cold feet.