Otago Daily Times: Dunedin

Snow is falling in Southland and parts of Otago as officials make final preparations for the polar blast that could cause chaos for many regions.

The eviction date given to Dunedin pensioner Robyn Swale for feeding ducks outside her Dunedin City Council flat lapsed yesterday, but she is yet to receive official word about what will happen.

Thai police are investigating the death of a Dunedin-born man after his body was discovered in the bathroom of a tourist resort.

The principals of two Dunedin high schools are worried a Facebook page asking people to nominate a Dunedin high school ''babe of the day'' could put pupils at risk from sexual predators.

With her sheep is Little Bo Peep, also known as Otago Girls' High School principal Linda Miller, during the school's 75th Library Day and mufti day yesterday.

English-born physicist, astronomer and passionate museum advocate Dr Ian Griffin has become not only the Otago Museum's new director, but also an honorary fellow in the University of Otago physics department.