John Lewis

An Air New Zealand plane was forced to return to Dunedin Airport soon after take-off late this afternoon when its landing gear failed to retract.

When you mix enthusiasm for computer coding and robot building with a pinch of practicality, you end up with someone like 10-year-old Rhys Taylor, who wants to build a robot that will clean his bedroom.

Carisbrook School's board of trustees has remained tight-lipped following a media report alleging $14,887 of Crown funding was used to pay for a trip to Singapore.

Less than a week after the PPTA cancelled its year 10 rostering home strike, the union for secondary teachers has called off next week's regional rolling strike action.