Filming career an unfinished story
Filming career an unfinished story
Whoever said retiring is easy was clearly misinformed.
John Lewis
Confidence church can be saved
Confidence church can be saved
To demolish, or not to demolish.
Groynes near go-ahead
Groynes near go-ahead
Resource consent for the construction of three large rock groynes to stop erosion on an Otago Harbour beach is expected to be lodged early next month.
Macandrew Bay fire quickly extinguished
Macandrew Bay fire quickly extinguished
Given the dry conditions around Dunedin at present, St Kilda firefighters were quick to attend a vegetation fire in Macandrew Bay this afternoon.
Strath Taieri School principal resigns
Strath Taieri School principal resigns
Strath Taieri School principal Emma Barker has tendered her resignation in the wake of a Ministry of Education report which found pupil achievement and wellbeing were at "serious risk" at the school.
Carisbrook School principal resigns
Carisbrook School principal resigns
Following allegations of the misuse of Ministry of Education funding at Carisbrook School, embattled principal Ben Sincock has resigned.
Queen Victoria statue vandalised in Treaty protest
Queen Victoria statue vandalised in Treaty protest
A respected Maori elder has deplored the brazen graffiti of a 115-year-old statue of Queen Victoria in Dunedin.
Broadcaster recalls the tie that binds
Veteran broadcaster recalls the tie that binds
Dougal Stevenson looks back on being the first person to read the national news bulletin, which was broadcast on November 3, 1969.
Research trip to Australia for fellowship-winning teacher
Research trip to Australia for fellowship-winning teacher
‘‘Is this a scam?’’ — that was Jennifer Ashby’s first thought when she received an email out of the blue, telling her she had won a prestigious Woolf Fisher Fellowship.
Young minds to ponder big questions
Young minds to ponder big questions
Forty of New Zealand's greatest young minds will work together next month in an attempt to find answers to some of the biggest questions facing the world today.
Delight at permanent principal role
Delight at permanent principal role
It will be business as usual for Bathgate Park School after acting principal Katrina Robertson was appointed the school's permanent principal this week.
South's schools less confident in new scheme
South's schools less confident in new scheme
Otago and Southland's uptake of the Government's new school donations scheme is the lowest in the country, Ministry of Education figures show.
Coming to Dunedin to spread the gospel
Coming to Dunedin to spread the gospel
One of the world's top gospel choirs is to perform in Dunedin in March as part of an Australasian tour.
Present renovations reveal shop's past
Present renovations reveal shop's past
You never really know what you are going to find when you start refurbishing a century-old building - usually an expensive and dispiriting surprise.
Out of Africa and on display in Dunedin
Out of Africa and on display in Dunedin
Open the wrong door at Frank Varsanyi's house and you're likely to find a menacing, spear-wielding warrior behind it.
All bets on a fine day for Melbourne Cup
All bets on a fine day for Melbourne Cup
"The racing gods are going to sprinkle kindness on us and we're going to have sunshine all day.''
Moa prints process to be revealed
Moa prints process to be revealed
Otago Museum has begun the conservation process for six moa footprints extracted from the Kyeburn, which the public can see from later this month.
Extensive repairs soon on Otago's highways
Extensive repairs soon on Otago's highways
Nearly 400km of roading in Otago and Southland is to be repaired or renewed this summer as part of the largest nationwide state highway maintenance programme the Government has yet conducted.
Cannabis Museum moves north
Cannabis Museum moves north
Dunedin's Cannabis Museum has been closed and relocated to Christchurch, but its founder has not discounted a return to Dunedin in the future.
Finalists for $US100,000 prize thrilled
Finalists for $US100,000 prize thrilled
Never sell yourself short. It is a valuable lesson that a group of OGHS pupils learnt recently when they applied for the prestigious international Zayed Sustainability Prize, worth $US100,000 ($NZ155,000).