No desire for comfort in ambitious voyage
No desire for comfort in ambitious voyage
Some may say it is complete madness to single-handedly sail a 5.76m homemade yacht through heavy seas from Ireland to New Zealand.
John Lewis
Two sides to the education debate
Two sides to the education debate
Opinions from schools and employers are diverse about what, or if, changes to NCEA are needed — and the same is also true within families.
Southern team breaks drought; two for world champs
Southern team breaks drought; two for world champs
For the first time in 15 years, a schools debating team from Otago and Southland has broken "the drought" at the New Zealand Schools’ Debating Championships.
Plan to beautify and protect strip
Plan to beautify and protect strip
The barren median strip in Stuart St will once again be filled with flora, but this time the Dunedin City Council is taking steps to protect it.
SH1 bypass work starts this month
SH1 bypass work starts this month
One of the largest highway construction projects in Southland's history is to begin this month.
Otago exam cheats surge in stats
Otago exam cheats surge in stats
The number of Otago secondary school pupils caught breaching NCEA examination rules in 2017 has more than tripled compared with the previous year, New Zealand Qualifications Authority data shows.
Meth clean-up cost frustrating for landlord
Meth clean-up cost frustrating for landlord
A Balclutha landlord is frustrated after he spent nearly $20,000 cleaning his methamphetamine-contaminated rental property, only to hear this week that it was not necessary.
Sun for Central, rain for coast this long weekend
Sun for Central, rain for coast this long weekend
If you are looking for the sun this Queen's Birthday weekend, head to Central Otago and Southland. Unfortunately, the east coast of Otago is going to be cold and miserable as rain falls in Dunedin and Oamaru.
Govt's proposed NCEA changes 'right direction'
Govt's proposed NCEA changes 'right direction'
Otago's secondary education sector says the Government is moving in the right direction with its call for sweeping changes to the NCEA qualification.
Dancers learn from ‘Mr Candela’
Dancers learn from ‘Mr Candela’
Southern salsa dancers got all hot under the collar on Saturday when world-renowned salsa dancer, choreographer and instructor Charlie Garcia cucaracha-ed into Dunedin.
App ‘an awesome thing to be part of’
App ‘an awesome thing to be part of’
Imagine a mobile phone app that acts like a passport, allowing young people with cancer to access their treatment information from anywhere in the world.
Beauty treatment ahead of show
Birds get beauty treatment ahead of show
Even if Kaye Sangster fails to win any prizes at this weekend’s Dunedin Poultry, Pigeon and Cage Bird Club annual show, none of her chickens will come home to roast.
Bridges out meeting, greeting and listening
Bridges out meeting, greeting and listening
Simon Bridges asked Otago communities what they thought the present state of the nation was - and they told him in no uncertain terms yesterday.
Question over Mosgiel Post Shop as boxes go
Question over Mosgiel Post Shop as boxes go
Half of Mosgiel's NZ Post boxes are to be removed and the future of the Mosgiel NZ Post Shop & Kiwibank is in question, leaving some residents concerned.
Teachers begin pay discussion meetings
Teachers begin pay discussion meetings
More than 16,000 New Zealand secondary school teachers will meet over the next two weeks to discuss their upcoming collective agreement negotiations with the Government.
Resource consent for St Hilda's arts facility
Resource consent for St Hilda's arts facility
Construction of a new multimillion-dollar visual and performing arts centre at St Hilda's Collegiate School may begin as early as next month, after the project received resource consent from the Dunedin City Council.
Old hotel reopening with new 5-star look
Old hotel reopening with new 5-star look
Dunedin's oldest hotel is soon to reopen as the CBD's first 5-star boutique hotel, following a $3 million refurbishment.
Three pupils chosen for London youth forum
Three pupils chosen for London youth forum
Three Otago secondary school science pupils are among seven New Zealanders selected to interact with international scientists at the top of their fields, as part of the prestigious London Youth...
Milford Rd shut, heavy snow on way
Milford Rd shut, heavy snow on way
The Milford Road has closed due to snow and more is also likely for the Crown Range Road as the South shivered in the coldest snap of the year so far.
Critic magazine seized by proctor
Critic magazine seized by proctor
The proctor and University of Otago Campus Watch staff have removed hundreds of copies of the latest edition of student magazine Critic following complaints.