Back to books for teacher as US scholarship beckons
Back to books for teacher as US scholarship beckons
School libraries are usually the domain of studious pupils, cramming their brains with information in preparation for exams or assessments.
John Lewis
Schools co-operate to manage their rolls
Schools co-operate to manage their rolls
A new collaboration between four Dunedin primary schools appears to be keeping a lid on bulging rolls and keeping teacher-pupil ratios in check.
Pupil wins place at physics summer school
Pupil wins place at physics summer school
If you want to learn the language of man, read the Bible. But if you want to learn the language of God, then study physics.
Otago musterer on top of world
Otago musterer on top of world
Brian Dagg was more than likely recalling the words of mountaineering pioneer Sir Edmund Hillary after reaching the top of Mt Everest yesterday. The 55-year-old Queenstown musterer stood on...
Retiring Anglican bishop questions cost of office
Retiring Anglican bishop questions cost of office
The Anglican Bishop of Dunedin has announced his intention to retire at Easter next year, and raised questions about whether the Dunedin diocese should replace him.
Underpass credited with helping boost school roll
Underpass credited with helping boost school roll
Abbotsford School is expecting to post its highest roll on record later this year, and principal Stephanie Madden is crediting the nearby railway underpass for the surge.
Reserve plans discussed
Reserve plans discussed
Some of the ideas planted during stage one of consultation on two new reserves in Mosgiel, have been weeded out in stage two of the consultation process.
Chance to meet world leaders in Copenhagen
Chance to meet world leaders in Copenhagen
Two Dunedin women hope to rub shoulders with high-profile female leaders such as Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, Queen Maxima of the Netherlands, former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark and singer Annie Lennox during a conference in Copenhagen next week.
Shock as principal steps down
Shock as principal steps down
The unexpected resignation of St Clair School principal Richard Newton has shocked his board of trustees, staff and pupils.
Dunedin pupil blasting off to Norway space camp
Dunedin pupil blasting off to Norway space camp
For star-gazers, the remote and icy elbow of northern Norway in the Arctic Circle is one of the best places to go during winter. But for self-confessed "space geek and star-gazer'' Lola...
Cafe owner 'being forced out'
Cafe owner 'being forced out'
A Russian businesswoman believes she is being forced out of her leased premises in the Dunedin Railway Station by the Dunedin City Council to make way for a new family restaurant chain.
‘Very lucky’ to be back playing music
‘Very lucky’ to be back playing music
Six months after breaking his neck in a mountain-biking accident, Nick Cornish is back doing what he does best - music.
St Paul's organist taking top Sweden job
St Paul's organist taking top Sweden job
One of Dunedin's top organists has been appointed to one of the world's most prestigious organist jobs in Sweden.
Blaze treated as suspicious
Blaze treated as suspicious
An apartment fire in St Clair on Saturday is being treated as suspicious by fire investigators.
Pop-up kitten cafe the cat’s whiskers
Pop-up kitten cafe the cat’s whiskers
Visitors to a Dunedin cafe got warm soft cuddles with their cappuccino on Saturday, in the city's first Pop-up Kitten Cafe.
Feeling the afterglow of chilli event (+ video)
Feeling the afterglow of chilli event (+ video)
It doesn't matter what they tell you, nothing can prepare you for eating a chilli registering about 2 million on the Scoville Heat Unit (shu) scale.
'Third-world' roading upsets residents (+ video)
'Third-world' roading upsets residents (+ video)
The ‘‘third-world'' roading conditions being created by Dunedin City Council contractors while renewing the water mains in Kaikorai is leaving some residents angry and impatient for it to be finished.
Heart-stopping for good cause
Heart-stopping for good cause
It is a kind of schadenfreude. I have always found it amusing when people scare the living daylights out of each other.
Speech about defying racism a winner
Speech about defying racism a winner
A speech laying out the value of not being a bystander to racism and discrimination has won a Logan Park High School pupil the Otago Race Unity Speech Competition.
Electric super car leads silent revolution
Electric super car leads silent revolution
I only have one issue.