Dawn service plans almost scuppered
Dawn service plans almost scuppered
A stalwart of Dunedin Scouting is fuming after his car was stolen on the eve of Anzac Day, almost causing him and his troop to miss the dawn service in the Queens Gardens.
John Lewis
Modern mobile phone management in our schools
Modern mobile phone management in our schools
Cellphones are a well established necessity among teenagers — and even pre-teens. John Lewis takes a look at their use in the school environment.
Deck work gets under way
Deck work gets under way
The wheels of progress are well and truly turning on the new Cobb & Co restaurant development at the Dunedin Railway Station.
Pupils show bags of initiative
Pupils show bags of initiative
Environmental sustainability: as far as Dunedin North Intermediate pupils are concerned, "it’s in the bag".
Hundreds farewell King's ex-pupil
Hundreds farewell King's ex-pupil
There was standing room only today at a ceremony to honour and farewell former King's student Mitch Pereira.
Easter bunny pupils visit elderly
Easter bunny pupils visit elderly
Caitlyn Smith struggled to hide her amusement yesterday, when she handed an Easter egg to an elderly man at the Highview Rest Home.
A future of song
A future of song
Squealing with glee is not thought to be good for classical singing voices, but five University of Otago singers made an exception after being selected for the New Zealand Youth Choir this week.
Dunedin artists' work to bright lights of Shanghai
Dunedin artists' work to bright lights of Shanghai
Some of Dunedin's top artists will soon receive international recognition when their works are viewed by up to half a million people at an exhibition in China next month.
Former Dunedin dancer picked for competition
Former Dunedin dancer picked for competition
Tatyana Carr's dream of becoming a professional ballet dancer may take a grand jete forward in August, when she competes in a major international ballet competition in Italy.
Eight from Otago receive NZ youth awards
Eight from Otago receive NZ youth awards
Eight young Otago people have won awards in the 2017 New Zealand Youth Awards.
Boys out to Trump opposition
Boys out to Trump opposition
Just when you thought stories about Donald Trump couldn't get any weirder, two 9-year-olds from Macandrew Bay School have come up with a couple.
Pupils get taste of homeless life in challenge
Pupils get taste of homeless life in challenge
After spending the night outside in a cardboard box structure, pupils at St Peter Chanel School in Green Island have a new-found sympathy for homeless people.
All eyes to the sky for flyover
All eyes to the sky for Black Falcons flyover
The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) Black Falcons aerobatic team wowed onlookers with a flyover of St Kilda Beach in Dunedin yesterday afternoon.
Therapist retiring for more catnaps
Therapist retiring for more catnaps
A mere cat Jimmy is not.
Otago plan to identify Loch Ness monster DNA
Otago research plan to identify Loch Ness monster DNA
The hunt for the Loch Ness Monster is on again - this time by a University of Otago scientist.
OBHS game team out to be Legends
OBHS game team out to be Legends
Stretching fingers, shaking tension out of necks and shoulders, and throwing a few well-placed jabs, just for good measure - it's all part of the Otago Boys' High School eSport team's warm-up.
Thanks for the memory
Thanks for the memory
Morris dancers, bows and arrows, large sponge cakes and people dressed in Victorian clothing - you could be forgiven for thinking Chingford Park was an old English village yesterday.
Logan Park head taking retirement
Logan Park head taking retirement
Retiring Logan Park principal Jane Johnson marvels at how education has changed since she began teaching in the 1970s.
Tahuna literally top of competition
Tahuna Intermediate literally top of competition
When you have half a dozen pupils who can read the entire Hunger Games trilogy of books in as little as three days, it is not surprising Tahuna Normal Intermediate pupils have won the Otago Kids’ Lit Quiz for the third year in a row.
LPHS principal retiring after ‘immensely rewarding’ time
LPHS principal retiring after ‘immensely rewarding’ time
Logan Park High School’s long-serving principal will retire in July.