Music festival stop 'great warm-up'
Music festival stop 'great warm-up'
Everyone seemed to be watching Donald Simpson having a great time dancing, yet Donald Simpson was dancing like nobody was watching.
John Lewis
Rowing great visits school
Rowing great visits school
Balaclava teacher Dave Waddell is proof it’s not what you know, it’s who you know.
Motorcyclist injured on Lindis Pass
Motorcyclist injured on Lindis Pass
A motorcyclist has been flown to Dunedin Hospital with moderate injuries after his bike collided with a truck on the Lindis Pass.
Contract near agreement
Contract near agreement
An end to the long-running resident doctors’ contract negotiations appears to be in sight.
Impact of porn on teens workshop
Free workshop for parents on effect of porn on teens
The growing amount of sexually explicit material on internet, media and social media sites has prompted Otago principals to bring in an expert from Australia to talk to parents.
Principal plans to retire in July
Principal plans to retire in July
Sara Cohen School principal Raewyn Alexander has confirmed she will retire later this year.
Funds and know-how growing with hay
Funds and know-how growing with hay
Ask 7 and 8-year-olds at Silverstream School how hay is made, and you can expect quite a comical answer.
Principal’s stand on children backed
Principal’s stand on children backed
A charitable trust has praised a Dunedin school principal for her stand over the lack of government funding and resources for at-risk children.
Under pressure
Finalist under pressure
Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?
DNI principal still has concerns
DNI principal still has concerns
Dunedin North Intermediate principal Heidi Hayward says she is not confident the Government’s new Ministry for Vulnerable Children will improve the support network for at-risk children in Otago.
Claim problems at Sara Cohen ongoing
Claim problems at Sara Cohen ongoing
An investigation into allegations of child abuse at Dunedin’s Sara Cohen School has found there is indeed abuse at the school, and the school does not appear to be dealing with the cause of the...
‘The cylinder flew out of the ship’
‘The cylinder flew out of the ship’
An Australian couple have recounted the moment an explosion rocked their cruise ship, killing a crewman, in Port Chalmers.
School stories aim of census
Census will help pupils tell stories about themselves
Pupils from 34 schools across Otago will soon be able to see how their pocket money stacks up against their peers, and whether they are getting less after-school screen time.
Boys kings of scholarships
Boys kings of scholarships in Otago
An academic acceleration programme has led to King’s High School pupils achieving the highest number of NZQA Scholarships in Otago, since the new scholarship system was implemented in 2004.
Class set to teach a bass heavy tune
Class set to teach a bass heavy tune
If you have the lungs of a lion and an unnatural attraction to the sound of fog horns, Saturday Morning Music Classes have the ideal instrument for you to master.
Spark to solve email disruptions
Spark to solve email disruptions
Spark has responded to customer concerns about ongoing problems with its Yahoo! and Outlook Express email accounts.
Peddling a telescope tale
Peddling a telescope tale
Scientist Scott Acton will soon help launch a telescope that will search for the most distant events and objects in the universe. But first he must finish his round-the-world cycle tour.
Road spikes used to stop fleeing vehicle
Road spikes used to stop fleeing vehicle
A 75km police pursuitfrom Queenstown to south of Athol, which reached speeds of up to 150kmh, ended last night when the fleeing vehicle was stopped with police road spikes.
Case of love at first sight
Case of love at first sight
The first time Robert Free saw her, he knew he had to have her.
Three injured after two-car crash
Three injured after two-car crash
Three people have been taken to Dunedin Hospital by ambulance, following a two-car collision on Three Mile Hill.