John Lewis

A growing shortage of secondary school teachers in Otago is threatening to disrupt education across the region.

Had it not been for the contribution of New Zealanders in the Royal Air Force during the Battle of Britain, the world could have been a very different place today.

Increased demand for boarding facilities has prompted two Dunedin secondary schools to apply to increase their roll limits by a total of 105 pupils.

Joseph Balfe is continuing to strum up musical success - this time at the 2015 New Zealand Smokefreerockquest in Auckland.

The wheels of development are turning at Musselburgh School in Dunedin and, come mid-October, pupils will be all geared up to ride on Otago's first school bike track.

Going back to the 1930s, if a Duesenberg model J pulled up to a kerb near you, you could rightly expect a movie star, the sickeningly wealthy or even royalty to step out.

Hardly any nails were left on fingers at the conclusion of the years 9 and 10 Otago Daily Times Extra! Otago current events quiz last night, as two Dunedin secondary schools battled it out for academic supremacy.

The colourful cast of Phantom of the Opera appears for a photo call at The Regent Theatre in Dunedin.

Flabbergasted was the first word that came to Lara Liesbeth's mind when she learned she had been named one of New Zealand's top English teachers.

The discovery of two rare timpani in a Dunedin school storage space has sent the drums of communication beating, and attracted attention from percussion aficionados across the country.

Until recently, the historic Brighton schoolhouse had become nothing more than a large storage room for Big Rock School.

For the first time since the Ministry of Education imposed an enrolment scheme at King's High School, the school has revealed its delight in avoiding major cuts to its roll.

Last month it was rotten apples, loaves of mouldy bread and stinky yoghurt past its use-by date.

Meet Mr Glad. He is the anagrammatic cousin of Dr Glam - the musical alter ego of University of Otago contemporary music lecturer Dr Ian Chapman.

It is not unusual to see Waitaki Valley School pupils on the farm helping their parents with the calving, lambing and feeding out at this time of year.

October is decision month for the Al-Noor Charitable Trust.

Here's food for thought: generally, young people absolutely love pies, chips, lollies and fizzy drinks.

A wildlife television show produced by a Dunedin company and watched by children in 20 territories worldwide will soon be available to New Zealand viewers for the first time.

The Ministry of Education has given King's High School an ultimatum - establish an enrolment scheme by August 7, or the ministry will have no choice but to appoint a limited statutory manager to take control of the school.