Long commute just got longer
Long commute just got longer
It's amazing what one will do for love.
John Lewis
Student thrilled NZSO to play his work
Student thrilled NZSO to play his work
For Sam van Betew, it was just an exercise designed to keep his composing hand in over the summer holidays.
Socking it to judges pays off
Socking it to judges pays off
Chris Foot is solid enough in his masculinity to readily admit he was like a wide-eyed child in a toy store during a recent visit to the Volvo truck manufacturing plant in Sweden.
Levi takes key role at charter school
Levi takes key role at charter school
Former Otago Highlander Filipo Levi has been appointed to a pivotal role in one of New Zealand's first Christian charter schools.
The Brad Pitt of parrots
The Brad Pitt of parrots
Being an escort has its perks.
High tech studio aimed at youth
High tech studio aimed at youth
Motherboard, check. CPU, check. Ram, power supply, graphics card and solid state drive, check.
Minister's first visit only 'meet and greet'
Minister's first visit only 'meet and greet'
Jonathan Coleman will make his first visit as Health Minister to Dunedin tomorrow.
Challenging times ahead
Challenging times ahead
''Challenging times'' lie ahead as Hekia Parata once again takes the leads at the Ministry of Education, Otago principals say.
Hope to recover scrub fire expenses
Hope to recover scrub fire expenses
The Otago Rural Fire Authority is seeking to recover all costs associated with fighting the major blaze near Waldronville at the weekend.
Celebration of a suburb
Celebration of a suburb
Treasure hunts traditionally involve gems and gold, but the Caversham Community Treasure Hunt ended in the discovery of riches of a very different kind.
Invasion of hoppy batches
Invasion of hoppy batches
Craft beer coming from a tap next to a Space Invaders arcade game sounds a little like fantasy - unless you are at Forsyth Barr Stadium today for Dunedin's second annual Craft Beer and Food Festival.
Teen dilemmas topic of 'Delinquent'
Teen dilemmas topic of 'Delinquent'
It's not likely to break Hollywood box office records, but pupils from five Dunedin secondary schools are hoping their film Delinquent will raise enough money to help five New Zealand charities.
Osteopath to pay almost $50,000
Osteopath to pay almost $50,000
A former Dunedin osteopath who threatened to strangle a colleague until her ''eyeballs popped out'' has been suspended from practising in New Zealand for 12 months and will have to pay fines and costs of nearly $50,000.
Raft of misconduct charges against osteopath
Raft of misconduct charges against osteopath
A former Dunedin osteopath threatened to strangle a colleague until her ''eyes popped out'', the New Zealand Health Practitioners' Disciplinary Tribunal was told yesterday.
Teen, school at odds on hairstyle
Teen, school at odds on hairstyle
Kurtis Bain describes his hairstyle as ''funky''. Taieri College sees it as ''extreme'', and the 15-year-old has been told he will not be allowed to return to class until it has been rectified. ...
Columba names new principal
Columba names new principal
Columba College, Dunedin, has appointed its first new principal in 35 years.
Otago schools lead the way
Otago schools lead the way
Otago primary schools have outclassed the rest of the country's schools by recording the highest levels of achievement in reading, writing and mathematics, Ministry of Education data shows.
Aiming to spread the crochet craze
Aiming to spread the crochet craze
Step aside, Rainbow Loom and other schoolyard crazes - a new one may be about to tie up children's imagination and attention.
Pupil power overturns climbing ban
Pupil power overturns climbing ban
Who said school rules can't be changed?
Pupils raise awareness of torture
Pupils raise awareness of torture
One look said it all. Ala Ghandour never expected to look so horrific.