John Lewis

His dad's washing machine is a little the worse for wear, but Shaun Tocher isn't worried.

Lyall Larson's got two left feet, and the apple of his eye loves to dance.

When it comes to inspiration to survive, St Hilda's Collegiate principal Melissa Bell says you just can't beat the support of your pupils.

A new education programme has been established in Otago and Southland schools with the aim of helping pupils make the transition from school to workplace by giving them experience at The Warehouse stores.

When both the All Blacks and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra got off an Air New Zealand flight in Dunedin yesterday, there appeared to be some minor confusion - both from passengers and the waiting crowd.

For quite a while, the teachers at Wakari Kindergarten thought they had a problem with bugs eating the leaves off the vegetables in their garden.

The St Hilda's Collegiate School Board of Proprietors has bought a historic Heriot Row property to expand the school's premises, but as yet, it has not been decided what it will be used for.

A St Kilda family is fed up with having to move from pillar to post, waiting for their Ravelston St house to be rebuilt after it was severely damaged by a falling three-tonne boulder in June.

Ron Ikin says he was never one for impulsive moves, but when a beautiful woman caught his eye following a chance glance across the street, he couldn't help himself.

Bayfield High School's front entrance is about to get a $1.3 million facelift, following confirmation the Ministry of Education will provide funding for the project.

Spectators were treated to a selection of death-defying tricks and stunts by some of the region's top skateboarders competing at the Otago Regional Skateboarding Competition in Dunedin on Saturday.

Work to replace the Burkes St Leonards Boating Club wharf is on course to be completed in time for several events and regattas on Otago Harbour next month - provided the good weather holds.

Teenagers often find it difficult to openly express appreciation for the help they receive from teachers.

Talk about argue - it's all they seem to do. If it's not dissecting the rationale behind world politics, it's debating who left the milk on the bench.

The Dunedin College of Education has responded to allegations the teaching job market is being flooded by graduates at a time when there are disproportionately fewer full-time teaching positions available.