An evening out with friends went from bad to worse for a 20-year-old Dunedin man when he was arrested after allegedly assaulting another man in the Octagon, and was then charged with drink-driving when he tried to drive home from the police station.
There appears to be a degree of optimism among 70 Oceana Gold employees, despite learning yesterday they are to lose their jobs at the Macraes gold mine.
The Ministry of Education has begun establishing a working group of leaders from the wider education sector to help develop the Government's $359 million education initiative which aims to improve pupil achievement.
A 21-year-old Invercargill man has been apprehended at an Arrowtown camping ground following an alleged four-day crime spree in which police say he stole several cars and burgled properties from Invercargill to Queenstown and Dunedin.
Neil Garry is not wasting any time in laying out plans to bring his visions for John McGlashan College to fruition, now that he is officially in the hot seat.
Youngsters have an uncanny ability to jump, or fall, into bitterly cold water and enjoy the experience.
An education leadership specialist at the University of Otago has labelled the Government's latest pupil achievement improvement initiative, ''a winner''.
It can be a terrible dilemma for some pupils.
While Novopay has passed one of its biggest tests, the minister responsible for Novopay, Steven Joyce, concedes there is still a lot more work to be done on the troubled education payroll system.
Recently-retired Tokomairiro High School principal Wayne Edgar was killed in an accident on Tuesday evening, leaving many in the Milton community in shock.
Stressed, relieved, delighted, confused, petrified, even a little green - they were just some of the expressions on teens' faces yesterday as they went online to check their NCEA results.
A health professional is questioning the wisdom of the Southern District Health Board cutting bed numbers last year, as Southland Hospital and Dunedin Hospital near capacity.
Now the pressure is off Stanley Paris over his failed attempt to circumnavigate the planet in 120 days, the 76-year-old has had time to mull over his future, and has not ruled out having another go at the world record.
Otago principals appear to hold mixed views about whether the Education Amendment Act 2012, which came into force on January 1, will be helpful or more of a hindrance.
Concern is growing among Dunedin secondary school principals that the increasing amount of extracurricular activity going on in school time is encroaching on syllabus learning in the classroom.
More than 4600 NCEA exam papers were left unanswered in Otago and Southland schools during the 2013 exam season because pupils failed to turn up.
As far as tourist hotspots go, Dunedin Hospital's emergency department is not one of the most popular, but for about 85 cruise ship passengers in the past two years, it has been a must-see destination.
An Otago regional councillor has filed a notice of motion to the Otago Regional Council encouraging it to support Anadarko Petroleum Corporation and Shell New Zealand's deep-sea oil drilling explorations off the coast of Otago.
The loss of more than 100 jobs at Macraes open pit as part of a cost-cutting measure by Oceana Gold has been described by community leaders as a devastating body blow. It is understood 106 people will lose their jobs, leaving just 47 to work the open-cast mine.
Christmas Day hasn't even arrived yet, but for the past few days the Stainer family has been celebrating like all its Christmases have come at once.
