School sold to iwi, former owners
School sold to iwi, former owners
Dunedin's second-oldest school has been sold after nearly two years on the Ministry of Education's disposal list.
John Lewis
Pupil support for Nepal book plan
Pupil support for Nepal book plan
A King's High School chemistry teacher is preparing for his return to Nepal as a volunteer teacher by raising funds to buy books for Nepalese children, and practising the pronunciation of important Nepalese words.
Defenders have the final word
Defenders have the final word
It was a nail-biter of a finish.
Schools take time over broadband
Schools take time over broadband
Ultra-fast broadband is now running past more than half of the southern region's school gates, but so far fewer than a third of the schools have tapped into the cable which can provide large amounts of data, faster.
Pillow cases turned into dream bags
Pillow cases turned into dream bags
Are you tired of your shopping bags bursting when you do a big shop?
Great ambitions for Taieri College
Great ambitions for Taieri College
It has been about six weeks since David Hunter took over the hot seat at Otago's largest school, and he is already starting to make changes to the school's philosophies about education.
South American adventures await pupils
South American adventures await pupils
Walking into an Argentinian supermarket and asking for a loaf of bread and some milk is far more educational than repeating ''Donde esta la leche? - Where is the milk?'' from a sound recording in a classroom.
Off to join big brass band
Off to join big brass band
Two King's High School pupils will spend a week in Rotorua, immersed in music of the heavy metal kind - but not the sort you would normally expect teens to be engaged in.
Space at a premium as Bathgate roll grows
Space at a premium as Bathgate roll grows
Bathgate Park School's roll has broken the 200-pupil mark for the first time in nearly a decade, and the school may soon start to feel the pinch as classroom space becomes tighter.
Bronzed, toned and raring to go
Bronzed, toned and raring to go
As you tuck into your orange juice, cereal, toast and/or full English breakfast this morning, spare a thought for Barbara Olah.
Belarus couple happy to be here
Belarus couple happy to be here
Lightly sleety rain on a bitter wind did not seem to faze Fanis Shakirzianau and his wife, Sviatlana, as they left the Dunedin City Council as newly sworn New Zealand citizens this week.
Pupils' uphill battle nears end
Pupils' uphill battle nears end
For decades, the only sizeable patch of grass at Kaikorai School has been on the side of a hill.
Pupils to reveal challenges and hopes
Pupils to reveal challenges and hopes
The future of Otago, if not New Zealand, looks to be in good hands if this year's crop of Class Act winners is anything to go by.
Injured baby's mother sought hospital's help
Injured baby's mother sought hospital's help
The Southern District Health Board is to conduct a ''thorough review'' of its actions after the father of a 3-week-old baby whose throat was slashed in Invercargill this week blamed Southland Hospital for turning his wife away when she asked for help.
Assurance school publications safe
Assurance school publications safe
The Ministry of Education has assured schools they will continue to receive all publications and access to online resources following the closure of a major New Zealand education publishing company.
Novopay 'Black Out' protest
Novopay 'Black Out' protest
School staff across the country will be at work today dressed in black to mark what the Post Primary Teachers' Association is calling a ''Black Out Day'' for teachers nationally.
Darts popularity spurs contest
Darts popularity spurs contest
A new darts tournament for Dunedin secondary school pupils, started by accident, seems to have hit the mark, attracting several former and present New Zealand darts champions.
Cuts to bus service 'tragic'
Cuts to bus service 'tragic'
Dunedin North MP David Clark says cuts to a bus service for school pupils living north of Dunedin are ''tragic'' and ''shameful''.
Kidney in 1983 'gift of life'
Kidney in 1983 'gift of life'
Thirty years after having a life-saving kidney transplant, Hazel Jones is celebrating this month.
Book-distribution project gains award
Book-distribution project gains award
A school project aimed at collecting children's books and redistributing them to low-decile Dunedin primary schools has won a national award for four Otago Girls' High School pupils.