John Lewis

Concerns about the number of parents failing to attend school dental appointments with their children has prompted the Southern District Health Board to trial a new appointment system.

Winning a European short story-writing competition was never part of Ellen Gipp's "agenda".

Putting themselves in the shoes of New Zealand Treasury policy analysts and providing advice on long-term sustainability of government finances, has left four Otago Boys' High School pupils runners-up in a national competition.

It is never too late to create a tradition.

Unlike the chilly weather, George Procter got the warm reception he hoped for in Dunedin yesterday when he made a "sort of" surprise marriage proposal.

With no lights, no heating and, not least of all, no computers at Kaikorai Valley College yesterday, school was like that in the early 1900s.

Some people say it's rude to slurp your coffee, but coffee connoisseur Mario Fernandez says it's the only way to really taste it.

Columba College has inducted two of its former pupils into the school's 2012 Distinguished Alumni.

Columba College has inducted two of its former pupils into the school's 2012 Distinguished Alumni.

The discovery of potentially unstable explosive material near Kaitangata forced police to cordon off a large area and call in disposal experts from the New Zealand Army yesterday.

Time flies when you're having fun. For Glennys Espie, the old adage couldn't be more true.

English will be Larissa Hinds' second language for the next few weeks as she prepares to travel to France for the Allons en France international conference in Paris.

Principals at Otago's four intermediate schools are threatening strike action if the Government continues with its Budget 2012 plans to eliminate technology teachers from New Zealand schools.

Otago primary principals yesterday accused Education Minister Hekia Parata of living in a "fantasy world" following a pre-Budget announcement that class sizes are to increase and teachers will come under tougher performance scrutiny.

One plus two equals free electricity for schools. It's an equation students and staff at the University of Otago's education and applied sciences departments hope will become a reality soon.

When sailing around the Pacific Ocean on a Polynesian waka with basic food and and cramped accommodation, it's the simple things in life you miss most - such as a good cup of coffee, fresh bread and a cushion to sit on.

In a bid to be more accessible for vulnerable children, the Roxburgh Children's Health Camp has opened an office in Dunedin.