John Lewis

Although you do not have to provide your licence and registration on request, you are expected to know the road rules when navigating the corridors of Queen's High School these days.

A top Chinese businessman and tourism leader has signalled a flood of economic growth worth up to $64 million for Dunedin as a result of a predicted boom in Chinese tourism to the city.

Watching dozens of dreadful 1950s B-grade sci-fi films, notorious for over-acting and technical shortcomings, has paid off for Logan Park High School co-dux Rhian Gaffney.

Dealing with temperatures reaching 45degC, snakes and scorpions in your bedding, and going to the toilet behind a bush in the desert while watching for stalking lions was definitely living on the wild side.

It was love which brought Angelina Galdeman from Italy to Dunedin more than half a century ago, and it was love which encouraged her to stay and officially become a New Zealand citizen yesterday.

Nearly four months after starting as Purakaunui School's secretary, Jacque Ruston still has not been paid under the new Novopay system, despite Ministry of Education assurances her pay issues would be sorted.

Otago primary principals say the Ministry of Education's attempt to provide transparent progress reports on the Novopay system are "too little, too late".

Eradicating a GERM infecting the education system was a hot topic at the New Zealand Educational Institute primary teachers' collective agreement talks yesterday in Dunedin.

For Otago Boys' High School pupil Jeremy Rei (left) and Bayfield High School's Morgan Harris and Marie Schellhamer it was one of the worst days of the year to be inside. So they compromised yesterday by taking their study to a local park to enjoy the day with other Dunedin residents.

When you have been a teacher for 47 years, there must be a good reason.

While there seemed to be a global sigh of relief at Barack Obama's re-election as United States President, University of Otago political experts have questioned whether it will bring any meaningful change to the country, or the rest of the world.

Median house prices have slumped 8% during the past year, and Dunedin has recorded the largest fall in house prices of all New Zealand's main centres, Real Estate Institute of New Zealand figures show.

Two co-educational secondary schools in Dunedin plan to cut teacher numbers as the fall in school-age children starts to affect the secondary sector.

After several delays and more than 44,000 hours of labour over the past year, Stanley Paris' bid to become the oldest and fastest man to circumnavigate the globe solo is about to begin.

Come January, it will be hard to miss the fact that it is the Dunedin Botanic Garden's 150th anniversary.

One of the Taieri's familiar features - the Momona Garage and Service Station - has been sold.

End-of year school pranks are raising concerns among Dunedin police who say it may only be a matter of time before someone is seriously injured.