John Lewis

Could Clyde's Maudie Wilson be New Zealand's oldest woman?

It was like a rolling rugby maul, except people were saying "sorry", "oops", and "I beg your pardon" when they bumped into each other.

Much water has flowed under bridges since the schools at Henley, Otokia and Taieri Ferry were closed.

Steve Theodore is a round-the-world sailor who has to enlist his wife's help every morning to tie his shoelaces.

Thirty-one primary and intermediate school boards of trustees in Otago and Southland have joined a group of nearly 300 boards nationwide which are "overwhelmingly committed" to defying compliance with the Ministry of Education's National Standards.

Education Minister Anne Tolley will meet schools in South Dunedin later this month to give feedback on the initial consultation round of a process which aims to decide a future for schools with empty classrooms in the area.

"Would the real Mike Royston please stand up, please stand up, please stand up .. ?"

Two former Columba College pupils have won prestigious high-paying scholarships which have lured them to study at Australia National University in Canberra this year.

Most students walk to lectures or arrive on skateboards, bikes or in cars.

The Dunedin City Council is investigating work carried out on a historic building in Dundas St, after a corrugated iron roof was installed over one of the terrace houses yesterday.

One Otago school has surfaced on a list of 157 schools nationwide which have reported leaky buildings, and concerns have been raised about how the Government will afford to repair them.

When Julene McCorkindale is not working with her husband on their Waitahuna farm, she is trying to put an end to high youth unemployment and the high number of tertiary students who do not complete their degrees in New Zealand.

Issa, Remus, Poppy, Charlie, Miss Daisy and Peanut may get up to mischief from time to time, but this is one thing they definitely can't be blamed for.

The Year of the Rabbit is supposedly a placid year, very much welcomed and needed after the ferocious Year of the Tiger.

Issa, Remus, Poppy, Charlie, Miss Daisy and Peanut. Apparently, these six white Maltese pooches are better behaved than children - except when you leave them unattended.

Jenny and Murray Pryde stand with their 1915 Model T Roadster in the Octagon at the start of the Brighton Veteran Car Rally.

Theresa Adamson wasn't the least bit surprised when nearly 200 family members turned up for the Taylor family reunion at the weekend.

One generation studied under the weight of war - the other in a time of relative peace.