John Lewis

Those lamenting the loss of the lamington are in luck - one of Dunedin's historic tearooms has been resurrected with the cube-shaped cake on the menu.

A respected senior research fellow in education at the University of Otago has labelled some of the claims made by the Ministry of Education about national standards "distorted" and "anecdotal".

Dunedin's Rotary Park School was pivotal in Tom Stevens' development.

In an age when many children are amazed to learn carrots have green tops and strawberries are not grown in plastic punnets, St Brigids School is showing its pupils exactly where food comes from.

A "mocumentary" about the life and history of walls, and a twisted and slightly risque version of a Roald Dahl short story has given pupils from three Dunedin secondary schools a clean sweep of awards at the New Zealand Short Film Competition for Students of German.

A Dunedin primary school is cutting the length of its lunch breaks in the hope it will lower the level of anti-social behaviour in the playground.

t may look like junk - and for all intents and purposes, it is junk - until Nola Paterson gets her hands on it.

Throwing a naked flame around a musical instrument seldom makes soul-soothing music - unless it is Alastair Galbraith's fire organ.

Declining rolls and insufficient government funding have prompted Tomahawk School's board of trustees to apply for voluntary closure of the school next year.

A Dunedin secondary school plans to allow senior pupils to study outside school during school hours, as part of its bid to create an environment of pupil-led education.

A recent Education Review Office report has raised concerns about the care of international pupils studying at Logan Park High School.

BNZ branches in Otago were "Closed for Good" yesterday, but more than 30 non-profit community organisations were open for the bank's volunteers to help with renovations, repairs and clean-ups.

A ministry of Economic Development survey has revealed there is a significant shortage of skilled labour in the IT industry, despite the recession and consequent job losses.