John Lewis

Hundreds of Otago school pupils have spent this week away from the classroom as a wave of cold and flu viruses spreads across schools.

Some say it was the decade that taste forgot.

"If it is to be, it is up to me."

If you have been alive for one million seconds, how many birthdays have you had?

Police are on the hunt for a group of men who jumped from a car and assaulted pedestrians before robbing them in two separate incidents in Dunedin on Sunday morning.

Taieri schools created by the 2003 mergers have been given a pat on the back by the Ministry of Education for achievements at the schools in recent years.

A 16-year-old Logan Park High School pupil is off to Australia to delve into human brain tissue and diagnose neurological diseases.

Repairs on structurally unsound wharves and sea walls at Dunedin's Steamer Basin look set to escalate the costs of developing the harbourside by more than $14 million, a hearing into the issue at the Dunedin Centre heard yesterday.

If someone told Lachlan Matchett rocket science was difficult, the East Otago High School pupil was not listening.

Thirteen Logan Park High School drama pupils will take on 19 other "big budget" schools from around the world in the Toyama International Drama Festival next week with a play staged on a shoe-string budget.

St Clair Salt Water Pool staff and Classic Cafe customers are angry after the Dunedin building was covered in graffiti.

The Inland Revenue Department is investigating a Dunedin cleaning company following allegations of tax anomalies from about 120 employees.

Jonathan's Camera and Video in Dunedin is the latest casualty of downturn which is spreading throughout the economy as retailers face tough times as consumers face rising prices.

Plans by New Zealand Police and the Ministry of Education to create a standard emergency response to a rampaging gunman in schools has been met with cynicism among educators.

The fire engine bays at Dunedin Central Fire Station were cleared and replaced with people on Saturday as 10 Dunedin firefighters were awarded Gold Stars for 25 years' service to the New Zealand Fire Service.

Unlike their trip to New Zealand on Captain Hobson in 1958, the reunion of immigrants from Britain on the government immigrant ship was plain sailing.

Tempers flared outside Thursday night's Shihad concert in Dunedin when ticket collectors turned away people under 18, despite them having valid tickets.