Hamish McNeilly

Takako Kimura is last but not least in the never-ending queue for student IDs. Photo by Jane Dawber.

Waiting game all part of student ID process

Having grown up in Osaka, Japan, Takako Kimura is used to queuing, and it is just as well, because yesterday she was last in a line, stretching several hundred metres, to get her new University of Otago student identification card.

What a difference a cook makes . . .

Eating lunch in thier flat are second year students Jessica Bowden (left) and Josie Marsic. Photo by Jane Dawber.

What a difference a cook makes . . .

Lunchtime yesterday meant two different things for some Cumberland Street neighbours yesterday.

Goody bags going like hot cakes

James Gannon has bags under his eyes, and what is worse they are green and grey.

Plea to prevent, not light, fires

Burn-out . . . The remains of a bed burnt in Hyde St on Monday night. Photo by Peter McIntosh

Plea to prevent, not light, fires

Debut racer the fastest

On the move . . . Todd Mansfield sets off at a blistering pace as he attempts to get distance ahead of the chasing pack in yesterday's clock tower race. Photo by Peter McIntosh

Debut racer the fastest

The chimes tolled for Todd Mansfield yesterday as the Dunedin-based sprinter achieved his goal; winning the University of Otago clock tower race and breaking the record in the process.

Shadbolt spurns burnout concerns

Shadbolt dressed as Henry V for Shakespeare in the Park. Photo by Hamish McNeilly.

Shadbolt spurns burnout concerns

Invercargill Mayor Tim Shadbolt has vowed the ‘‘show must go on'' despite being asked to take a break by council staff, concerned he might be burning out.

Effort makes it happen, Vanessa gets it all ready

Orientation may be a time to let your hair down, but for the organisers of the event it was a case of putting your head down and working hard.

Greeting for those passing through

Greeting for those passing through

A ‘‘Transit camp'' is how MP describes the University of Otago students in his Dunedin North electorate.

Students keen to find part-time work with SJS

Sasha Ward-Faint (18) (left) fills out an enrolment form assisted by Lucy McAuliffe (21) from...

Students keen to find part-time work with SJS

Working for a minimum wage, cleaning out scum from a Hamilton water tank may not be everyone's ideal job, but it was just one of the many thousands of jobs students find each year with Student Job Search.

Students reminded of flat security

Dunedin police are spearheading a campaign asking students to lock their doors and windows following a spate of burglaries from the student area last week.

Police appalled by skateboarder's videoed antics

An internet video of a Dunedin skateboarder reaching speeds of 60kmh, passing traffic and travelling on the wrong side of the road has shocked police.

Parking officer allegedly run over

The driver of an SUV who allegedly knocked down a Dunedin City Council parking officer yesterday after being issued with a ticket, then drove into the officer as he left the scene.

Wanted: heirloom potatoes

Wanted: heirloom potatoes

Move over the Year of the Rat. It is the turn of the humble spud.

All the pieces fall into place for puzzle couple

Jigsaw puzzle enthusiasts Noel and Nola Stanaway. Photo by Gerard O'Brien.

All the pieces fall into place for puzzle couple

Noel and Nola Stanaway solved jigsaws when they were courting and, approaching their 40th wedding anniversary, they are still doing it.

And then along came a luxury liner

Luxury cruise ship the Sapphire Princess

And then along came a luxury liner

How does it feel to be rescued by a floating skyscraper?

$35m pest eradication bid

An ambitious $35 million proposal to eradicate rats, wild cats and possums from Stewart Island...

$35m pest eradication bid

Stewart Island interests are considering an ambitious $35 million proposal to eradicate rats, feral cats and possums from the island.

Deer hunters upset with eradication plan

The proposal to make Stewart Island predator free is opposed by deer hunters.

Carriages to raise railway's capacity

New carriages with increased seating capacity are expected to begin operating on the Taieri Gorge Railway this October, to help meet increasing demand from cruise ship passengers.

Deer hunters upset with Stewart Island eradication plan

The proposal to make Stewart Island predator free is opposed by deer hunters.

66 cruises expected next year

Port Otago chief executive Geoff Plunket attributes the increase in cruise ship numbers to the growing popularity of Dunedin as a destination. Photo by Peter McIntosh

66 cruises expected next year

It is full steam ahead for the lucrative cruise ship market, with vessel visit numbers to Dunedin next season expected to rise 57%.

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