Steep effort for mental health
Steep effort for mental health
It is a long way from Mt Everest but Harjinder Singh Chander is planning to use Dunedin’s Baldwin St to reach some dizzying heights this weekend in support of mental health.
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Winning song hit with pupils
Winning song hit with pupils
When Anna Feillet started strumming the first chords of a song during a "really boring" road trip, the last thing she expected was for it to become a hit sung by school pupils across the country.
Lecturing stint opens up new direction
Lecturing stint opens up new direction
A steady, low-cost diet of two-minute noodles has landed a Dunedin primary school principal in a lecturing job at the University of Otago College of Education.
Encouragement for potential leaders
Encouragement for potential leaders
They are primary school pupils today, but in 15 to 20 years time, many of them could well be the people we look up to.
Dancers keep spring in step
Dancers keep spring in step
It takes a lot to make a Highland lass call it quits.
Public access to Cargill’s Castle moves step closer
Public access to Cargill’s Castle moves step closer
Life is about to return to the historic Cargill’s Castle.
Game Jam for budding developers
Game Jam for budding developers
The next great computer game may very well start here in Dunedin today.
Ruling the roost at national bird show
Ruling the roost at national bird show
This is no paltry event.
Chilly start to day for Otago
Chilly start to day for Otago
Jack Frost came out to play yesterday morning, bringing some of Otago’s coldest May temperatures on record.
Powerful installation at Outram
Powerful installation at Outram
Is there more to this transformer than meets the eye?
Refurbishment for junior block at Macandrew Bay
Refurbishment for junior block at Macandrew Bay
Energy levels among pupils at Macandrew Bay School are similar to those seen around Christmas time at the moment, after they learnt their 70-year-old classrooms will get a makeover worth more than $500,000.
Police warn drivers about clearing ice
Police warn drivers about clearing ice
Cooler morning temperatures are bringing a return of an annual problem - icy windscreens.
Playing lead in musical a sight more challenging
Playing lead in musical a sight more challenging
What could possibly go wrong?
Citizens asked to collect snow samples for science
Citizens asked to collect snow samples for science
Wanted: snow bunnies and skiers.
Relief name of fatal crash driver cleared
Relief name of fatal crash driver cleared
The wife of a man blamed for causing a fatal truck crash in 2013 says she had the "inner strength" ripped from her while waiting years for his name to be cleared.
Second inquiry clears truck driver over fatal crash near Tapanui
Second inquiry clears truck driver over fatal crash near Tapanui
A second inquiry into a fatal truck crash near Tapanui in 2013, has cleared the driver of blame for the crash.
Coastal Otago still dry, despite rain
Coastal Otago still dry, despite rain
All is not what it seems, Niwa meteorologist Ben Noll says.
OBHS memorial archway to be closed for strengthening work
OBHS memorial archway to be closed for strengthening work
"Out of bounds" areas at Otago Boys’ High School have just been expanded.
School issues living wage challenge
School issues living wage challenge
North East Valley Normal School has become the first school in the South Island to become an accredited living wage employer.
Bigger base for food rescuers as need grows
Bigger base for food rescuers as need grows
Kiwiharvest staff have set aside the sentimentality for their home and officially opened a new Dunedin warehouse, where they hope to extend the reach of the organisation’s operations.