John Lewis

Filming offers employment opportunities

Egyptian-born Canadian actor Mena Massoud on the set during filming of Disney’s Aladdin in 2019....

Filming offers employment opportunities

More than 60 people from around Dunedin and the wider South Island are being employed by Netflix for its latest production, The Royal Treatment, which is to begin filming in Dunedin later this month.

Gym where it started demolished

Former Bayfield High School pupil and Tall Blacks basketballer Andrew Parke. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN

Gym where it started demolished

One of the early training grounds of some of New Zealand’s greatest athletes is almost gone.

Many factors hit maths education

A wealth of information is available that could help rejuvenate the falling maths skills of primary and intermediate school pupils, but a University of Otago College of Education lecturer believes...

Dunedin truckie a world champion

Dunedin woodchopper Bradley Pako has just won the David Bolstad Memorial 375mm Underhand World...

Dunedin truckie a world champion

Missing toes are the result of "a bad day at the office" for a few woodchoppers out there.

Netflix romance to be filmed in Otago

Netflix romance to be filmed in Otago

Isabella runs her own hair salon and has no trouble speaking her mind; Prince Thomas runs his own country and is about to marry for duty rather than love.

School pupils’ patience rewarded with play

St Joseph’s Cathedral School pupil Sophie Waterworth (10) plays on the slide within the school’s...

School pupils’ patience rewarded with play

For primary school pupils, four months is a pretty long time to "just be patient".

End of an era at store

As the doors closed on Dunedin’s H&J Smith store in the Meridian Mall for the last time on Saturday, there was cheering from staff within and applause from customers on the outside.

Settling in to life away from home

Charlie Ottrey unpacks his gear and settles into life at the Otago Boys’ High School boarding...

Settling in to life away from home

Walking into the Otago Boys’ High School hostel with his entourage (his parents) lugging bag after bag of gear, it was surprising one of Charlie Ottrey’s bags did not have a kitchen sink in it.

Sun shines on last of holidays

Parents Owen Lodge and Kimberly Wallace, along with their children (from left) Grayson Lodge (3),...

Sun shines on last of holidays

True to form, consistently hot and sunny summer weather has arrived in time for pupils to return to school this week.

Orca pod a surprise for harbour watchers

An orca pops up near Rachel McGregor’s Port to Port ferry in Otago Harbour on Saturday morning....

Orca pod a surprise for harbour watchers

There are few things that make Rachel McGregor literally jump out of bed on a Saturday morning.

'They popped up right under the boat': Orca surprise in Otago Harbour

Amazing footage of a close encounter with a pod of orca swimming in Otago Harbour near Port Chalmers this morning, delighted some, and scared the living daylights out of others.

Pupils put own spin on playground

Dunedin North Intermediate teacher Craig Beer goes for a spin on the school’s new hamster wheel....

Pupils put own spin on playground

The wheel is spinning, and the hamster is certainly not dead at Dunedin North Intermediate.

Person seriously injured at Moana Pool

A helicopter arrives at Roberts park, near Moana pool, to transfer a patient to Christchurch...

Person seriously injured at Moana Pool

An Otago rescue helicopter made an unusual landing at Roberts Park in the centre of Dunedin tonight, after a person was seriously injured at the nearby Moana Pool.

Parents decry decision to ditch holiday programme

George Street Normal School, in Dunedin. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

Parents decry decision to ditch holiday programme

Parents at Dunedin's George Street Normal School have accused the board of trustees of failing to follow due process by not consulting parents in its decision to close a school holiday programme.

‘No excuse’ for rubbish at beach

Brighton Surf Life Saving Club member Phoebe Aburn (19) shows some of the rubbish left on...

‘No excuse’ for rubbish at beach

The sun is gone and sandcastles have long since been taken by the tide, but broken plastic buckets, shovels, clothing and empty drink cans remain at Brighton Beach and its estuary.

Former Dunedin principal on panel

Former principals' federation principal Whetu Cormick.

Former Dunedin principal on panel

A former Dunedin principal will be on a nationwide independent review panel to investigate "serious concerns" about perceived insufficient staffing and under-resourcing in NZ primary and intermediate schools.

Police called after sea lion disturbed at St Clair

Department of Conservation staff contacted Dunedin police after a couple of members of the public began harassing a sea lion at St Clair Beach yesterday.

Hockey coach wins award

Logan Park High School science head and hockey coach Murray Thompson has been awarded a School...

Hockey coach wins award

When it comes to playing hockey, Murray Thompson is the first to admit he is "just a hack".

Maintenance, upgrade roles for Hillside site

Maintenance, upgrade roles for Hillside site

Kiwirail management is deep in the planning stages of improvements for its Hillside workshops, in South Dunedin, which will allow it to do more maintenance and upgrade work on locomotives and wagons.

Otago swelters, with highest temps on coast

Swimmers jump off the wharf at Macandrew Bay yesterday as temperatures soared to nearly 34degC....

Otago swelters, with highest temps on coast

Otago sweltered yesterday as temperatures soared to nearly 34degC in some areas, and came close to bettering some long-standing MetService records.

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