For Queen’s High School pupils, the dream of being able to pick apples, pears, peaches, apricots and feijoas straight from trees on school grounds has been out of reach.
Otago's response to a tsunami will be put to the test today when the region’s Civil Defence personnel and partner agencies take part in a national tsunami simulation called Exercise Tangaroa.
An alleged drunk driver has been apprehended by members of the public after being chased for several kilometres through Dunedin, where she was involved in two crashes.
A looming stop-work meeting for teachers, aimed at discussing proposed changes to the Education Act, is expected to cause disruption across Otago schools early next month.
Dunedin's city centre will hum today, as more than 900 secondary school choristers and their musical directors arrive for the largest national choral festival the region has ever hosted.
Taieri Beach resident Allen Eade is breathing a sigh of relief after his beloved fishing boat was refloated off a sand bar at Taieri Mouth, with minor damage to the hull.
The language barrier between English and Maori-speaking New Zealanders may become a thing of the past when Ennis Massey completes his work on a new translation website next year.
The sale of an original Ralph Hotere painting and a dinner menu co-created by a celebrity chef have helped raise $71,000 for the Otago Community Hospice.