Winners keeping up with the news
Winners keeping up with the news
The questions were definitely harder this year, but organisers of the Otago Daily Times Extra! current events quiz in Dunedin were surprised by how little it slowed the competitors.
John Lewis
Sirocco at Orokonui Ecosanctuary
Sirocco at Orokonui Ecosanctuary
Fans are expected to flock to the Orokonui Ecosanctuary from Sunday to see Sirocco the kakapo.
Stroke could have killed 31-year-old
Stroke could have killed 31-year-old
At the age of 31, in the prime of his life, the last thing Glen Riley thought would put him out of action was a stroke.
Hospital welcomes gnomes
Hospital welcomes gnomes
No man's land is not traditionally a place people go for a peaceful and relaxing break from the world. But the new gnome man's land at Mercy Hospital is.
SuperGran's not the retiring type
SuperGran's not the retiring type
There's no such thing as retirement for Marie Sutherland - just a gradual slowing down.
Taieri bus users will get their say
Taieri bus users will get their say
Taieri residents looking for improvements to bus routes will have an opportunity to share their ideas at a public meeting next week.
Mirror installed for drivers' safety
Mirror installed for drivers' safety
Mirror, mirror, on the post, who will benefit from it most?
Country publicans looking to retire
Country publicans looking to retire
Adrian and Gillian Bardrick are calling last orders at the Clarks Junction Hotel after 21 years behind the bar.
Foggy, frosty spring
Foggy, frosty spring
The Niwa National Climate Centre is forecasting a warmer and drier than average spring in the South, but be prepared for fog and frosts.
Retiring publicans' colourful story
Retiring publicans' colourful story
For years, many driving the State Highway 87 route to Central Otago have wondered why the Clarks Junction Hotel ended up being painted bright orange.
Special Rigs shared with family
Special Rigs shared with family
Former Dunedin resident Cindy Matthews remembers with clarity the joy that taking part in the Special Rigs for Special Kids event brought when she was 11.
Enabling Love a possibility at the movies
Enabling Love a possibility at the movies
Many a romance has blossomed in the back row of a movie theatre.
Fernery slowly gives up its secrets
Fernery slowly gives up its secrets
Some people are amazed at what they find when they clear away some of the detritus in their gardens.
Snow, heavy rain forecast for South
Snow, heavy rain forecast for South
MetService is forecasting snow as low as 400m about the ranges of Fiordland and Southland on Monday evening and early Tuesday morning.
'Two-for-one' principal deal adds up for school
'Two-for-one' principal deal adds up for school
Peter Hills and Kristan Mouat are adamant two heads are definitely better than one when it comes to school leadership.
Teaching graduate numbers plummeting
Teaching graduate numbers plummeting
A significant drop in teaching graduate numbers from the University of Otago College of Education over the past decade has set alarm bells ringing for southern principals.
Roll growth at primary level bodes well
Roll growth at primary level bodes well
The tide appears to be turning on Dunedin’s declining secondary school rolls.
OBHS old boy looks back in time
OBHS old boy looks back in time
Tom Higham has spent most of his life dating Neanderthals.
Specialist staff strike
Specialist staff strike
Psychologists, speech language therapists and other learning support specialists who work in schools, made themselves heard around the Dunedin CBD yesterday as part of NZEI strike action.
Parents sample a day in the classroom
Parents sample a day in the classroom
Back to the future sprang to mind when a group of brave parents returned to classroom lessons at St Hilda’s Collegiate yesterday.