Power cut leaves Harbour residents in dark
Power cut leaves Harbour residents in dark
St Leonards and Burkes residents woke to complete darkness this morning after power was cut to the area about 4.55am.
John Lewis
Fishers set to sizzle and bang again
Fishers set to sizzle and bang again
Things have panned out well for prize-winning Fishers Meats sausages - they will survive to fry another day now a Dunedin investor has bought the beleaguered business as a going concern.
New blood saves Burns club from brink
New blood saves Burns club from brink
The Dunedin Burns Club has survived a near brush with closure after about a dozen new members came out of the woodwork and subscribed to the club.
Pupils give to charities
Pupils give to charities
A busy month fundraising has allowed Queens High School year 10 pupils to give more than $1300 to charities in their community.
Thought for food wins gold
Thought for food wins gold
Prevention is better than cure. It's a philosophy which has won Columba College pupils a Gold Heart Foundation Award, the first to be awarded to a secondary school in Otago.
Cars seized in boy racer crackdown
Cars seized in boy racer crackdown
Police and district court staff have seized nine vehicles and made three arrests as part of a crackdown on boy racers in the Mosgiel area.
Bookworms burrow into Regent book sale
Bookworms burrow into Regent book sale
It must be a serious business buying second-hand books.
Number of teachers may become issue
Number of teachers may become issue
While Otago schools continue to fill their teaching vacancies with relative ease, the region's principals are concerned at a looming teacher shortage.
Fun booklet produced for families
Fun booklet produced for families
With many families coming under increasing financial stress, Presbyterian Support Otago's Family Works Service has published a new booklet which contains activities families can do together at little or no cost.
Top conducting post for ex-Otago man
Top conducting post for ex-Otago man
Former Dunedin conductor Tecwyn Evans has been appointed conductor of the prestigious Graz Symphony Orchestra and Opera House in Austria.
Work starts on stadium site
Work starts on stadium site
The first signs of construction activity on the $198 million Awatea St stadium are evident as a security fence around the building site goes up and some parts of the buildings on site come down.
NCEA pass rates in Otago schools (with table)
NCEA pass rates in Otago schools (with table)
The number of Otago secondary schools that fail to meet the national average pass rate in all levels of the national certificate of educational achievement (NCEA) is continuing to rise, recently released statistics from the New Zealand Qualifications Authority show.
Awards for top scholars
Awards for top scholars
Two former Dunedin secondary school pupils will be among the 29 elite pupils to be presented with awards in Parliament today for being top performers in the 2008 scholarship exams.
Residents urged to video student 'mayhem'
Residents urged to video student 'mayhem'
Dalmore man has called on Dunedin residents to film University of Otago students creating chaos in the hope it will encourage the "children" to improve their behaviour.
Primary teachers 'feel unsafe'
Primary teachers 'feel unsafe'
A primary school pupil throwing a rock at her principal's head is just one of an increasing number of behavioural issues in Otago primary schools which are making some teachers feel unsafe, the region's principals say.
Tour buses stranded by weather
Tour buses stranded by weather
More than 80 people were trapped for several hours in three tour buses on the Lindis Pass last night after a wintry blast left the buses stranded on slippery, snowy roads.
Taieri College receives glowing ERO report
Taieri College receives glowing ERO report
Despite allegations of severe bullying among pupils at Taieri College, a recent Education Review Office investigation has given the school a glowing report.
Base act deplored
Base act deplored
Malcolm McMartin used to play the blues. Now he has a case of the blues after his 1978 Fender Jazz bass guitar was stolen earlier this week.
Otago gets its place on website
Otago gets its place on website
Otago has taken its place on the Government's Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand website, six years after its establishment.
Pupils find high notes on high heels
Pupils find high notes on high heels
Inspiration is everywhere - even in our footwear.