''Inspirational'' Palmerston teenager Olivia Ollerenshaw has recovered from a near-death training crash to retain her South Island secondary schools duathlon title. Her inspiration was her father, Bryan, who died of cancer last year, John Lewis reports.
Ngai Tahu appears to be eyeing up a small slab of playing field at Dunedin's Kaikorai Valley College for future use.
Abolition of the New Zealand Teachers' Council is one step closer with the opening of nominations for the Government's newly created Education Council of Aotearoa New Zealand (Educanz).
Forget the Black Caps or Scotland.
What started as a fantasy about flying back to his student flat after a long night at the local pub has turned into a reality worth an estimated $100 million for a former Dunedin man.
An unexpected cash injection of more than $18,600 has allowed the Save the Otago Peninsula Society to complete one of its environmental protection projects well ahead of schedule.
When the beneficiary of a novelty fundraising rubber duck race also wins first prize for backing the winning duck, there are always going to be those who suggest there has been ''fowl play''.
Home is where the heart is, but it's also nice to have a place that you can call your own.
Exiting one's front door in sunny, 20degC temperatures, one could expect it to be a fantastic day for surfing at St Clair Beach in Dunedin.
The Dunedin City Council's cycle skills training programme is on a roll after receiving four new bikes to help make children street-wise.
It has been something of a family joke over the years.
The Education Review Office's latest national reports have expressed concerns schools may be over-assessing their pupils and putting their welfare at risk.
A New Zealand Robinson helicopter distributer believes grounded Robinson 44 choppers could be airborne again in less than a month.
A 32-year-old Chinese tourist will appear in the Dunedin District Court today after a 5-year-old Oamaru girl died as a result of a car crash near Moeraki.
Dunedin police are searching for three ''European'' males after a 32 year old Dunedin man was stabbed outside his home yesterday morning.
Wakatipu High School is moving into a new class with the academic heavyweights of Otago secondary schools after posting several excellent results in the past 12 months.
Crowds were generally well behaved for the first Super Rugby match of the season at Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin police say.
Police search and rescue staff are considering the possibility a German tourist, believed to be missing in remote bush in the Manapouri area, has walked out on her own accord and continued her tour of New Zealand.
It seems Harry Potter is the inspiration behind Kaikorai Valley College's initiative to resurrect the school's house system, for the first time in more than 40 years.
What would you attempt to do, if you knew you could not fail?The question is framed on Jaimee Smith's office wall, and has provided inspiration every day for the past 20 years.