Jasper Seddon can spin a pretty good yarn, but readily admits not even he could have come up with a tale this wild about a young boy's success.
Dunedin Botanic Garden staff are on high alert following a break-in by someone they believe was looking for hallucinogenic drug-producing cacti.
Stanley Paris is now halfway between Barbados and Cape Verde in the North Atlantic Ocean, and revelling in being able to have hot showers again as he heads for the southern tip of South Africa.
The wait is nearly over.
Those out to win the Mahinerangi Madness Mountain Bike Race/Ride will no doubt have their heads down and their legs pumping.
It started with a hammer, and it finished with one.
It was cold, wet and windy outside on Saturday - perfect weather for a Gru-somely despicable time inside Forsyth Barr Stadium.
where did we come from? It is a question that has been burning in Chris Richards since he was a boy, and one he hopes to gain a better understanding of now he has won the $20,000 Highgate Fellowship.
The future of Saddle Hill looks uncertain, with bickering between the Dunedin City Council and Saddle Views Estate Ltd showing no sign of abating.
Most parents will appreciate the stress of taking one or two preschoolers on a public outing to the supermarket.
You might think moving from a school with nearly 1000 pupils to one with 24 would mean a quieter life.
The owners of John Wickliffe House are livid the Dunedin City Council has declined their resource consent application to repair and paint the building, and say the owners of other concrete...
While Stanley Paris is excited to have reached Bermuda and has completed the first leg of his global circumnavigation attempt unscathed, the timing of his arrival is expected to cause some problems.
By the time Gil Phillips realised something was wrong, it was too late.
Keith Hutton is viewing his impending retirement with ''a blend of anxiety and excitement''.
Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Otepoti's 20th anniversary celebrations this weekend will be a glassy affair.
East Otago High School assistant principal Jan Malloch is retiring from teaching at the end of the year with a desire to go back to study.
A huge macrocarpa tree exploded, sending pieces 70m into the air, after it was struck by lightning yesterday.
Taieri College principal David Hunter sees his recent election to the New Zealand Secondary Schools Sports Council (NZSSSC) as an opportunity to give back to the next generation of emerging sporting greats.
The nervous energy of senior secondary school pupils in the build-up to NCEA exams evaporated yesterday morning with the first major exam of the 2014 season - level 1 science.