Logan Park head taking retirement
Logan Park head taking retirement
Retiring Logan Park principal Jane Johnson marvels at how education has changed since she began teaching in the 1970s.
John Lewis
Tahuna literally top of competition
Tahuna Intermediate literally top of competition
When you have half a dozen pupils who can read the entire Hunger Games trilogy of books in as little as three days, it is not surprising Tahuna Normal Intermediate pupils have won the Otago Kids’ Lit Quiz for the third year in a row.
LPHS principal retiring after ‘immensely rewarding’ time
LPHS principal retiring after ‘immensely rewarding’ time
Logan Park High School’s long-serving principal will retire in July.
‘Armed Man’ mass ‘huge’ occasion
‘Armed Man’ mass ‘huge’ occasion
City Choir Dunedin and the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra will team up tonight for what has been described as one of the city’s largest musical performances in recent years.
Sadness pool season over
Sadness pool season over
You can pick the regulars at the St Clair Hot Salt Water Pool.
Kept on toes for 46 years
Kept on toes for 46 years was quite some feet
One of Dunedin’s longest-serving podiatrists has finally decided to put her feet up, after 46 years in the profession.
Kavanagh’s closer Thais
Kavanagh’s closer Thais
A delegation of 21 pupils from Suankularb Wittayalai School in Bangkok, Thailand, celebrate their arrival at Kavanagh College yesterday.
Four-legged stars in Middlemarch
Four-legged stars in Middlemarch
It appears there might be something in the water in Middlemarch, because the township has more than its fair share of great rodeo horses.
Kids' cookies help hospital
Penguin cookies sold for wildlife hospital
A class of 6-year-olds sold more than 360 penguin-shaped cookies, which they baked themselves, to help establish the Wildlife Hospital Trust, in Dunedin.
Satanic group saving soles
Satanic group saving soles
A Dunedin satanic organisation's campaign to collect warm clothes for disadvantaged people across New Zealand is being welcomed by some and leaving others hot under the collar.
Five Otago pupils deemed top artists
Five Otago pupils deemed top artists
Works of art by five Otago secondary school pupils have been selected for the annual New Zealand Qualifications Authority Top Art Exhibition.
Stream of consciousness
Stream of consciousness from Lindsay CreekFest
Yesterday's rain could have caused the cancellation of many outdoor events - but not the Valley Project's CreekFest.
Delay in approving pool site irks trust
Delay in approving pool site irks trust
A decision has been made on the preferred site for the new Mosgiel pool, but it will be another two weeks before it is considered by the DCC.
Cats not horses for courses
Cats not horses for courses
It was supposed to be an agility course for cats.
Crash dead thought to be German tourists
Dead held to be German tourists
Police believe the two people killed after their rental car collided with a tour bus on the Te Anau-Milford Highway were German tourists.
Southern lights delight on flight
Southern lights seen on subantarctic flight
As the clock struck midnight, Frith Walker quietly sang happy 60th birthday to herself as she experienced the spectacular light show that is the aurora australis.
Exploring Pluto and beyond
Exploring Pluto and beyond
''Dwarf people are people. Dwarf planets are planets - end of argument,'' a Nasa astrophysicist says.
Aurora fans hoping to see the light
Aurora fans hoping to see the light
A chartered flight will depart from Dunedin Airport tonight, carrying 150 stargazers on a trip to see the Aurora Australis in the skies south of New Zealand.
Uniform choice to stop stereotypes
DNI uniform choice to stop gender stereotypes
Have you ever imagined a world where girls can wear trousers and boys can wear kilts to school?
Fog stops travel from city
Fog stops travel from city
Thick fog along the Otago and Southland coastline caused problems for air travellers and cruise ship passengers yesterday.