The upside of retirement is there will be no more freezing winter wake-ups at 6.30am.
Outram School will be transformed into a twilight wonderland on Friday with the return of the school's mardi gras.
Eleven Dunedin men were enjoying the comfort of their office chairs yesterday after spending the past 17 days cycling the length of New Zealand.
The possibility of attending Anzac Day commemorations in Gallipoli this year have moved closer to becoming a reality for Ihlara McIndoe.
A new online educational role-playing game, touted as being able to ''supercharge the way school pupils learn'', is attracting much attention from New Zealand schools.
A big secret is being kept out of sight by pupils at Dunedin's Wakari School.
The world is a spectacular tapestry of colour, light and shapes for Alex van der Weerden.
Taieri College staff are calling for more courtesy from drivers around a school crossing on one of Mosgiel's busiest roads.
As Barbara Brinsley stood in the former children's ward at Dunedin Hospital, working out how to relocate the murals of the late John Noakes, part of the answer fell at her feet.
Otago schools, early childcare centres and tertiary institutions are being warned by the Ministry of Health to be on the lookout for measles.
If you could change the weather on your summer holiday, would you?
Dunedin teachers are facing a confusing end to the financial year because of pay errors caused by Novopay.
To some, a good whisky can taste like honey and spice with a hint of smoky peat.
Prime Minister John Key has held Dunedin's Speight's Brewery up as a shining example of the country's return to economic prosperity.
While ''horrible'' summer weather has kept many from going to Otago beaches this summer, it has not lowered the number of people needing to be rescued by surf lifesaving crews.
The humble plastic milk bottle is taking on a new life and purpose at Abbotsford School.
Pupils in the King's and Queen's High School kapa haka group are hoping there is some weight in the old adage, ''better luck next time''.
Seven major events in seven days at the Forsyth Barr Stadium during the past week have injected hundreds of thousands of dollars into the local economy and set the city ''fizzing'' with activity.
For many musicians, completing their first EP is a challenging but rewarding experience.
A Dunedin structural engineer and church leader has questioned why international seismologists and engineers are analysing up to 29 Dunedin churches to gauge their seismic fitness in the event of an earthquake.