Bart Lind was 13 when he lost his mother to cancer four years ago.
There were tears at Dunedin's St Hilda's Collegiate School yesterday as principal Melissa Bell unexpectedly announced she would resign at the end of this year.
Climate change and ocean health will be the focus of three Otago secondary school environmental leaders who have been selected to attend the 11th annual Sir Peter Blake Youth EnviroLeaders' Forum in Wellington next month.
Taieri College principal David Hunter hopes to tap into the economic growth of China by attracting Chinese pupils to study in New Zealand schools.
It seems most Dunedin residents have become accustomed to the fact Otago Anniversary Day is a ''lottery'' when it comes to working out whether businesses and facilities are open.
When Debby Foster was a girl, people laughed at her when she told them she was going to be a firefighter just like her father.
Brianna Hedley wants to be the next Lorde.
The first thing that struck Gwen Marshall (82) about the people at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was that they were so securely happy.
Vandalism of several vehicles at Beachlands Speedway is expected to cost thousands of dollars to repair, outraging many at the Waldronville-based club.
Art portfolios created by four Otago secondary school artists last year have been selected to tour New Zealand in the 2014 Top Art Exhibition.
Sometimes history can be just words on a page.
Although Bokyong Mun is not confident she will come up with an alternative to satisfy the world's dependence on fossil fuels, she says it will be fun trying.
Courts Minister Chester Borrows is singing the praises of Dunedin court staff for turning the wheels of justice faster than other courts around the country.
When Blair Dale discovered a large percentage of the Middlemarch population had never been to the top of the Rock and Pillar Range, he decided to do something about it.
Children at Mosgiel Central Kindergarten are learning home is where the heart is, after being moved from their Irvine St site while they wait for a new home to be built.
Rebecca Grant has been awarded a $25,000 scholarship to study in Paris later this year, and while she is keen to jump on the next available plane, she has something else to take care of first.
Anne Routledge is the first non-sworn police staff member to be awarded the New Zealand Police Meritorious Service Medal, but she is not broadcasting the achievement from the rooftops.
Fears about plummeting international fee-paying (IFP) pupil numbers in Otago secondary schools are abating as the latest Ministry of Education figures show the numbers are stabilising, and even making a marginal recovery.
As more detail emerges about the Government's plan for a $359 million enhancement of the school leadership system, concerns have grown among New Zealand principals.
Damage to New Zealand schools from vandalism and graffiti has forced the Ministry of Education to top up school budgets by $11.2 million over the past five years.