Puppet movie to educate children
Puppet movie to educate children
Some movies have been known to give people guts-aches, but a new film about sanitation in Indonesia aims to educate its viewers how to avoid the problem.
John Lewis
Uniforms a big hit to NZ budgets
Uniforms a big hit to NZ budgets
Kiwi parents are facing frustration, stress and significant financial strain as they try to meet their children's back-to-school costs.
High anxiety alert over NCEA results
High anxiety alert over NCEA results
The wait for NCEA exam results is over, and compassion is being urged for pupils who have been stressed by the wait.
Offending teachers deregistered
Offending teachers deregistered
An Otago teacher was among 18 nationwide deregistered in 2016.
International pupil numbers stabilise
International pupil numbers stabilise
The number of international fee-paying pupils in Otago secondary schools appears to be stabilising, following a long-term downward spiral.
Summer school expansion
Summer school expansion
An expansion to Logan Park High School’s summer school programme could result in pupils from across the country coming to Dunedin to top up their NCEA credits.
Little libraries go big in Dunedin
Founder happy to lend idea
The popularity of Lilliput Libraries has exploded unexpectedly in Dunedin, growing from none to 73 in the past year, and another 36 are in the pipeline.
Check for gas leaks around barbecues
Check for gas leaks around barbecues
If a gas bottle or connection bubbles, you’ve got troubles.
Whare Flat stage set for folk festival
Whare Flat stage set for folk festival
Four days of concerts, workshops, entertainment and relaxation, all with a folk flavour, will begin at the Whare Flat Folk Festival today. Between 500 and 600 people are expected to attend the event at the Waiora Scout Camp this year.
Damaged racing yacht limps in
Damaged racing yacht limps in
A large French yacht, crippled after colliding with an unidentified object in the Tasman Sea, has managed to limp to Dunedin after emergency repairs in Bluff.
School head wants hillside to be cleared
School head wants hillside to be cleared
Logan Park High School principal Jane Johnson says it may only be a matter of time before a change in the wind direction during a fire on Signal Hill could set her school ablaze.
Record Boxing Day spend in Otago
Record Boxing Day spend in Otago
A record $9.5million was spent on Boxing Day in Otago.
Schools coping better
Schools coping better
The number of Otago schools requiring Ministry of Education intervention has dropped to its lowest point in nearly a decade this year.
Kayakers safe after spot of trouble
Kayakers safe after spot of trouble
Four kayakers have made it back to shore safely after getting into trouble near Ruby Island on Lake Wanaka.
Blustery days ahead: meteorologist
Blustery days ahead: meteorologist
Make the most of the hot weather across the region - it may be about to deteriorate.
Hedging bets with disguise
Hedging bets with disguise
Given the well-publicised drunken debauchery at the Melbourne Cup earlier this year, Jacob O'Sullivan decided not to take any chances on his stag do at the Interislander Boxing Day Races in Wingatui yesterday.
'Day worth celebrating'
'Day worth celebrating'
In a year which has held so much conflict in the Middle East, an Iranian family living in Dunedin decided to share in the peace and harmony of the annual Dunedin Community Christmas Dinner yesterday.
Each day is like a birthday
Each day is like a birthday
Nearly a year ago, Craig Hickford was on life-support and close to death. Today, he is back on his feet and looking ahead to Christmas with family. John Lewis reports.
Rush to flush the Baldwin St toilet
Rush to flush the Baldwin St toilet
Standing outside the new Baldwin St toilet yesterday, Don Nash was bursting with excitement.
Bridge plans please majority
Bridge plans please majority
Many Beaumont residents are applauding the announcement of the intention to build a new bridge, allowing traffic to continue to travel in front of the local hotel.