John Lewis

Anyone who has unintentionally stood on a Lego block will know how excruciating an experience it is.

New Zealand's education and training services sector may soon face staff shortages, with potential employees finding the industry less attractive, research from the world's second-largest human resources service provider shows.

Dunedin secondary schools are questioning the costs associated with competing in the Stage Challenge competition, with some contemplating boycotting the event in favour of running their own event for a fraction of the cost.

Philip Anderson says he is living proof that your eyes won't turn square if you look at a laptop screen all day.

George Street Normal School pupils will get an opportunity to show off their new-found Mandarin vocabularies later this year when a group from China visits the school.

Having amassed many prestigious honours and awards over the years, it would be easy to mistake the letters after the Honorable Dame Silvia Cartwright's name for alphabet soup.

A little piece of the entertainment capital of the world is coming to Dunedin this Saturday in the form of Taieri College's annual school ball.

Given the large proportion of women in the education sector, Heidi Hayward is finding it hard to believe she is about to become the first female principal of an intermediate school in Dunedin.

It's ''payback'' time for Ross Leach.

The closure of another suburban Dunedin pub points to a worrying trend, Hospitality New Zealand says.

A new footpath is leading the Harington Point community back to the good old days when neighbours yarned over the front fence.

The University of Otago almost scooped the pool in this year's Health Research Council national funding round.

Riding with Ken Block is probably as close to death as one can get.

Queen's High School has canvassed the community on a new uniform for the school after junior pupils called for a change to their present dress code.

The latest Ministry of Education March roll figures show Dunedin's primary and intermediate school rolls are the highest they have been in six years, despite the secondary rolls being the lowest in 15 years.

The Ministry of Education is being asked to step up and take responsibility for finding a solution to the city's declining secondary school rolls, rather than asking the schools' leaders to solve the problem.

There will be plenty of boots, cowboy hats and the odd ''yee-hah'' in Mosgiel this weekend when two of Australasia's top country singers perform at the Hotel Taieri.

Tom Ross has always had a smile that can light up a room.