John Lewis

Dunedin police are refusing to disclose any detail about why a 51-year-old man was shot in Purakaunui last Friday.

The wife of a 69-year-old Auckland man looked on in horror as he slid down a bank and over a cliff while tramping the Milford Track, a group leader said.

By day, they are just like most other Dunedin businesswomen - in heels and work apparel.

Townies are loving it. Farmers are loathing it.

Being seriously injured in an accident is not a game. But it seems being educated on how to avoid serious injury can be.

It is amazing what you can do in 24 hours when you have to.

Compared with many other early childhood education centres around Otago, East Taieri Preschool is still a spring chicken.

''Inspirational'' Palmerston teenager Olivia Ollerenshaw has recovered from a near-death training crash to retain her South Island secondary schools duathlon title. Her inspiration was her father, Bryan, who died of cancer last year, John Lewis reports.

Ngai Tahu appears to be eyeing up a small slab of playing field at Dunedin's Kaikorai Valley College for future use.

Abolition of the New Zealand Teachers' Council is one step closer with the opening of nominations for the Government's newly created Education Council of Aotearoa New Zealand (Educanz).

Forget the Black Caps or Scotland.

What started as a fantasy about flying back to his student flat after a long night at the local pub has turned into a reality worth an estimated $100 million for a former Dunedin man.

An unexpected cash injection of more than $18,600 has allowed the Save the Otago Peninsula Society to complete one of its environmental protection projects well ahead of schedule.

When the beneficiary of a novelty fundraising rubber duck race also wins first prize for backing the winning duck, there are always going to be those who suggest there has been ''fowl play''.

Home is where the heart is, but it's also nice to have a place that you can call your own.

Exiting one's front door in sunny, 20degC temperatures, one could expect it to be a fantastic day for surfing at St Clair Beach in Dunedin.

The Dunedin City Council's cycle skills training programme is on a roll after receiving four new bikes to help make children street-wise.

It has been something of a family joke over the years.