John Lewis

By the time Gil Phillips realised something was wrong, it was too late.

Keith Hutton is viewing his impending retirement with ''a blend of anxiety and excitement''.

Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Otepoti's 20th anniversary celebrations this weekend will be a glassy affair.

East Otago High School assistant principal Jan Malloch is retiring from teaching at the end of the year with a desire to go back to study.

A huge macrocarpa tree exploded, sending pieces 70m into the air, after it was struck by lightning yesterday.

Taieri College principal David Hunter sees his recent election to the New Zealand Secondary Schools Sports Council (NZSSSC) as an opportunity to give back to the next generation of emerging sporting greats.

The nervous energy of senior secondary school pupils in the build-up to NCEA exams evaporated yesterday morning with the first major exam of the 2014 season - level 1 science.

''With respect to Willie Nelson, I am on the road again.''

Seven Otago residents were among 28 New Zealanders who received promotions and admissions in the Order of St John during an investiture service in Dunedin on Saturday.

Di Carter has been living in South Dunedin for less than a month and already she has her sleeves rolled up.

Otago schools are on edge as the Ministry of Education prepares to release the latest school decile ratings this month.

Sam Thompson and George Bates love nothing more than to answer complex mathematical equations off the top of their heads, just to see the looks on people's faces.

Tayla Ward is on a slippery slope to sporting stardom.

Two sisters are this year's Mana Pounamu Young Achievers' Award winners for Taieri College.

Otago Girls' High School pupils got a bit mixed up yesterday. Instead of eating their sandwiches, they spent their lunch break seeing if they had the skills to become a DJ.

His rig failing and ribs cracked, a former Dunedin sailor limped back to the United States earlier this year after an aborted attempt to circumnavigate the globe solo non-stop. This month, Stanley Paris hopes to set sail again and make history, John Lewis reports.

It's the ultimate career dream - turning your childhood passion into a paid living. John Lewis talks to Weta Workshop supervisor Rob Gillies about what it's like creating cool props and special effects for Hollywood movies.

A 20-year-old Dunedin man was enraged after being injured in a hit-and-run incident on George St yesterday, but on reflection acknowledged the incident might well have been his own fault.

Dunedin secondary schools have scooped all the major categories at the 2014 New Zealand Historical Association Awards.