John Lewis

The playground area at the former High Street School could become a hive of activity again, as early as next year.

Four Otago schools are waiting with bated breath for a Ministry of Education decision about whether their decile ratings have been recalculated.

Next time you come across a rotten apple, a loaf of mouldy bread or some stinky overdue yoghurt, try not to lob it into a rubbish bin.

Logan Park High School Shakespeare performers are heralding their success from the rooftops after winning the top award at the recent New Zealand Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival in Wellington.

They are well short of constructing anything like R2-D2, a Dalek or the HAL 9000, but who knows what robots the pupils at Green Island School could be building in the future?

When Natalie Reynolds got the ''big C'' diagnosis from her doctor, her life failed to flash before her eyes.

Giving private investors an opportunity to invest in the provision of mental health social services and make money from them could have disastrous consequences, the Methodist Mission says.

Nicki West and her son, Keenan, could barely contain their excitement on Saturday when they made the winning bid on what will become their new holiday home.

There are few mushrooms that have the ability to light up your life.

Five years ago, Nobuko Sellens did not have the foggiest idea what Highland dancing was.

If you think it has been cold in Otago lately, spare a thought for Blake McDonald and Peter O'Sullivan.

Emily Williams is about to represent New Zealand at the World Schools' Debating Championships in Singapore - and yet, the 17-year-old still struggles to win an argument with her parents.

Hearing names such as Josh and the Giraffe, The Spuds, Soc Jad and the Boys, and Basil Jam means you can only be in one place - the Smokefreerockquest.

For the past 20 years, Dave Wenlock says he has spent most of his weekdays getting plastered.

While everyone else was working up a sweat racing around the stalls at The Star Regent 24-hour Book Sale yesterday, the chaotic dash for books barely raised Morris Hall's pulse. 

The first Colin Reynolds knew something was wrong was when he started gasping for air as he climbed the stairs to the smoko room at work.

With villains like Dr Diaper, The Turbo-Toilet 2000, the Dandelion of Doom, Professor Pippy Pee-Pee Poopypants (later known as Tippy Tinkletrousers) and Wedgie Woman, it can be difficult for both children and parents to put Captain Underpants books down.