Stars align in bid for music stardom
Stars align in bid for music stardom
Abby Wolfe is marvelling at how the stars have aligned for her after being selected to represent New Zealand at the World Championships of Performing Arts in Hollywood.
John Lewis
'Garden ornament' in honour of grandfather
'Garden ornament' in honour of grandfather
When Athol Murray spotted an old Douglas DC-3 for sale on the internet, the chances of it being one of the planes his grandfather flew during World War 2 were too great to ignore.
Playground rules relaxed in school trial
Playground rules relaxed in school trial
Remember the days when you could climb trees and play proper rugby with tackling? Well, for East Taieri School pupils, those days are back.
240 junior triathletes expected
240 junior triathletes expected
Mosgiel Memorial Park will be a hive of activity this Friday when about 240 children compete in the Plains Junior TRYathlon.
Red tape strangles
Red tape strangles
Cutting red tape for school administrators could help pupils achieve better results, an education specialist says.
Churches in quake project
Churches in quake project
Up to 29 Dunedin churches will be analysed by international seismologists and engineers as part of a nationwide research project aimed at gauging their seismic fitness in the event of an earthquake.
Piping-hot performances
Piping-hot performances
It was piping hot in the Octagon yesterday for the Otago Southland Provincial Pipe Band Contest, with blue sky and sunshine as far as the eye could see.
Convicted teachers retain registration
Convicted teachers retain registration
Three teachers were convicted in Otago on drug and alcohol charges in 2013 but have managed to keep their teacher registration, information from the New Zealand Teachers Council has revealed.
New challenge for long-serving teacher
New challenge for long-serving teacher
It has been more than three decades since Kaikorai Valley College deputy principal Garry Chronican was at university.
Sponsored flat can lay it on thick
Sponsored flat can lay it on thick
The boys at 108 Dundas St have gone nuts - or should that be legumes?
Taieri pupils aim for Africa
Taieri pupils aim for Africa
When a group of Taieri College pupils asked if they could go on a school trip to Africa next year, the staff said, ''yeah sure - but you have to organise it yourselves''.
Passenger 'finding roots'
Passenger 'finding roots'
Each time Iain McKay visits Dunedin, he manages to pack a suitcase full of Crunchie bars and a treasure trove of family history before he returns to the United States.
St Clair School development continues
St Clair School development continues
St Clair School is nearing the end of its $1.8 million five-year redevelopment programme, with the start of stage two.
St Leonards farewells 'beautiful children'
St Leonards farewells 'beautiful children'
A community overwhelmed with grief did well not to let it overflow. The funeral for Bradley (9) and Ellen (6) Livingstone at St Leonards School today was more akin to a festival of celebration...
High bacteria count in Taieri
High bacteria count in Taieri
Warning signs are being put up around swimming holes on the Taieri River near Waipiata, as the Otago Regional Council investigates the cause of continued high levels of the bacteria E. coli.
Flotilla to hinder drilling
Flotilla to hinder drilling
Oil Free Otago has established a ''rapid response'' team of up to 260 people to take to the waters around Otago to hinder Anadarko Petroleum Corporation's deep-sea drilling operations.
Fewer interventions in Otago schools
Fewer interventions in Otago schools
Otago schools appear to be getting better at recognising potential education-harming issues and getting help before they require intervention by the Ministry of Education.
Japanese student laps up the action
Japanese student laps up the action
Don't let the Japanese fan fool you. Kyohei Takehisa is becoming a real fan of rodeo.
Teaching degree concerns
Teaching degree concerns
Government plans to raise graduating teachers to master's degree level have concerned an education specialist, who says it could bar fantastic would-be teachers from the profession.
Characters from the fringe at festival launch
Characters from the fringe at festival launch
It's not often you find yourself surrounded by gangsters dressed in expensive pinstripe suits and femmes fatale with a glass of wine in one hand, and a revolver in the other.