Principal associations are divided over the Ministry of Education's plans to invest $80.5 million into lifting the educational achievement of young people.
The irony of an all-girl secondary school winning a Shakespearean play competition has not been lost on drama pupils at Dunedin's Columba College.
Almost a third of Kaikorai Valley College's land is to be disposed of by the Ministry of Education after being deemed surplus to requirements.
The woes of Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Otepoti appear to be continuing as the Ministry of Education appoints a limited statutory manager to take control of the school's finances.
Four of Otago's top secondary school art pupils have works on display in a New Zealand touring exhibition which will appear in Otago and Southland galleries next month as part of the New Zealand Qualifications Authority's annual Top Art exhibition.
In the Halls on Mt Everest, there is an adventurous spirit - particularly in Dean Hall.
Otago schools have recorded their most significant roll increase in more than a decade, with 352 more pupils in the region than last year, Ministry of Education figures show.
As if running 230km through the Sahara Desert in temperatures of up to 54degC wasn't difficult enough, former Dunedin runner William Tokona did it with injuries.
The Ocean Lyre, Bubbles from the Thirsty Sevenths, Shell Shocks ... they are just some of the many troop ship journals that give insights into the recesses of World War 1 soldiers' minds as they were shipped off to the front lines.
Secondary school pupils are being given a fresh perspective on their future in the arts, at the Tautai Contemporary Pacific Arts Trust's Fresh Horizons programme in Dunedin this week.
Making more than 4000 posies out of rosemary to put on servicemen's graves on Anzac Day is expected to leave those handling them yearning for a roast lamb dinner tonight.
The first public concert in the Dunedin Town Hall in nearly three years, may be overshadowed by a mix-up in seating arrangements.
With the centenary of the start of World War 1 fast approaching, Rotary clubs in the southern region are sprucing up war memorials in rural parts of Otago and Southland - many of them in time for Anzac Day on Thursday.
Plummeting American and Asian tourist numbers are forcing Dunedin's Baldwin Street Tourist Shop to close.
A decade ago, Gerry Smith was well into his retirement and the last thing he expected to be celebrating this week was a 10-year career as a radio announcer.
A former Taieri schoolboy will return to familiar grounds later this year to take charge of his old school.
For Vera Tourell, one of the best things about turning 100 was having her photograph taken by the Otago Daily Times.
Holly Hanson has taken another step towards her dream of representing New Zealand at the international Chinese bridge proficiency speech competition in China later this year.
While the Secondary Principals' Association of New Zealand (Spanz) is pleased with changes made to the Education Amendment Bill, they are also disappointed the changes will not allow them to use sniffer dogs to detect pupils carrying drugs.
Despite a drop in the number of cruise ships expected to visit Dunedin in the 2013-14 season, local tourist operators have been told to expect a 6.2% rise in passenger numbers.
