The proposal to build a $60 million Chinese school in Dunedin has the potential to divert Asian international fee-paying pupils away from state secondary schools in Dunedin, which some principals believe could have a significant impact on the city's schools.
Meet the stars of the team. Their sole aim tomorrow is to buck, bounce, run, chase and maybe even mash up a few cowboys at the Outram Rodeo.
Hundreds of people from the Taieri can credit their love and appreciation of art to Beverley Kay.
Honestly, you have no idea how hard it is to find a swish dress for a birthday party.
Neusea, a pounding headache and having problems with co-ordination are all legitimate excuses for not going to school.
Even though Des Burrow has been retired from the Hillside Engineering Workshops for nearly 25 years, he says there has been little time for sitting around on his caboose.
Fostering strong relationships with the Tokomairiro High School community is high on the agenda for the school's new principal, Glenis Sim.
Half the Otago schools reviewed by the Education Review Office in a nationwide investigation last year were found to be inadequately prepared to protect pupils from sex offenders teaching in their classrooms.
For children around New Zealand, school reports present a measure of their progress and advise on areas for improvement. With that in mind, the Otago Daily Times has turned the tables and given schools a chance to provide similar information on how well the Government is handling Novopay. Education reporter John Lewis reports.
Five former John McGlashan College pupils have achieved exam results in the top echelons of the International Baccalaureate diploma, and have been invited to a New Zealand Top Scholars' dinner in Wellington.
A Dunedin 9-year-old has finished runner-up in an international songwriting competition, despite his main rivals being adults.
While a Dunedin welfare support agency has congratulated Labour leader David Cunliffe on his ''Best Start'' education policy, an education specialist says it is ''not a game-changer at this point''.
There was laughter as well as tears at St Leonards School on Saturday as about 500 people attended the ''celebration of the lives of Bradley and Ellen Livingstone''.
An evening out with friends went from bad to worse for a 20-year-old Dunedin man when he was arrested after allegedly assaulting another man in the Octagon, and was then charged with drink-driving when he tried to drive home from the police station.
There appears to be a degree of optimism among 70 Oceana Gold employees, despite learning yesterday they are to lose their jobs at the Macraes gold mine.
The Ministry of Education has begun establishing a working group of leaders from the wider education sector to help develop the Government's $359 million education initiative which aims to improve pupil achievement.
A 21-year-old Invercargill man has been apprehended at an Arrowtown camping ground following an alleged four-day crime spree in which police say he stole several cars and burgled properties from Invercargill to Queenstown and Dunedin.
Neil Garry is not wasting any time in laying out plans to bring his visions for John McGlashan College to fruition, now that he is officially in the hot seat.
Youngsters have an uncanny ability to jump, or fall, into bitterly cold water and enjoy the experience.
An education leadership specialist at the University of Otago has labelled the Government's latest pupil achievement improvement initiative, ''a winner''.
