Liberton Christian School's board of trustees is worried it will have to turn new-entrant pupils away by the middle of 2013, following the Ministry of Education's decision to disallow a roll cap increase at the Dunedin school.
When dance is one of the last examinations in the NCEA exam schedule, it is not unusual to see pupils doing pirouettes or flash mobs outside their school.
What better way to pay tribute to the woman who saved many of New Zealand's heritage roses from extinction than to create a garden filled with them at her former school.
Which of these is the odd one out - couch, coffee table, pot plant, curtains, Mona Lisa print, teddy bear, mat, bus shelter?
Describing how poverty is New Zealand's "fastest-growing industry" has won a Logan Park High School year 10 pupil the Otago Schools Junior Speech Competition.
The grounds at Halfway Bush School are about to spring into life after the Dunedin primary school won a $10,000 Tree-mendous School Makeover.
Dunedin residents are significantly less worried than other New Zealanders about crime, commuting time to work, and the possibility of a natural disaster, a new survey says.
Retail banks across New Zealand have stepped in to help school staff financially affected by the Novopay debacle.
Although you do not have to provide your licence and registration on request, you are expected to know the road rules when navigating the corridors of Queen's High School these days.
A top Chinese businessman and tourism leader has signalled a flood of economic growth worth up to $64 million for Dunedin as a result of a predicted boom in Chinese tourism to the city.
An email offering cash rewards for completing a survey about Countdown is a scam, the company says.
Watching dozens of dreadful 1950s B-grade sci-fi films, notorious for over-acting and technical shortcomings, has paid off for Logan Park High School co-dux Rhian Gaffney.
Dealing with temperatures reaching 45degC, snakes and scorpions in your bedding, and going to the toilet behind a bush in the desert while watching for stalking lions was definitely living on the wild side.
It was love which brought Angelina Galdeman from Italy to Dunedin more than half a century ago, and it was love which encouraged her to stay and officially become a New Zealand citizen yesterday.
Nearly four months after starting as Purakaunui School's secretary, Jacque Ruston still has not been paid under the new Novopay system, despite Ministry of Education assurances her pay issues would be sorted.
Otago primary principals say the Ministry of Education's attempt to provide transparent progress reports on the Novopay system are "too little, too late".
Eradicating a GERM infecting the education system was a hot topic at the New Zealand Educational Institute primary teachers' collective agreement talks yesterday in Dunedin.
For Otago Boys' High School pupil Jeremy Rei (left) and Bayfield High School's Morgan Harris and Marie Schellhamer it was one of the worst days of the year to be inside. So they compromised yesterday by taking their study to a local park to enjoy the day with other Dunedin residents.
When you have been a teacher for 47 years, there must be a good reason.
More than 1000 primary teachers will voice their concerns when they meet to discuss the Government's education agenda in Dunedin's Regent Theatre on Monday.
