Living wage gets attention
Living wage gets attention
A community meeting giving advice on how to establish a Living Wage Movement in Dunedin yesterday attracted more than 40 people representing Dunedin organisations.
John Lewis
Care group for disabled children must shift again
Care group for disabled children must shift again
A specialised care programme for children with disabilities is on the move again after being forced from its home in South Dunedin.
Girls smoke out a life-saving idea
Girls smoke out a life-saving idea
Anyone with smoke alarms in their house will know how irritating they can be when the batteries go flat.
School joins Living Wage Movement
School joins Living Wage Movement
A Dunedin primary school has become the first in New Zealand to pay all its staff ''the living wage'' - at least $18.40 an hour.
Video: Pupils all fired up by show
Video: Pupils all fired up by show
When the flame-throwers lit up the Arthur Street School hall, it was clear the Strike percussion ensemble's performance was no ordinary school concert.
DCC off-licence error warning
DCC off-licence error warning
A liquor-licensing mistake made by the Dunedin City Council has cost a Dunedin business its off-licence, and the DCC has warned more licensed premises could find themselves in the same situation.
Women badly injured as car and truck collide
Women badly injured as car and truck collide
A 66-year-old woman is in a critical condition and an 82-year-old woman has serious injuries after a hatchback car and heavy truck collided on a notorious accident blackspot near Henley yesterday.
A tale of two cultures
A tale of two cultures
They may look indistinguishable, but they certainly don't sound the same.
OPPA decides to boycott Pact
OPPA decides to boycott Pact
The Otago Primary Principals' Association has voted to cease any involvement in the further development of the Ministry of Education's computerised Progress and Consistency Tool (Pact), and boycott this year's trials of the tool.
Christchurch the brainiest
Christchurch the brainiest
Christchurch secondary school pupils have again made a clean sweep of the prizes at the South Island Brain Bee Challenge, held in Dunedin yesterday.
Mewburn adds another award to collection
Mewburn adds another award to collection
Central Otago writer Kyle Mewburn has added another national book award to his growing pile.
Child fire safety education pays off
Child fire safety education pays off
A Dunedin boy has been credited with saving his family from a potentially lethal house fire by alerting them to a burning heater in his bedroom early on Saturday.
Panelbeating business booms
Panelbeating business booms
The knock, knock, knockin' on panelbeaters' doors is becoming so pervasive, many in Dunedin are reporting waiting times of up to five weeks to repair vehicles and are taking on extra staff to keep up with the workload.
Slip blocks highway
Slip blocks highway
Snow falls and persistent rain continued to cause problems on the South's state highways yesterday.
Concern at 'weasel words' of search and seizure law change
Concern at 'weasel words' of search and seizure law change
A University of Otago law lecturer says the Government's Education Amendment Act 2012 has provided a ''potential playground for lawyers''.
All eyes on fish project
All eyes on fish project
Something fishy is going on at Kaikorai Valley College.
Police say protocol kept Dunedin family in dark about death
Police say protocol kept Dunedin family in dark about death
New Zealand Police say protocol was responsible for the delay in notifying a Dunedin mother of the death of her Dunedin-born son in a Thai apartment complex.
Youth project cashes in
Youth project cashes in
A fundraising project established in Queenstown has netted more than two tonnes of obsolete cash to help young New Zealanders develop new skills.
School search and seizures power welcome
School search and seizures power welcome
New Government legislation allowing schools to search pupils' bags and seize property has been met with mixed reactions from Otago principals.
City schools safe for now
City schools safe for now
Pressure on the Ministry of Education to operate in a ''constrained fiscal environment'' appears to have abated in the past year.