John Lewis

"I picked up Chinese by accident," Columba College pupil Sarah Agyeman says.

The view from near the top of the world is humbling - not because of the vista but for the way of life of the people who live there.

The Otago Parents of Deaf Children Association is calling on the Ministry of Education for help as funding for a deaf resource person in the region looks set to dry up next month.

He only has three legs and one eye, he likes to listen to country music, he's quite tall and slim, he smells really bad, he gets up early in the morning and hasn't had any coffee, he's always getting up to mischief but he's quite good looking.

Come on everybody, get up out of your seat - Dunedin's newest cheerleading squad will be a treat that can't be beat.

Animal rights will be given a major boost in Otago with the establishment of a Student Animal Legal Defence Fund chapter at the University of Otago.

Anya Jade Erskine's timing was perfect.

"It never ceases to amaze me, the way children can grasp concepts and develop emotionally, physically and academically as they go through the school."

Rather than being a highlight, a stroll along Victory beach looking at the Peninsula's wildlife turned out to be a disenchanting experience for a German and two Spanish tourists.

Three Dunedin science pupils have been selected to represent New Zealand at international science and technology events.

"We started out with no clients and no income. All we had was a $200 typewriter and an office in the basement of a building in Clark St."

Antisocial behaviour in College Street School's playground appears to have ceased, seven months after traditional school lunch breaks were shortened.

"The secret to good writing is persistence and lots of reading. So, I spend most of my free time in the school library. My friends say I should just live in the library."

Die! Die! Die! brought life to the ambitions of about 130 Dunedin secondary school pupils yesterday by offering tips on how to become high-profile rock musicians.

Waitati School's bus service is about to reach the end of the line, leaving staff and the parents of some pupils concerned for their children's safety.