Still no sign of tramper
Still no sign of tramper
Search teams and dogs will continue searching the Mackenzie hut area for missing Israeli tramper Liat Okin, but Queenstown police say the lack of evidence showing she has been there is frustrating.
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Bank robber ‘professional, intelligent'
Bank robber ‘professional, intelligent'
A University of Canterbury criminologist says the robber who police believe has struck eight banks in five months in the Dunedin area is beginning to push his luck and would be wise to leave town.
Pupils get taste of farm life
Pupils get taste of farm life
School uniforms gave way to gumboots and jackets at Whare Flat yesterday when 76 pupils from Otago secondary schools were herded into a woolshed for the 2008 Outstanding in the Field farm experience day.
TV drama to be filmed in Dunedin
TV drama to be filmed in Dunedin
For the first time in 25 years, a Dunedin-made drama is being filmed in Dunedin to be screened on New Zealand television, thanks to a technological advancement in the production process.
School joins programme
School joins programme
Aparima College in Riverton has become the first secondary school in Southland to join the New Zealand Youth Apprenticeships programme following expansions to the pilot by the Ministry of Education.
Failure at NCEA level 3 growing
Failure at NCEA level 3 growing
The number of Otago secondary schools that fail to meet the national average pass rate in level 3 of the national certificate of educational achievement (NCEA) is continuing to grow.
Dunedin actors a bashful lot
Dunedin actors a bashful lot
Dunedin's conservative attitude towards nudity has been blamed for a lack of blokes willing to get naked on stage for an up-coming production of The Full Monty.
Youth tuning back into the sound of music
Youth tuning back into the sound of music
A decade ago, the words on the lips of many musicians in Dunedin believed orchestras, pipe bands, brass bands and choirs were dying art forms.
Principals support Schools Plus
Principals support Schools Plus
Dunedin secondary principals approached by the Otago Daily Times have welcomed the Ministry of Education's call for public consultation on how the Schools Plus initiative will be implemented, despite criticism from opposition MPs.
Torture display ‘scary'
Torture display ‘scary'
Watching Eleanor Ainge Roy get blindfolded, shackled, choked with water and called a whore in the University of Otago Student Union building in Dunedin yesterday brought the reality of torture and interrogation methods home for many students.
Police not expecting trouble during visit by ship
Police not expecting trouble during visit by ship
Dunedin police have developed a contingency plan ahead of the arrival of Rainbow Warrior today to deal with potential problems like those reported at Port Lyttelton this week.
Pharmacy ram-raid 'cavalier act'
Pharmacy ram-raid 'cavalier act'
An overnight ram-raid at Knox Pharmacy by burglars seeking pseudoephedrene tablets has been described as a ‘‘cavalier act'' by Dunedin police.
Judges always at home around A and P shows
Judges always at home around A and P shows
For David and Grace Telfer, there's nothing like the smell of hay and horse manure.
Principal calls for government help
Principal calls for government help
A Dunedin school principal has called for government action to rescue primary education in Dunedin in the wake of declining school rolls.
Principal calls for rolls rescue
Principal calls for rolls rescue
A Dunedin school principal has called for government action to rescue primary education in Dunedin in the wake of declining school rolls.
Children of the world celebrate
Children of the world celebrate
Flower power is being used at Richard Hudson Kindergarten in Caversham to teach preschoolers about cultural diversity as part of International Race Relations Day.
Trust aids teaching net
Trust aids teaching net
Finding staff to teach curriculum areas where there are only a few pupils enrolled in a particular subject will be a problem of the past for Dunedin secondary schools.
Novel start to school's 50th reunion
Novel start to school's 50th reunion
Mathematics teachers at Kaikorai Valley College in Dunedin have come up with a clever way to make 900 go into 50.
Flowering tea 'hot' stimulant
Flowering tea 'hot' stimulant
A floral cup of tea certainly stimulated delegates' discussions during the national food and beverage conference in Dunedin yesterday.
Sink and swim the order of the day
Sink and swim the order of the day
There was no string quartet playing on the deck as it went down.