Arson suspected in scout hall blaze
Arson suspected in scout hall blaze
A blaze which damaged 25% of the Ocean Beach Scout Group hall in South Dunedin at the weekend is believed to be arson.
John Lewis
Lobster season change called 'stupidity'
Lobster season change called 'stupidity'
The Ministry of Fisheries' decision to extend the rock lobster fishing season by 19 days has been called "complete stupidity" by the Otago rock lobster fishery CRA7.
New entrants' poor skill levels concern
New entrants' poor skill levels concern
Children starting school who cannot talk properly or identify numbers, letters and colours are of increasing concern to Dunedin primary principals.
Schools will abandon adult learning
Schools will abandon adult learning
About 80% of Otago secondary schools offering Adult and Community Education (ACE) courses are likely to abandon their programmes when government funding is cut next year.
Class figures this is the way to go
Class figures this is the way to go
There is a class at Kings High School in Dunedin unlike any other.
Photographer has an eye for innovation
Photographer has an eye for innovation
Krystena Hynes was barely 2 when she took her first photograph.
Shock as teacher advisory services slashed
Shock as teacher advisory services slashed
Primary principals were shocked to learn government funding for teacher professional development will be cut in almost all learning areas except literacy and numeracy next year.
Smart move saves victim
Smart move saves victim
As Ricky Te Whare readies himself for our photograph, his face is noticeably droopy on one side.
Rush for Rhys Darby tickets
Rush for Rhys Darby tickets
Who said Dunedin people were slow to support live acts? Only a handful of tickets are left for New Zealand comedian Rhys Darby's show at the Regent Theatre in Dunedin next month.
Technology fields galloping, say experts
Technology fields galloping, say experts
End-users, mashups, Web 2.0, 3D internet, wearable point-of-view technologies, Next Generation Network (NGN) services, and multicore and parallel computing.
Photo kindles curiosity
Photo kindles curiosity
Sylvia Woodhouse's imagination has been running wild since she found an old sepia photograph among some papers and sheep in an old Middlemarch farmhouse.
PM lauds Class Act recipients' vision
PM lauds Class Act recipients' vision
"If you really want it, and you want it above everything else, you'll make it."
Better life after language liberation
Better life after language liberation
When Bi-Hua Huang Lin arrived in New Zealand 11 years ago, everyday life was a battle.
Bayfield burgers up there with the best
Bayfield burgers up there with the best
"I like giving traditional Kiwi meals my own twist. I like the creative side of cooking - I can make things just the way I like it."
Music teacher's dedication recognised
Music teacher's dedication recognised
Even in his retirement Aart Brusse continues to share gems of musical wisdom with pupils at Bayfield High School.
Worlds away at the press of a button
Worlds away at the press of a button
It seems the world is only the push of a button away.
Govt denies police stations to be closed
Govt denies police stations to be closed
The Government denies it intends to give police stations around the country "the chop" as part of a cost-cutting review, but say changes are likely within the police property holdings.
Symbolic ride in Death Valley planned
Symbolic ride in Death Valley planned
With daytime temperatures soaring above 50degC and shady trees a rarity, Death Valley is not the most hospitable of places to take a bicycle ride.
Ready to tackle toughest climb
Ready to tackle toughest climb
Jonathon Clearwater has completed some of the hardest rock climbs in New Zealand and Australia.
Baxter-Lilburn score presented
Baxter-Lilburn score presented
It has been almost 65 years since a long overlooked anthem written by poet James K. Baxter and composer Douglas Lilburn was last performed.