Mark John

3 days ago | odt.co.nz | Mark John

A Dunedin principal agrees with the scrapping of a $130 million scheme aimed at helping schools work together, saying there is "no rigorous data" showing it works. A leaked report to RNZ showed the future of the $130m-a-year Kahui Ako programme was in doubt. In the report, Minister of Education Erica Stanford said the funding would be reallocated to support children with disabilities. Last week three Otago principals said the scheme had been hugely beneficial to the schools involved.

5 days ago | odt.co.nz | Ruby Shaw |Mark John

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. NewsDunedinDemolition may be the only option for a historic Dunedin structure damaged by a recent earthquake, an experienced bricklayer warns. However, the trust that runs the Dunedin Gasworks Museum says it is hopeful it can retain as much of the 118-year-old chimney at the museum as possible — it is the oldest structure on site.

5 days ago | odt.co.nz | Mark John

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. NewsDunedinWhen Sikh man Harjit Singh Maggo moved to Dunedin more than two decades ago there was nowhere he could go to pray. So he decided to offer his home as a gurdwara — a Sikh place of worship where the holy scripture, the Guru Granth Sahib, is kept.

6 days ago | odt.co.nz | Mark John

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. NewsDunedinOne person is trapped after a two-car crash in North Dunedin. A police spokesman said the vehicles collided just before 1.30pm today in Warrender St and the road has been temporarily closed. One person was trapped and their were some injuries, he said. Fire and Emergency crews from Willowbank and Dunedin stations are attending and helping to with getting a person out of their car.

1 week ago | odt.co.nz | Mark John |Tim Scott

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. NewsDunedinA widely disruptive internet failure caused by rats and human error shows the vulnerability of the South’s network, a technology leader says. People across Otago and Southland, including Central Otago and Queenstown, were offline from 10am to 4pm yesterday after faults in One NZ’s network took out its main and back-up lines.