ODT Watch - 12

by Ben Thomson | 4:19 pm 11/07/2010

So what has dear John Lewis been up to since he spilled the beans in Critic about how much sway Vice Chancellor Sir Professor David Skegg really holds at Allied Press HQ?

We went back and looked at the exciting assignments Lewis has been given since we broke the story on May 3, and found Lewis frequenting the glamorous old people and school beats.

• The co-ordinator of a new programme at Otago Community Hospice hopes to ease the fear and uncertainty many people feel when a loved one is diagnosed with a terminal illness. (May 19)

• Columba College girl finishes third equal in essay competition. (May 19)

• Columba College mother slapped with a $60 parking fine whilst trying to pick up her daughter. (May 18)

• Columba College girl climbs to base of Mount Everest. Enjoys view. (May 15)

• Columba College girl wins Chinese language competition. (May 15)

• Students at Warrington School draw big map. (May 15)

• A story on Wonky Donkyey: “Despite the quirky mental picture, almost every child in New Zealand knows the Wonky Donkey is a "spunky, hanky panky, cranky, stinky dinky, lanky, honkey tonkey, winky, wonky donkey", and they just love him.” (May 13)

• Parents of deaf children ask Government for more money. (May 13)

• “Come on everybody, get up out of your seat - Dunedin's newest cheerleading squad will be a treat that can't be beat.” (May 12)

• Small baby born… on Mother’s Day. (May 10)

• PPTA wants more teachers in Otago. (May 8)

• Three Dunedin high school kids selected to represent New Zealand at international science and technology events. (May 8)

• Principal, who has been at same primary school for 40 years, retires. (May 8)

• Columba College girl writes novels. (May 5)

• Alternative school shortens lunch breaks, leads to less fights. (May 5)

• Die! Die! Die! Play at Logan Park High School. (May 4)

We’re sorry, John. Hope it picks up soon!

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