Greater powers are needed to censure private schools which are not up to scratch, the Law Commission has recommended.

South Island mayors have been quick to say "no thanks" to the prospect of the Undie 500 student rally moving to their neck of the woods.

Canterbury student leaders turn the key off for the infamous Canterbury car rally to Dunedin.

Only 2 per cent of high schools are ready for an extensive overhaul of the national curriculum in five months, a report says.

The University of Otago says it will come down hard on students whose "loutish behaviour" at the weekend threatened its reputation.

Police have charged 67 people following the riots in Dunedin over the weekend as the Undie 500 event came to town.

The mayor of Dunedin wants students involved in weekend riots to be punished without regard for their future careers.

More than 600 people pelted officers with bottles, bricks and bicycle parts in North Dunedin last night, with concerns for more trouble tonight.

Cars have begun to gather in Christchurch for this year's Undie 500 but participants will not be able to use diversion if they break the law.