Work at the Otago Boys’ High School Shand building is complete. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSONA historic Dunedin school building which narrowly escaped demolition has reopened after seven years of renovations. A multimillion-dollar project to revamp the Otago Boys’ High School Shand building is now complete. Otago Boys’ High School student Nathan Collins, 14, plays guitar in the Shand building. The building was named after University of Otago professor John Shand to acknowledge his long service to education in Otago.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 18, 2026 16:02 UTC