A "Heritage matters" exhibition in Dunedin by Christchurch artist Don McAra will feature 15 water colour and oil paintings of Dunedin tramway and cable car scenes from the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s.
Brent McEwan (St Clair) has firmly established himself as the Otago No 1 after securing the double in the Dunedin men's golf championships which were played over 72 holes at St Clair during the weekend.
Liam Balneaves (Greenacres) set a course record of 9-under-par 62 in the third round yesterday morning on his way to winning the Otago strokeplay title at Balmacewen yesterday.
A near-capacity field of 113 golfers will line up this morning to compete in the Otago strokeplay championship over 72 holes being held at Balmacewen this weekend.
Otago had a successful day at the men's national interprovincial teams tournament in Nelson yesterday with a resounding 4 to 1 win over Canterbury in the morning and a half with the local Tasman team in the afternoon.
Otago upset highly-rated Wellington on the first day of competition in the national interprovincial team tournament which began in Nelson yesterday.
The proximity of the Taieri golf course to the Wingatui race track could be a good omen for Jared Pender when he tees off in the 72-hole Taieri Classic beginning this morning.
A feature of the Otago men's team that will compete in the national interprovincial in Nelson from December 2-6 is that four of the five players are greenkeepers.
Auckland squeaked home by a single shot over Southland to win the New Zealand women's masters championship which concluded with the fourth round at Balmacewen in Dunedin in windy conditions yesterday.
Dunback resident David Wadsworth applied for a connection to the Dunback rural water scheme 19 years ago.
The Otago masters (over-40) men's golf team finished in ninth place with 3.5 points after one loss and one win on the final day of competition in Gisborne yesterday.
Otago will be struggling to retain the eighth placing it gained last year after losing both games in the Freyberg Masters (over-40) men's interprovincial in Gisborne yesterday.
Otago lost any chance of winning this year's title with a 1-4 game loss to Canterbury on the second day of competition in the Freyberg Masters (over-40) men's interprovincial tournament in Gisborne yesterday.
Otago made a solid start in the Freyberg Masters (over 40) men's interprovincial tournament yesterday with a win over Bay of Plenty in the morning and a draw with Auckland in the afternoon.
Vaughan McCall (Gore) won the Otago matchplay title at Balmacewen yesterday afternoon, beating Duncan Croudis (Otago) 4 and 3 in the final.
Murray Rose, the convener of the Otago selection panel, dropped a bombshell in the Balmacewen clubhouse yesterday when he axed three players from the Otago team.
"Otago golfers don't show much passion" - a quote from a young Southland golfer on the second day of the Otago matchplay championships at Balmacewen yesterday.
A class field of all the top golfers from Aorangi, Otago and Southland will tee off in the Otago matchplay championships which will begin with 36 holes qualifying at Balmacewen this morning.
Otago golf is about to become one big happy family.
Two 40th birthday parties have given the Otago team a good chance of featuring in the national masters (over 40) interprovincial tournament to be held in Gisborne on November 3-7.