Motorsport: Broken driveshaft ruins Whelan's weekend
Motorsport: Broken driveshaft ruins Whelan's weekend
The driveshaft is not John Whelan's best-loved car part.
Catherine Wellington
Poker cruise fundraiser planned in Hawea
Poker cruise fundraiser planned in Hawea
The Lake Hawea Hotel is indulging in some mobile card-playing to help the Cancer Society.
Motorcycling: McArthur manages to hold on
Motorcycling: McArthur manages to hold on
Even though he was struggling with an underperforming motorcycle, Tim McArthur (20) managed to hold on to victory in the national road race 125cc GP championship at the weekend.
Motocross: Columb gets MX1 racing
Motocross: Columb gets MX1 racing
Scott Columb's international riding future has been up in the air this summer, but a last-minute call-up to England has seen him offered at least three races in the early part of the northern hemisphere season.
Otago man's prototype world-renowned
Otago man's prototype world-renowned
Alex Hodge, of Dunedin, has a three-wheel concept car that has taken off in popularity.
Motorsport: Gilmour, Paddon contesting Asia-Pacific series
Motorsport: Gilmour, Paddon contesting Asia-Pacific series
Two young rally aces are upping the ante on their international ambitions this season after announcing their intentions to run in the full six-event Asia-Pacific championship.
Freestyle motocross: Demon ready to ramp it up
Freestyle motocross: Demon ready to ramp it up
When Cam Sinclair somersaulted on his motorbike - twice - ramp to ramp in Napier last week, his landing was a far cry from the cushy foam pit he had been pitching himself into for six months.
Man sent to trial for sex attack on girl
Man sent to trial for sex attack on girl
A name suppression clamp has come back down on a man accused of a sex attack on a 15-year-old schoolgirl in the grounds of a Christchurch school.
Police treat teen's hit-and-run death as homicide
Police treat teen's hit-and-run death as homicide
Police say they are now treating the death of hit-and-run victim Jordan Herewini as a homicide.
Hudson's Super Bowl performance first since slayings
Hudson's Super Bowl performance first since slayings
Faith Hill praised Jennifer Hudson for choosing the Super Bowl football championship as her first performance since the slayings of her mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew.
Motorsport: Consistent performances from Whelan in Taupo
Motorsport: Consistent performances from Whelan in Taupo
Claiming a seventh and an eighth place, John Whelan showed he is starting to find consistent top-10 finishes in the Toyota Racing Series, which had its latest round in Taupo at the weekend.
Motorsport: Hartley taking on the world
Motorsport: Hartley taking on the world
With his tight jean-clad lanky frame and chin-length blonde locks, Brendon Hartley appears more musician than racer.
Nawab's Lincoln convertible restorer's dream
Nawab's Lincoln convertible restorer's dream
When Garth Hogan told the Otago Daily Times he had a classic car that was "in the truest form of the word, unique", it sounded a bold claim.
Man sent to trial for cat protection woman's murder
Man sent to trial for cat protection woman's murder
Ashley Donald Peach has been sent to the High Court for trial on a charge of murdering cat protection worker Kerry Leigh Downey.
Motorsport: Contrasting fortunes for Otago drivers
Motorsport: Contrasting fortunes for Otago drivers
Otago's two national championship contenders finished up yesterday's two days of racing at Teretonga Park in Invercargill on opposite ends of the fortune spectrum.
Motorsport: Adams 'all go' after ironing out car problems
Motorsport: Adams 'all go' after ironing out car problems
Chris Adams' Holden is "all go again" in time for today's national championship V8 round at Teretonga Park, near Invercargill.
Christchurch police sick of law-breaker drivers not owning up
Christchurch police sick of law-breaker drivers not owning up
Christchurch police are frustrated with drivers who refuse to admit they have broken the law despite video footage proving otherwise.
Number of new houses being built down
Number of new houses being built down
The number of new houses being built remained down last November.
Bodies of NZers killed in Airbus crash homeward bound
Bodies of NZers killed in Airbus crash homeward bound
The bodies of the New Zealanders killed when an Air New Zealand passenger jet plunged into the sea off the French coast last year are coming home.
Motorsport: Nightmare weekend in Timaru for Adams
Motorsport: Nightmare weekend in Timaru for Adams
Having his Holden pushed off the track before the start of the second NZV8s race was a continuation of the bad luck run that hounded Chris Adams all weekend in Timaru.