Christina McDonald

As Riley Cormac's 27th birthday draws near, he wonders if he made a deal with a demon.

A dominant first half helped secure Wakatipu victory over Upper Clutha on Saturday and, more importantly, retain the White Horse Cup for another year.

It was lights, camera, action at the Smokefree Rockquest Central Otago final at the Queenstown Memorial Centre on Friday night. The solo-duo section was won by John Manulea, of Wakatipu High School, from Isabella Reid and Lucy Nichol, also of Wakatipu.

Kiwis mate for life. Tawahi, a 5-year-old female, and Tamanui, a 7-year-old male, have been together for three years.

Adventure means different things to different people and, after audiences have seen films about experiences such as opening a heli-ski business in the war-torn ranges of Kashmir, India, and sand skiing in 40degC heat, a film festival organiser hopes they have been encouraged to seek out their own adventure.

The Queenstown tourism market's latest proposal could have tourists travelling by jet-boat to a bungy centre or Gibbston wine trails.

Children are now able to play on a sailing ship behind the Remarkables Park shopping centre - although surrounded by green grass rather than a deep blue sea.

Three indoor clothing racks are required during the winter time to cope with three sons playing ice hockey, but during the years she has spent as a hockey mum, which is around 18, Luana Frear has learned a handy trick.

In this week's Join the Club, Christina McDonald talks to Jack Gilbert, formerly of the Queenstown Hockey Club.

A plea from two St Joseph's School pupils for covered bus shelters to keep pupils dry could be remedied by relocating ''underutilised'' shelters.

The boundaries separating where freedom campers can and cannot park up overnight within the Queenstown Lakes district are being disputed by the body representing caravan users.

A mother who lives with her young family in a damp, cold cabin on the land where a housing development will be built in Arrowtown is asking those opposed to the development to consider how Queenstown's high living costs affect young families.

In the middle of the winter storm which passed over the country in the latter half of last month, very few cars passed over New Zealand's highest sealed road pass - about 1076m - which pleased both Queenstown Lakes District Council and contractor Downer.

They came from the hot and humid climate of Queensland, but last week a visiting Australian documentary crew was revelling in the dry cold of Queenstown.

A love of rolling around in snow and a silver placing in last year's Dog Derby, part of the Queenstown Winter Festival, has led to dog Cook and owner Leo Hamilton winning the country section of the competition this year.

A buider of castles is being sought and construction will need to be complete by early October.