Dave Cannan

The Wash columnist Dave Cannan talks to a Dunedin student with an uncanny resemblance to pop superstar Lorde.

ODT columnist Dave Cannan asked which musical act you would most like to see at Forsyth Barr Stadium. He was surprised by the feedback.

Otago Daily Times columnist - and music nut - Dave Cannan has been giving a lot of thought to which act he would most like to see at Forsyth Barr Stadium.

It's funny what you find out while writing about golf.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but, officially yesterday was supposed to be the last day of summer, right?

As our rental car swung into McDonnell Rd early yesterday, just a couple of minutes away from The Hills, my sports editor companion remarked, with obvious excitement, that it had been four years since we'd last covered a New Zealand Open together at this most memorable of venues.

An awful lot happens at a golf tournament - and the three previous New Zealand Opens at The Hills tossed up plenty of memorable moments and intriguing interviews. As the countdown continues to the return of the Open, starting on February 27, Hayden Meikle and Dave Cannan cast their minds back.

A memorial service near Twizel today will remember Max Smith, the man many credit with saving the town. But eulogies will have many other stories to draw on, writes Dave Cannan.

When it comes to successful Ranfurly Shield challenges, Audrey Foster, a rugby-loving 76-year-old Kurow grandmother, has been twice blessed.

Jim Russell is laying down the ultimate challenge to the culinary world, and all its bill-paying consumers, by asking: are you ready for a deep-fried Jimmy's pie?

Scientific it may not have been, but I still found Melbourne artist Shane McGrath's yellow balloon demonstration on Monday an interesting addition to the ongoing debate about the proposed $100 million waterfront hotel.

The Brighton-trained Armori gave her connections a thrill with a runaway win in the mobile maiden trot at Forbury Park last night. But it could easily have been a different story.

See the ball. Hit the ball. Get the ball in the hole. Golf is a simple game, right? Wrong, says Dave Cannan, who argues it may well be the cruellest sport of all.

Guess what golfing enthusiast Dave Cannan got for Christmas? A chance to play 10 of the greatest golf courses in the world.

Queenstown golfer Jim Lapsley, fresh from being named the PGA Legends Tour player of the year for 2011, says he will be cutting back on his playing commitments next year.