Lynda van Kempen

A fleet of nine eye-catching classic Jaguar cars rolled into Central Otago yesterday as part of a tour of the South Island by English Jaguar enthusiasts.

The newest Teviot Valley Community Board member, Jenna Stevens, is also the youngest elected member in its 25-year history.

Work has finally started on raising the height of the Loganburn Dam at Paerau to boost its storage capacity - a project delayed for several years because of plans to construct the boundry's biggest wind farm nearby.

A group of motorcycle enthusiasts who organised a low-key get-together near Alexandra in 1985 never dreamed it would expand into a rally which is still going strong 30 years later.

An increase in the number of homes, farm sheds and commercial premises being built has boosted the value of Central Otago building consents for two successive years.

A motorcyclist believed to be on his way to Bannockburn Bike Week died after colliding with a car at Bannockburn on Monday night.

Bannockburn will be invaded by bikers for the next week.

Humpty dumps, snap rolls and even a few ozzle-twizzles could be viewed in the skies over Cromwell at the weekend.

Karate sparked Cromwell teenager Jacinda Morton's desire to give something back to her community.

Consent has been given for a $9 million wastewater treatment upgrade, described as the ''most important infrastructure project'' for Cromwell since the redevelopment of the town 30 years ago.

A fire which destroyed a barn and its contents - 60 big bales of hay - near Roxburgh on Friday night is being treated as suspicious after a car was seen speeding away from the site about the same time as the blaze began.

What appears to be the deliberate shooting of five native birds near Alexandra has horrified a resident.

The phrase ''hitting the booze'' took on a new meaning for Mike Moffitt yesterday after a car crashed into the Earnscleugh vineyard he manages, flattening about 50 vines and more than 20 posts.

One of the bigger employers in Central Otago, L&M Mining, plans to seek permission to operate its Earnscleugh gold mine past its 2016 deadline.

Throughout Otago, people with a love of food and fresh produce are turning out amazing products. For some it is just a hobby, for others it has turned into their livelihood. Lynda van Kempen reports.

Motorsport treasures and high fashion garments may seem an unusual combination but it could be a perfect fit.