Otago Boys' High School 2nd XV claimed a hard fought 16-15 win over Dunstan High School in the latest round of the Southern Wide Real Estate 1st XV competition.
''Diabolical'' weather has been blamed for The Remarkables skifield's season opening being delayed.
The ski season has arrived in the South. More than 3000 skiers and snowboarders headed to southern mountains for a windy opening weekend.
Australian violinist Suyeon Kang has won the 2015 Michael Hill International Violin Competition.
Strong winds failed to spoil the opening day of the Queenstown 2015 winter season for keen-as-mustard skiers and snowboards.
Two quick tries have seen the Hurricanes take a 14-13 lead in their final round-robin game of this year's Super Rugby competition.
Dunstan High School claimed a 52-38 win over St. Kevin's College in their Southern Wide Real Esate 1st XV competition match today.
ODT Online rugby writer Jeff Cheshire rates the Highlanders after their 44-7 win over the Blues in Auckland last night.
Prince Harry's planned private fishing trip on Lake Wanaka yesterday afternoon was cancelled because of wild weather.
Andrew Glennie (Caversham) showed all the attributes of an endurance runner in waiting, when he won the open men's title of the Barnes Cross country at Kettle Park yesterday.
ODT Online rugby writer Jeff Cheshire identifies five key points from the Highlanders' loss to the Hurricanes in Napier on Friday night.
THE MOON & FARMER McPHEE
In my last column I repeated the objections to a proposed pedestrian and cycle bridge at Rattray St over the railway to make a link between the central city and the harbourside.
''The day Mum didn't get dressed and went on strike, Dad called her a Wild Thing and Mum said 'Cook your own dinner,'and stomped off to run a bath.''
ODT Online rugby writer Jeff Cheshire rates the Highlanders on their performance against the Hurricanes in Napier last night.
The Crusaders hold a 17-6 lead over the Blues at half-time in their Super Rugby match at Eden Park.
St Kevin's College ran out 45-15 winners over Mt Aspiring in their Southern Wide Real Estate 1st XV competition match today.
The blaze that gutted two Queenstown homes was yet another caused by the poor disposal of hot ashes, a fire safety officer says.
ODT Online rugby writer Jeff Cheshire rates the Highlanders after their 36-9 win over the Chiefs in Invercargill on Saturday night.
ODT Online rugby writer Jeff Cheshire looks at five things from the Highlanders' victory over the Chiefs 36-9 in Invercargill on Saturday night.