Records were shattered and Hayden Paddon's rivals left in awe as New Zealand's rising star of world championship rallying snatched outright victory as well as classic class honours in the Otago Rally yesterday.
A chocolate factory factory and free vending machines are two key design elements Wanaka schoolchildren suggest should be part of a new school in the area.
For 114 days, Wanaka plumber and charity runner Jup Brown (42) lived almost exclusively on junk food, yet still managed to drop nearly 13kg.
A British man likely "tainted" the Cricket World Cup for many by streaking at its opening match, said a Queenstown judge.
ODT Online rugby writer Jeff Cheshire provides five key points from the Highlanders loss to the Lions on Sunday.
Impressive enough in his own right, but with no answer to the blistering pace of Hayden Paddon, visiting Scottish rally ace Alistair McRae seemed secure in second at the halfway point of this year's Otago Classic Rally, but eventually had to settle for third after making a costly error yesterday morning.
People are very kind and helpful. In the last column I talked about a book written by an American woman and the thoughts it had about how costume could be art. I couldn't remember the name of the book or the author.
ODT Online rugby writer Jeff Cheshire rates the Highlanders after their 23-38 loss to the Lions.
Nearly four months after setting out on foot from the west coast of the United States, Wanaka charity runner Jup Brown will complete his nearly 5600km cross-country journey in Boston this weekend.
Hawea Flat School pupil Levi Boyd had been saving to buy a new pair of shoes he liked.
A neraly eight-year-old report on the expected aftermath of the ''next great Alpine Fault earthquake'' has been doing the rounds on social media this week following the 5.8-magnitude earthquake near Wanaka on Monday.
Police fear a missing University of Otago student could have been swept away in a flooded river during a tramp in Mt Aspiring National Park at the weekend.
Queenstown police are warning homeowners to lock up after a person was caught entering a property.
Otago middle distance champion Ben Anderson withstood a strong challenge from talented junior Ollie Chignell (Hill City University) to hand Caversham its fifth senior men's Lovelock Relay title in six years at the University Oval on Saturday.
Commonwealth Games gold medallist Anton Cooper was in a class of his own when he won the 43km mountain bike section of the Peninsula Challenge yesterday in record time.
Dunedin's Nathan Baxter made a triumphant return from a 10 month lay off because of an Achilles injury, to win the 23km Peninsula Challenge yesterday.
The Department of Conservation announced recently that efforts to save native birds from pests have delivered promising results. Lucy Ibbotson and Hamish MacLean take a closer look at the impact in...
ODT rugby writer Jeff Cheshire rates the Highlanders after their win against the Sharks in Dunedin last night.
As young mums stretched and flexed their way to postnatal good health in one of Wanaka's Presbyterian church community rooms this week, the occasional muffled snore could be heard from the bulging baby pouches strapped to their fronts.
The increasing fuel needs of Wanaka Airport aviators will be met by a $1.1 million investment by Z Energy and earthworks began at the airport this week to install new 50,000-litre underground fuel tanks.
