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Olympic hopeful Kate Fluker scored a comfortable victory in Queenstown's Tour de Wakatipu on Saturday, only minutes behind the men's elite winner.

Tired and hungry, Mal Law is still coming down after 50 days of running up mountains to raise money for charity, Lucy Ibbotson writes.

ODT Online sports writer Jeff Cheshire takes a look at this weekend's Final Four in US college basketball.

A row has erupted over a luxury housing scheme on the historic farmstead site of Queenstown's founding father. 

From the authenticity of the upholstery materials to the alignment of the tyre valve stems, it was all about the details during the national Model A meet concours judging at Wanaka Airport's transport and toy museum yesterday.

Susan Noble, from Hawea Flat School's ''Grans in our community'' reading programme (members of which joined the fun), with pupil Shane Warren (6), during the school's pyjama day fundraiser for cyclone-ravaged Vanuatu last week.

Nasa's super-pressure helium balloon is tracking ''extremely well'' since it left Wanaka Airport last Friday, programme office chief Debbie Fairbrother says.

ODT Online rugby writer Jeff Cheshire looks at some key points from the Highlanders' win over the Stormers on Saturday night.

ODT Online rugby writer Jeff Cheshire rates the Highlanders players after their win over the Stormers at Forsyth Barr Stadium yesterday.

From training sessions with Pat Rafter to sneaking into Andre Agassi's management box at the US Open, Wanaka Tennis Club coach and former professional player Perry Crockett has enjoyed some high profile encounters over the years.

There's an impressive Jeffrey Harris show in Gore, while Mary McFarlane has an outstanding installation at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery.

Home means different things to different people and in Carson Ellis' beautifully illustrated book, it's everything from a house to a boat to a wigwam.

Central Otago's new police commander says the force aims to ''hold to account'' officers who fail to meet standards.

School was skipped, appointments rescheduled and work put on hold yesterday morning as hundreds of spectators gathered to watch the Nasa balloon launch from Wanaka airport.

A recommendation to approve commercial cycling tours on Queenstown Lakes District Council walking/cycling trails excludes the popular Outlet Track for now.

The Upper Clutha Track Network is calling for public submissions on its recently released draft 10-year strategy for managing the region's walking and cycling tracks.