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New Queenstown Lakes District council chief executive Mike Theelen says he has not been hired to swing the axe.

The Highlanders will be without Waisake Naholo and Fumiaki Tanaka for at least the next month, with both sustaining injuries.

ODT Online rugby writer Jeff Cheshire looks at some of the key points from the Highlanders 33-31 loss to the Blues.

Kushana Bush is an interesting local artist. She was born in Dunedin in 1983, the daughter of parents who had migrated from England.

Seven weeks and 26 minutes late, Portuguese tourist Mario Quintela can finally begin his New Zealand holiday.

A memorial will be held today for the family and close friends to mark the lives of two pilots killed in a Robinson R44 crash in the Eyre Mountains, southwest of Queenstown, a year ago.

Victory in the prestigious Longest Day section of the Coast to Coast was special for Whakatane's Sam Clark, but it was also something to savour for his father, Bill Clark.

Wanaka's Bob McLachlan lived up to the tag of dark horse when he finished second in the world multisport championship Longest Day event of the Coast to Coast on Saturday.

‘‘Japonism'' and ‘‘Chinoiserie'' are names of impulses that had a substantial effect on European art.

Every year the NBA Slam Dunk Contest generates interest among both hardcore and casual basketball fans. The contest is a show of athleticism from some of the very best in the game and over the years has served up plenty of excitement. With this year's edition set to take place in Toronto this afternoon, ODT Online sports writer Jeff Cheshire looks back at some of the best to participate in the contest.

If there is a dark horse in the field with the ability to spoil the podium party of the three Sams in tomorrow's one-day race of the Coast to Coast, then it is Wanaka's Bob McLachlan.

Newly-discovered Android malware is nearly impossible to remove - but thankfully it's very easy to avoid.

For those using Chrome on Windows XP, Vista and some older Mac systems, the end is nigh.

A late try from a lineout drive saw Racing 92 beat the Highlanders 45-38 in their match in Hong Kong.

Retired couch potato Kathryn Davies has endured a battle of mind over matter for the past 12 months while preparing to tackle the two-day individual section of the Coast to Coast.

A Queenstown primary school plans to use the resort's runaway property market to help pay for its playground.

A power company should reverse its decision to cut down trees along Ladies Mile, a daughter of the late Bill Walker says.