They may not have won the title, but the way Crusaders turned their season around after a poor start showed just how classy an outfit they are, says ODT Online rugby writer Jeff Cheshire.
Tree felling has resumed at the entrance to Wanaka, after developer Allan Dippie was found to be acting in accordance with his resource consent.
The Cardrona community will discuss its options for a village green next week, after the Queenstown Lakes District Council failed in its bid to buy land for the project.
With the Super 15 having wound up for another year, ODT Online rugby writer Jeff Cheshire picks his NZ Conference form XV for the 2014 season.
University Blue put an end to Albany A's 18-month challenge shield tenure after it pried the silverware from the defending champion's vice-like grip in the premier men's grade on Saturday.
The Super 15 final between the Waratahs and the Crusaders was a game we will look back on and remember, reckons ODT Online rugby writer Jeff Cheshire, who offers his thoughts on the match.
Long-serving Catholic priest Father Brian Fenton knew what he wanted in life, and in death it was no different.
Wanaka developer Allan Dippie has been told to stop cutting down trees at the entrance to the town.
Plans for a $1 million ''missing link'' in the Upper Clutha's cycle network are moving ahead.
Former Queenstown doorman Jonathan Dixon hopes to take his case all the way to the Supreme Court.
ODT Online rugby writer Jeff Cheshire casts his eye back at the Highlanders' season to look at what worked, and what needs to be done if the team are to improve on their place this year.
Taieri Tuataras and KETOB A fought out a tense 3-3 draw to stay in contention for promotion to the top men's grade in 2015.
Wanaka multisport athletes Dougal Allan and Joanna Williams both made it a hat-trick of wins at Queenstown's classic Peak to Peak race.
If Peter Meffan (Caversham) wins a third consecutive Otago senior men's cross-country title at Waikouaiti today, it will be just what the doctor ordered.
ODT Online rugby writer Jeff Cheshire hands out his unofficial awards for the Highlanders' 2014 Super Rugby season.
The Wanaka Community Pool is expected to reopen in a couple of months after the Queenstown Lakes District Council agreed to spend about $115,000 strengthening the building as a temporary fix.
Despite final pleas to reject or scale back a 1400-lot Wanaka development, the Queenstown Lakes District Council has voted to adopt the Northlake private plan change.
Like a phoenix from the ashes, the controversial Cardrona bra fence is rising once more.
The man being praised in New Zealand climbing circles for his ''incredible'' solo ascent in Mt Aspiring National Park on Friday inadvertently triggered a major search and rescue operation a day later.
The Cardrona community has been ''really let down'' by the Queenstown Lakes District Council, which failed in its bid to buy abandoned sections in the village, a local publican says.
