The Mt Aspiring climbing season is off to a strong start, with guiding companies reporting good mountain snow conditions and client bookings, particularly from the Australian market.
A proposal allowing for limited freedom camping at Waterfall Creek on Lake Wanaka's western shore has been rubbished by nearby accommodation providers, among others, as inappropriate and unenforceable.
Dressing up in 1800s attire is becoming quite a habit for Cardrona Valley residents Hil Stapper and Tim Scurr, as they immerse themselves in the promotion of next month's "150 Years of Gold" celebrations in the valley.
The future of Cardrona Alpine Resort is uncertain after the skifield business' Australian owners last week announced a major strategic review.
Timaru Boys' High School pupil Jonathan Lord confirmed his rising status on the national race walking scene when he won the Otago junior men's 5km title on Saturday.
Good things take time but some are definitely worth waiting for. The Dunedin Public Art Gallery has recently launched a new website, or perhaps it is just an addition to its existing one.
Pass and catch - the two most basic skills of rugby, and two skills that seemed to elude Wales as they slumped to their sixth loss in a row, succumbing 33-10 to a clinical All Black team.
Award-winning Lake Hawea singer-songwriter Anna van Riel is prepared to part with her favourite cowgirl boots, perform a concert in your lounge, or personalise your phone message - in three-part harmony no less, all in exchange for helping her fulfil her dream of a North American musical road trip.
Despite the prominence of Robinson R22 helicopters in crash statistics - further highlighted by the recent death of a Queenstown pilot near Wanaka - the Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand (CAA) has no specific safety concerns about the make of helicopter, providing it is used within its parameters.
A film crew which followed one of the busiest voluntary search and rescue organisations in the country for new reality television show High Country Rescue got less than they bargained for when the usual high volume of back country emergencies dealt with by LandSAR Wanaka did not eventuate.
A new reality television programme which revolves around search and rescue teams in Wanaka and Te Anau is "as real as it comes", one of the show's cast says.
A Bremner Bay communal barbecue facility - repeatedly put on the back burner for the past six years - sizzled into action in Wanaka this week as the women responsible for its instalment gave it a test run.
As a professional couple living in London considering moving back to our home town of Dunedin, it really worries us to see the attitude people in the city display towards development.
Look up from street level in central Dunedin and you can fall into a fantasy world.
Of course we all love the heritage buildings - they make Dunedin one of a kind among the larger cities of NZ. But by themselves, do they really offer us hope for the future?
Otago is well placed to successfully defend its South Island sevens title in Timaru in two weeks, after a solid performance in representative matches played at Montecillo on Saturday.
Queenstown's Sevens with Altitude Committee won the supreme award at the 2012 TrustPower Queenstown Lakes District Community Awards at Edgewater in Wanaka on Monday night.
How many new Leonardos can there be?
A buck for a burpee. That is what personal trainer Toby Donnelly (30) will be offering today at Pembroke Park in Wanaka, as he challenges the public to match his own fundraising efforts and complete 5000 burpees for $5000.
More than 1200 primary school pupils from throughout the Clutha district have taken part in the second annual sports extravaganza in Balclutha over four days this week.
