Life is looking "a lot brighter" for Christchurch refugee Vivienne Fitzgerald and her family two years on from the September 4 earthquake in which they lost everything.
Three men nearly took an unscheduled dip in Lake Wanaka on Saturday afternoon when their boat began taking in water.
Is it vandalism or art?
Whether commercial development should be permitted in a high density residential (HDR) zone next to Wanaka's town centre came under scrutiny at a resource consent hearing last week.
"Bring the defibrillator!" was Cromwell rugby player Buck Buchanan's advice ahead of today's golden oldies rugby match between Cromwell and Wanaka.
Pampered Pisa Flats puss Tigerli Dunbar had well outlived most moggies and may have been New Zealand's oldest cat when she died at the ripe old age of 25 last week.
The Upper Clutha Agricultural and Pastoral Society is in a "very healthy" financial position, outgoing president Fe Howie says.
Otago has suffered their first loss of the 2012 ITM Cup, going down 31-19 to a more powerful Bay Of Plenty side. It was a game in which Otago never really got going, playing rugby that was too disjointed for the team to to gain any momentum.
Many brides nowadays include keepsakes in their bouquets.
A Cromwell under-17 rugby player who struck another player at an after-match brawl in Wanaka recently received a two-match sanction at a disciplinary hearing this week.
Creamed pikelets are on the morning tea menu for most Wanaka businesses this week as the Upper Clutha Lions ladies continue their long-running annual Daffodil Day fundraising tradition.
The "real McCoy" is how sled-dog stalwarts Ray and Dianne Holliday describe the experience of racing their Siberian huskies on snow rather than dry land.
Norman Chan has wasted no time since deciding to run his first marathon six years ago.
Progress is being made on plans for the Parkins Bay championship golf resort at Glendhu Station near Wanaka as the final touches are put on a subdivision consent application to be lodged in the next fortnight.
It seems like it was only yesterday that Otago rugby was on the brink of non-existence after financial woes earlier in the year almost resulted in the proud province falling into liquidation.
Two weeping willow trees which have featured prominently on the Wanaka lakefront for more than 50 years are being felled by tree service company Asplundh this week because of concerns aboutpublic safety.
In 145 tests between the All Blacks and the Wallabies, a staggering 99 of those matches have been won by the New Zealanders.
The All Blacks have won the Bledisloe Cup for the 10th year in a row with a 22-0 shutout of Australia.
Duane White (Forbury Park) overcame a marathon weekend and a 12 hour stint to win the PBA qualifying singles at Dunedin Bowls Stadium yesterday.
Otago have got their 2012 ITM Cup campaign underway with a 46-34 win over Northland. It was an exciting display of free-flowing rugby which made for a high scoring game that was brilliant to watch.
