Quality time is a great time
Quality time is a great time
One day waterslides, the next a quick spin in a Lamborghini. Such was the pace during Camp Quality New Zealand's summer camp in Central Otago and Queenstown this week.
Pam Jones
New life in South a culture shock
Apron strings cut but new life in South a culture shock
New Zealand Rodeo Cowboys Association secretary Dianna Bradshaw spent 26 years working at the Northland Regional Council - and then she fell in love with a cowboy from Otago.
Take five: Millers Flat offers quintessential Kiwi holiday
Take five: Millers Flat offers quintessential Kiwi holiday
The 150 residents of Millers Flat are joined each summer by hundreds of visitors looking for an old-fashioned Kiwi holiday.
'100%' effort secures family sulky derby win
'100%' effort secures family sulky derby win
They started out strong, and made a fast finish.
Speedway family 'have a lot of fun'
Speedway dad, son, daughter 'do have a lot of fun'
They say the family that plays together, stays together. So what about the family that speeds around a dirt track watched by thousands of spectators?
Second cherry spit success
Second cherry spit success
He didn't do any ''sneaky practices'', and put his win down to ''a lot of hot air and the roll of the tongue''.
Q&A: Confessions of an ice-cream maker
Q&A: Confessions of an ice-cream maker
Nom Nom owner and Earnscleugh artist Debbie Paton whips up creamy confections in her Clyde shop but says it is another sweet treat that is her guiltiest.
Huntaway Bowie rescued after night trapped on ledge
Huntaway Bowie rescued after night trapped on ledge
When Bowie the 2-year-old huntaway decided to chase a rabbit over the cliffs in St Bathans on Sunday, it probably seemed like a good idea at the time.
Korowai odyssey: a river runs through it
Korowai odyssey: a river runs through it
Alexandra weaver Pauline McAlpine has turned her hands to making korowai — finely woven Maori cloaks. Pam Jones takes a closer look.
Recreating photo seven years on
Recreating photo seven years on
Summer camping in Alexandra has become a tried and tested formula for three Invercargill families, who this year recreated a photograph published of their children in the Otago Daily Times seven years ago.
Panel approves last suitable lease remnant subdivision
Panel approves last suitable lease remnant subdivision
A subdivision on land that is the "last suitable remnant of the former Queensberry Hills pastoral lease" has been approved by the Central Otago District Council hearings panel.
Disagreement over stock truck effluent disposal site
Disagreement over stock truck effluent disposal site
The Central Otago District Council (CODC) and Otago Regional Council (ORC) are at odds over the siting of one of two proposed stock truck effluent disposal sites in Central Otago.
Hamish heads to transplant games
Hamish heads to transplant games
Ten years after making history by becoming New Zealand’s youngest liver transplant, Ranfurly youngster Hamish Crossan is set to make international tracks for another significant event.
Bakehouse project champion there from the start
Bakehouse project champion there from the start
When Millers Flat local Betty Adams was championing the restoration of the old Millers Flat Bakehouse, she knew it was the perfect place for storing the history of the small, rural town.
Hold on, steering's a bit off
Hold on, steering's a bit off
Up-and-coming rodeo competitor Loche Cowan may have notched up his first two prizes at yesterday's Maniototo Rodeo in Waipiata, but he was still a man of few words.
Sale marks new era for rail trail
Sale marks new era for rail trail
A business that has transported thousands of cyclists over the Otago Central Rail Trail has notched up another milestone in its own journey. Pam Jones talks to Neville and Barbara Grubb about the...
Two milestones for Rotary’s charity sale
Two milestones for Rotary’s charity sale
The annual Alexandra Rotary Book Sale generally focuses on the written word, but this year it is attracting extra attention because of two significant numbers.
'Terrace family' source of pride for retiring principal
'Terrace family' source of pride for retiring principal
Retiring principal Garry Anderson has instilled the ''three Rs'' in pupils at Terrace Primary School for the past 25 years.
Firefighters train to protect 6ha park
Firefighters train to protect 6ha park
Alexandra's hot temperatures and the importance of a protected area have prompted additional planning for firefighters as they consider how they would fight particular kinds of fires.
Community at the heart of everything
Central Otago community at the heart of everything
Fire, water and community take centre stage in Cromwell community leader Neil Gillespie’s life.