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Dave Edgar celebrates after swimming Foveaux Strait on Saturday. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

‘Aren’t you afraid of the sharks?’: swimmer conquers Foveaux Strait

Even if Dave Edgar was terrified of sharks, the marathon swimmer and endurance athlete would still have swum all the way from Stewart Island to Bluff on Saturday, because the thing he was most...

Terrifying moment recalled

Terrifying moment recalled

A man has described the terrifying moment he realised his friend had fallen into a swift-flowing river in Mt Aspiring National Park.

Body found in river

Body found in river

A body has been discovered in the Timaru River, near Lake Hāwea.

Missing rafters rescued

Missing rafters rescued

Three men have been rescued from the Wakaia River, near Piano Flat, after being reported missing while rafting on Saturday.

Cinema bent on retaining status

Roxburgh Entertainment Centre and Improvements Committee chairman Curtis Crawford is already...

Cinema bent on retaining status

The committee that runs the Roxburgh cinema, which burned to the ground last week, is determined the "setback" will not scupper its status as the world’s second-longest continuously operating cinema.

‘Highways are not race tracks’, motorists warned following event

Police are urging caution on southern roads over the next few days as motorists travel back home from the Burt Munro Challenge in Invercargill.

A&P show offers town taste of country life

Horses take part in the grand parade which opened the 127th Central Otago A&P Show on...

A&P show offers town taste of country life

Warm weather and plenty to do meant the Omakau Domain was packed with people as it hosted the 127th Central Otago A&P show on Saturday.

Henderson secures top shearing honour; Rimene in repeat win

Otago Shears winner Toa Henderson finished 23sec clear of the next competitor at Carterhope...

Henderson secures top shearing honour; Rimene in repeat win

New Zealand’s Woolhandler of the Year and Otago Shears champions proved themselves conclusively in Balclutha on Saturday.

Railway history brought back to life

Demonstrating the arm and leg-propelled "Velocipede" trolley are (from left) father and son Shem...

Railway history brought back to life

The Kingston Flyer was not the only piece of railway history to come alive on the Kingston to Fairlight line at the weekend.

‘Massive’ entries for ‘all things Burt’

Jake Lewis, of Christchurch, on his Yamaha R6 600, nudges ahead of Luca Durning, of Whanganui, on...

‘Massive’ entries for ‘all things Burt’

This year’s Burt Munro Challenge went so well, the great man himself "would have been very impressed", Southland Motorcycle Club vice-president Bill Moffatt said.

Trail ride to give support

Trail ride to give support

In just over a fortnight, Five Forks School will stage its annual Foothills Trail Ride.

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3-D mapping of coast to shed light on erosion

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3-D mapping of coast to shed light on erosion

Oamaru residents will soon have access to high-definition data to help navigate the effects of coastal erosion.

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Devotees aflutter over July bird show

North Otago Bird Club committee members (from left) Sandra Thompson, Diana Tonkin, Joanna...

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Devotees aflutter over July bird show

The best bird exhibitors in the country will flock to Oamaru later this year.

Congestion prompts car-pooling reminder

Congestion prompts car-pooling reminder

In a week when a major commuter route was clogged with rush-hour traffic, an active transport advocate is urging residents to share a car at least once a week to "keep Queenstown moving".

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Months before McGregor’s slip work is complete

A short piece of State Highway 8 continues to be worked on and is under a 50kmh speed limit near...

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Months before McGregor’s slip work is complete

There may be some light at the end of the tunnel in what has become something of a marathon road works job near Shingle Creek.

Cinema’s (near) record-breaking run remembered

The Roxburgh Town Hall and cinema in recent times. PHOTO: CURTIS CRAWFORD

Cinema’s (near) record-breaking run remembered

Fire put a sudden stop this week to what was potentially the longest continuous run of any cinema in the world. Debbie Porteous gives a potted history of a picture palace.

Body discovered in Otago's Timaru River

The TImaru River Track, near Lake Hāwea. Photo: Doc

Body discovered in Otago's Timaru River

A body has been discovered in the Timaru River, near Lake Hāwea.

Waikaia River rafters winched to safety

Rescuers at the Wakaia River in Southland. Photo: Supplied / Police

Waikaia River rafters winched to safety

Three men have been rescued after being reported missing while rafting on the Waikaia River near Piano Flat, in Southland.

'Our highways are not racetracks'

Police are urging caution on Southern roads as motorists leave Invercargill after the Burt Munro Challenge.

Tagger’s identity stays unknown, for now

"Clap" tags and accompanying street art have been cropping up across Invercargill in a range of...

Tagger’s identity stays unknown, for now

A tagger, who plagued the Invercargill CBD, has lost his bid to keep his name secret, but the identity of the artist "Clap!" remains a mystery, for now.

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