Olivia Caldwell

Two Remarkables Park Stud farm stags matched last year's top price and sold for $7000 in Queenstown last week.

One of the organisers of the Lake Hayes A&P Show beer-brewing competition, accused of making it "men only", has invited the woman turned away from the event to give him a call.

A woman was taken to Queenstown Hospital with minor facial injuries after a five-vehicle pile-up near Kingston yesterday.

The Milford Mountain Classic will be a regular on the cycling calendar after this week's inaugural race attracted elite and recreational riders from around the country.

Last year's Gibbston Valley Winery concert attracted 15,000 people and next month's concert is on target to do the same, which has organisers already promising to make it an annual event.

Construction will begin on a retreat and meditation centre near Glenorchy at the end of the month, after consent was granted from the Overseas Investment Office and Lakes Environmental.

Otago came desperately close to winning the national sevens tournament in Queenstown yesterday before it fell 36-24 to tournament favourite Auckland.

The Glenorchy Races 50th anniversary meeting on Saturday was a "terrific" success and has already raised $23,000 for community projects for what is going to be a big year for the tiny town.

Auckland came in as defending champion and will again next year, but sevens coach Wayne Pivac will not be surprised if his players miss out on national selection.

Most of the 400 competitors in yesterday's inaugural Race The Train event knew they would never beat the Kingston Flyer over a 12km journey from Fairlight to Kingston.