Olivia Caldwell

While most talk this week in Queenstown has been about golf, there has also been another first-class sporting event under way and although the crowds are few, there is no denying where the few are from.

The Queenstown Airport has its uses and on Tuesday evening four golfers of markedly differing ability took part in what was ''the longest drive'' in New Zealand.

The first of many speed-limit changes was put in place on Monday morning near Lake Hayes. Queenstown Lakes District Council contractors from Downer will be installing speed-limit reduction signs from Hawea to Wanaka to Cardrona and Kelvin Heights.

Organisers of the 2013 NZ PGA Championship being held at The Hills this week say government support and investment are crucial to the future of the tournament.

The top-ranked player of this week's New Zealand PGA Championship at The Hills, Brendan Jones, says he does not feel like the favourite. In fact, the New South Welshman is treating it a little bit like a holiday.

From tomorrow, Sir Michael Hill's championship golf course, The Hills, will be the place to be during the 2013 NZ PGA Pro-Am, which has attracted 11 of the top 200 professional golfers in the world along with some top home-grown talent - and a few fair dinkum amateurs along for the ride. Ahead of tomorrow's first round and Friday's amateurs' seeding round, Olivia Caldwell takes a look at the field.

Organisers of the 2013 NZ PGA have put just about as much effort into the entertainment side of things as they have the golf itself.

Over four decades, three-time US Open winner Hale Irwin has given thousands of hours to golf, but the 67-year-old still thinks he owes it something more.

After raising over $2400 for one of Nepal's top downhill mountain bike riders to come to Queenstown, fundraisers last week were left disappointed.

Another alleged offender has left the country after his former girlfriend sought to lay charges against him with the Queenstown police last month.