Planning is key when you live on a 40,000ha station
bordered on one side by a lake, surrounded by snowy peaks,
and the only road in is at least an hour's drive. Sarah
Harvey experienced isolation and working life at Mt Nicholas
Station.
The owners of Mt Nicholas Station might not be too keen on
having thousands of cyclists riding through their piece of
paradise, but if a national cycleway goes ahead they believe
they might as well benefit from it.
Richard McIntyre does not mind if the odd extra person
wanders through his shop doors - as long as he has time for
his morning cup of coffee and a flick through the newspaper.
A trial Boeing flight to the Antarctic by the Air Force is to
broaden options and not because the United States Air Force
is cutting back on its assistance, the Air Force says.
Intoxicated young people who turn up at the Dunedin Hospital
emergency department with injuries or other issues are being
treated and referred to a wider support system in what is
believed to be a New Zealand first.
Chicken, turkey, lamb or Spam - no matter what families
choose to eat for Christmas dinner this year they are about
to pay less than last year, but welfare organisations say
families are still feeling the pinch.
