Motorsport: Success for Otago teams
Motorsport: Success for Otago teams
Two out of three Otago teams will be travelling home today with trophies in their suitcases after Saturday's Altherm 1000 at Hampton Downs.
Catherine Pattison
School fire treated as suspicious
School fire treated as suspicious
Police are treating a fire at Kerikeri High School early today as suspicious.
Motorsport: Four from Otago in 4-hour race
Motorsport: Four from Otago in 4-hour race
Four Otago drivers are among the 24-team field contesting today's inaugural Altherm 1000 four-hour race at the new Hampton Downs track, situated between Hamilton and Auckland.
Carisbrook to get makeover for Supercross event
Carisbrook to get makeover for Supercross event
Up to 60 bump-and-jump experts will spend three days sculpting 10,000 tonnes of Dunedin dirt into a racing track in November, when Carisbrook will host a round of the Australasian supercross championships.
Injured Nelson forestry worker 'improving'
Injured Nelson forestry worker 'improving'
A forestry worker seriously injured by a rolling log in a forestry accident near Nelson yesterday is improving.
Business as usual at McDonald's after taxi crash
Business as usual at McDonald's after taxi crash
A man is undergoing surgery this morning after being seriously injured when a taxi ploughed through a McDonald's store in Wellington early this morning.
Rally New Zealand shakedown
Rally New Zealand shakedown
The World Rally Championship big guns gave their high-tech machines a blast around the Auckland War Memorial yesterday to shake them down in preparation for Rally New Zealand beginning today....
Motorsport: Paddon likely to lead charge by Kiwi quartet
Motorsport: Paddon likely to lead charge by Kiwi quartet
When Rally New Zealand drivers begin tackling the roads from Northland to Waikato today, four Kiwis will be measuring themselves against the finest Production World Rally Championship (PWRC) operators.
Motorsport: Otago drivers to fore in non-championship events
Motorsport: Otago drivers to fore in non-championship events
Otago cannot claim any contenders in the national rally championship this weekend but the other two categories are liberally peppered with the region's drivers.
Motorsport: National championship focus this year
Motorsport: National championship focus this year
Emma Gilmour is determined to better her best result at the Otago Rally by one crucial placing.
Warhorses invading Wanaka
Warhorses invading Wanaka
A group of sturdy warhorses will hit the trail to the Warbirds Over Wanaka Airshow today.
Motorsport: Mechanical failure denies Ross title
Motorsport: Mechanical failure denies Ross title
If someone told Dunedin's Steve Ross at the start of the season that he would wind up second in the New Zealand F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series, he would have said "brilliant".
Motorsport: Ngapara Hillclimb a family tradition for organiser
Motorsport: Ngapara Hillclimb a family tradition for organiser
Ngapara Hillclimb organiser Murray Frew's association with tomorrow's North Otago event extends back to his grandfather Harry Ellery's era.
Motorsport: Blenheim drivers win first teams' saloon title
Motorsport: Blenheim drivers win first teams' saloon title
Driver enjoyment registered high enough to warrant running the New Zealand super saloons teams' event as an annual calendar fixture, organiser Shane Maaka said.
Tractors meander through Wanaka
Tractors meander through Wanaka
Recently it was horses and wagons taking part in the cavalcade meandering down Wanaka 's streets and today it was the tractors' turn.
Motocross: Duncan impresses against Aussies
Motocross: Duncan impresses against Aussies
Courtney Duncan (13), of Palmerston, did her best to beat the Australians in Sunday's struggle for transtasman motocross supremacy.
Willys Jeeps take to the hills
Willys Jeeps take to the hills
New Zealand Jeep Owners Club members gathered at Albert Town last night, keen to prove their ex-military surplus vehicles are not just for show.
Motocross: Proud fathers on road in support of sons
Motocross: Proud fathers on road in support of sons
Nurturing a child's talent - in anything - is a parent's prerogative. When that ability is in a sport such as motocross and is exceptional, miles travelled and money invested can certainly add up.
Parade tribute for former organiser
Parade tribute for former organiser
The patron of the Otago Jaguar Drivers Club 24 years ago, when the first Best of British Charity Motoring Day in the country was held in Otago, is in for a special tribute tomorrow.
Airborne photographer admires helicopter pilots' skills
Airborne photographer admires helicopter pilots' skills
Otago Daily Times photographer Gerard O'Brien took to the air above the fire-ravaged Taieri Plain and watched helicopters filling their monsoon buckets, then "flying in convoys'' into the billowing smoke.