Man sent to trial for cat protection woman's murder
Man sent to trial for cat protection woman's murder
Ashley Donald Peach has been sent to the High Court for trial on a charge of murdering cat protection worker Kerry Leigh Downey.
Catherine Pattison
Motorsport: Contrasting fortunes for Otago drivers
Motorsport: Contrasting fortunes for Otago drivers
Otago's two national championship contenders finished up yesterday's two days of racing at Teretonga Park in Invercargill on opposite ends of the fortune spectrum.
Motorsport: Adams 'all go' after ironing out car problems
Motorsport: Adams 'all go' after ironing out car problems
Chris Adams' Holden is "all go again" in time for today's national championship V8 round at Teretonga Park, near Invercargill.
Christchurch police sick of law-breaker drivers not owning up
Christchurch police sick of law-breaker drivers not owning up
Christchurch police are frustrated with drivers who refuse to admit they have broken the law despite video footage proving otherwise.
Number of new houses being built down
Number of new houses being built down
The number of new houses being built remained down last November.
Bodies of NZers killed in Airbus crash homeward bound
Bodies of NZers killed in Airbus crash homeward bound
The bodies of the New Zealanders killed when an Air New Zealand passenger jet plunged into the sea off the French coast last year are coming home.
Motorsport: Nightmare weekend in Timaru for Adams
Motorsport: Nightmare weekend in Timaru for Adams
Having his Holden pushed off the track before the start of the second NZV8s race was a continuation of the bad luck run that hounded Chris Adams all weekend in Timaru.
Motorsport: Oil pump failure underlines Mosgiel driver's bad luck
Motorsport: Oil pump failure underlines Mosgiel driver's bad luck
Chris Adams' national V8-campaigning weekend in Timaru started off "poorly" yesterday when a mechanical issue cheated him out of any practice laps.
Bowls: Three in a row for Sims and Campbell
Bowls: Three in a row for Sims and Campbell
Sharon Sims and Mary Campbell made it three in a row by winning the women's pairs event at the national bowls championships in Auckland this morning.
Motorsport: Drivers gear up for fray on clay
Motorsport: Drivers gear up for fray on clay
"The track advantage has just gone," one southern driver mutters to another at the New Zealand Super Saloon Championships' practice session in Cromwell yesterday.
Quiet road far from the maddening crowd
Quiet road far from the maddening crowd
Following on from the popular drive destinations series in last year's Summer Times, the ODT motoring team has been out exploring again.
US defense sec projects $NZ230 billion war cost for 2009
US defense sec projects $NZ230 billion war cost for 2009
Defense Secretary Robert Gates says military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan would cost almost $136 ($NZ230) billion for the 2009 budget year that began October 1 if they continue at their current pace.
'Marley & Me' still top dog with $NZ42M weekend
'Marley & Me' still top dog with $NZ42M weekend
Jennifer Aniston, Owen Wilson and their little dog have not lost their box office bite.
Three armed men rob Auckland house
Three armed men rob Auckland house
Three men armed with shotguns forced their way into an Auckland house and threatened the occupants before making off with cellphones, computer games, digital cameras, jewellery and cash.
Motorsport: Driver on a wing and a prayer
Motorsport: Driver on a wing and a prayer
Cromwell sprint car driver Tony Buchanan does his best to keep all four wheels of his grunty machine on the ground. Photo by Catherine Pattison.
Tearing up the straights in his 800hp sprint car, Cromwell's Tony Buchanan never knows if the huge aerodynamic wing will muster enough downforce to keep all four wheels firmly on the clay.
Tipping the scales at a mere 650kg and roaring on a 410 Chevrolet tube alloy motor - the power-to-weight ratio makes for some scary but exhilarating racing.
Motorsport: Australian classic beckons speedster
Motorsport: Australian classic beckons speedster
A barely detectable limp is the only external evidence that Rod Price had an international career road racing motorcycles 20-plus years ago.
Enduring memories of desert enduro
Enduring memories of desert enduro
Motorcycling through treacherous Mexican desert country, where the booby-trap-building locals and harsh conditions were to be equally feared, ensured the Baja 1000 was an epic event for a Wanaka rider. Stephen Blackley talks to Catherine Pattison about the technical and taxing, ultimate off-road experience.
Cricket: Hopkins raises ton before Auckland declaration
Cricket: Hopkins raises ton before Auckland declaration
Two Auckland batsmen raised milestones as the West Indies were put to the sword on the second day of the three-day tour cricket match in Auckland today.
Long way home for Wanaka man in Thailand
Long way home for Wanaka man in Thailand
A cool-headed mate turned what could have been a Thailand travel debacle into "tremendous adventure" for semi-retired Wanaka man Stephen May.
Murderer's sentence cut from 16 to 15 years
Murderer's sentence cut from 16 to 15 years
A man jailed for at least 16 years for beating a man to death has had his sentence cut by one year.