Jetboats to roar up river
Jetboats to roar up river
Marathon jetboats capable of topping 160kmh on the water will be roaring up the Waitaki River for the annual Jet Boating Otago-hosted event today.
Catherine Pattison
Motorsport: West claims top honours
Motorsport: West claims top honours
Christchurch driver Chris West has taken the overall round win in the 15-stage International Rally of Whangarei, narrowly defeating new series leader Hayden Paddon, of Geraldine, in the two-day event.
Motorsport: The man who fuels the challenge
Motorsport: The man who fuels the challenge
Behind every great driver and each front-running team there is someone with a big chequebook. Catherine Wellington talks to Mosgiel man Andrew Simms about why his company wanted to fund Chris West's 2008 rally campaign in the frighteningly fast Mitsubishi Evo 9.
Enthusiasm of 70-year-old undaunted
Enthusiasm of 70-year-old undaunted
Martin Vandorp will jump on his motorcycle today and prepare to tick another box on a bitter-sweet list.
Wind turbine presentation well received
Wind turbine presentation well received
Dunedin company Powerhouse Wind's presentation of its small-scale wind turbine prototype, unveiled at Otago Polytechnic on Thursday, got an enthusiastic reception.
Dunedin trio unveil household wind power
Dunedin trio unveil household wind power
Rather than focusing on a "gloomy" post-peak oil future, a trio of Dunedin engineers is looking to pluck some positives out of thin air.
Motorsport: From trackside to television
Motorsport: From trackside to television
Hadley Donaldson will have to stay up late on Sunday to watch the Monaco Formula One race, and it will be a world removed from the racing to which the Dunedin man has been accustomed.
Sprint cars fly around the big egg
Sprint cars fly around the big egg
When two Aucklanders get invited to Cromwell to put on a show at the Central Motor Speedway, you know they are going to relish the opportunity.