Lynda van Kempen

Good guesswork was the secret of the top team at the Central Otago Extra! Spelling Quiz last night.

Meringues and caffeine sorted out the Central Otago winners of the Extra! Spelling Quiz in Cromwell last night.

Shrek's final resting place should be known next week, but it looks likely to be Te Papa in Wellington.

Central Otago Mayor Tony Lepper is prepared to go right to the top to make a point.

Central Otago farmers signed up for an anti-poaching initiative, fearing a repeat of an incident last year in which a woman was killed when a hunting party spotlighting mistook her for a deer.

Brass Monkey rally-goer Gareth Morgan says being the head of a newly formed motorcycle safety council makes him look at rallies in a different light.

Armed police arrested five young men allegedly drinking and hunting illegally on an Omakau farm at the weekend.

Grieving widow Karyn Steel says she and her family feel like they have been "robbed" of her husband Roger.

Delta Utility Services Ltd is being prosecuted by the Department of Labour in relation to the death of a linesman near Millers Flat six months ago.

Promising new apricots with the "wow factor" have the Moorpark variety in their parentage, says Summerfruit New Zealand chairman Gary Bennetts.

An upgrade of the Alexandra water supply to remove the hardness and meet drinking water standards could, in the worst-case scenario, cost residents an extra $420 a year on top of their rates bill.

A Controversial proposal to call the highest unnamed mountain peak in Otago after a cooking pot has gained traction despite strong opposition. The Minister for Land Information, Maurice Williamson, will have the final say on the matter.

Development contributions are a barrier to new business enterprise and should be suspended during the recession or abandoned, the Central Otago District Council was told this week.

Central Otago WasteBusters is bracing itself for a flood of unwanted television sets in the 18 months and is looking for some extra funding to cope with the deluge.

The death of New Zealand's most famous sheep has generated almost as much publicity as his discovery seven years ago.

Shrek, the hermit sheep who became a jet-setting celebrity, died at his Bendigo home yesterday but his legacy will live on, says his owner.

Grant Bovey is not expecting to be flooded with cash offers for his "Frankenbike" but that is fine with him. He has no intention of parting with it.