Alexandra's answer to the Barmy Army - "Brucies Crew" - were at Molyneux Park three hours before the opening ball was bowled yesterday to book their regular spot, ready to celebrate the return of top-level cricket to "the best ground in the whole competition".
Robyn and Russell Gilchrist, of Dunedin, enjoy ice cream and strawberries at the St Bathans Village Fete yesterday.
An Alexandra woman received head injuries when she was thrown backwards as the jet-boat she and her family were on hit a submerged sandbar in the Kawarau arm of Lake Dunstan, near Bannockburn, yesterday afternoon.
A year after the blaze that destroyed their home, Roxburgh residents John and Pat Kerr continue to count their blessings rather than their losses, as they tell Lynda Van Kempen.
A 17-year-old riding an off-road motorcycle with no lights through Alexandra early yesterday morning who recorded a breath-alcohol level of 1000mcg was ''an accident waiting to happen'', Alexandra police said.
A man who photographed and confronted three trail-bikers riding on historical gold sluicings in Oteake Conservation Park says his exit from the park was later blocked by the riders, his vehicle damaged and he was assaulted.
Central Otago orchardists are counting the cost of rain on their cherry crops but still expect export volumes to be well up on last year's figure.
An Australian import with "attitude" has ruffled some feathers and prompted the Otago Central Rail Trail Trust to seek advice from its Australian counterpart on how to deal with it.
A film location scout criticised for damaging a high country wetland in the Nevis Valley area while filming a 4WD advertisement admits he made a mistake, but says he had no idea the bog was a "fragile" ecosystem.
Sun umbrellas and gazebos served a double purpose at the races in Cromwell yesterday, keeping punters dry early in the day and providing shade later on.
Getting off the beaten track and staying in campsites far away from the hurly-burly of the main holiday destinations is the best way to discover the country's hidden gems, the Soper family says.
Quitting smoking was the key to success for the new national cherry-pip-spitting champion.
One of the country's most valuable racing trophies had its annual outing yesterday.
This week's rain was the icing on the cake for the Roxburgh Trotting Club, as it made the track for yesterday's races ''just perfect'', club president Philip Parker said.
Three young men are helping police with their inquiries into an incident in Oteake Conservation Park last week, in which a man was allegedly assaulted after confronting three trail-bikers who were riding on historic gold sluicings.
A series of grass fires along a 400m stretch of State Highway 85 near Alexandra yesterday morning kept fire crews busy, but the cause of the fires remains a mystery.
Deck chairs and rugs are usually the order of the day at the Central Otago Trotting Club's Omakau race meeting, but this year the bar was raised.
New Zealand Speedway rookie of the year Daryl Ainsley was behind the scenes rather than behind the wheel at this week's speedway meeting on his home track.
A couple of rainy days had the customers flooding in to the Alexandra Rotary Club's charity book sale, resulting in record proceeds of more than $25,000.
Painting the town red is happening in Omakau, where the 105-year-old railway goods shed is receiving a spruce-up of red pigment.
