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Another nail biter, another win, another almost disastrous end of the game.

It was ugly, but at the end of the day a win's a win and the Highlanders will take it and move on.

While he will not be parading animals around the ring or winning any seed-growing trophies at this year's annual Upper Clutha A and P Show, 94-year-old Stan Kane will still be in the thick of the action.

Another massive and loud crowd turned out for round three against the Waratahs, and I am sure they are happy they did.

The game of the weekend. Highlanders v Crusaders. For me, this is, and I think I can say was and will be, the game of the Super Rugby season.

Last night at Forsyth Barr Stadium the Highlanders had good territory in the beginning but at the end the Waratahs came back and it was a close game.

A proposed three-storey residential building near Wanaka's town centre which was refused consent last year has been approved.

Among the many moleskins, checked shirts and gumboots at the 75th Upper Clutha A and P Show today and tomorrow will be a smattering of vintage vesture, as the show's committee members and officials don 1930s costumes in a nostalgic nod to the event's history.

This weekend sees the Highlanders meet their first overseas opponent, as the Waratahs journey to Dunedin to play their first game at Forsyth Barr Stadium.

Wanaka "ticks all the boxes" as one of New Zealand's finest pre-Olympic Games triathlon training grounds, the sport's national coach Greg Fraine said yesterday.

Eight-year-old Caleb Smith is discovering a whole new world at his fingertips thanks to a simple piece of adaptive IT equipment which is breaking down the communication barriers associated with his Down Syndrome.

The Upper Clutha Children's Medical Trust is encouraging golfing enthusiasts to attend its charity auction later this month, where several big-ticket items are expected to generate plenty of interest.

The Highlanders got their season off to a good start last week, beating the Chiefs in Hamilton. But that is now history and the team's attention will be now firmly on their arch-nemesis, the Crusaders, ahead of their match on Saturday night at Forsyth Barr Stadium.

After losing momentum last year, the drive to redevelop the Lake Hawea Community Centre has been resurrected, with construction of the $1.5 million project expected to start in a couple of months' time.

Wanaka Wastebusters staff (from left) Bruce Shanks, Dan Robertson, Spencer Hartley, Neville Rosborough, Jason Francis and Scotty Opetaia wave goodbye to their kerbside recycling contract yesterday before heading off on their final collection day.

Tensions between the Christchurch City Council and the Government over the earthquake recovery have continued, with mayor Bob Parker calling the scope of state intervention in his city scary.