US anger over $4 gasoline is producing a lot of energy-related theatrics at the White House and in Congress. Republicans are demanding new drilling off the country's beaches. Democrats want to tax away oil companies' profits.
Irish Republican Army dissidents has claimed responsibility for trying to blow up a passing police patrol near the Northern Ireland border over the weekend.
One thing Sam Kidd (Otago University) will not be doing in the future is going to the races with James List (Ariki), following Saturday's Edmond Cup result.
Dunedin civic leaders are remaining tight-lipped about a scheduled talk and euthanasia workshop in the city next month by Australia's Dr Philip Nitschke, but a local advocate says there is enough interest here to warrant it.
Longford Intermediate School in Gore has acted quickly to deal with the discovery earlier this year of a small quantity of cannabis at the school.
A framed photograph of Mt Aspiring was presented to Stu Thorne this week in recognition of his 33 years of service to Land Search and Rescue (LandSAR) Wanaka, bringing back a lot of memories.
A particularly challenging course in the Cardrona Valley did not stop 130 Wanaka rogaine competitors from completing the event last Saturday, although its organiser did get a fair bit of good-natured ribbing for it.
A group of Lake Hawea foreshore maintenance volunteers is urging the public to think about how they want the foreshore developed, as a deadline for establishing a landscape and management plan for the area looms.
‘‘Interactive'' is the best way to describe the inaugural Upper Clutha Early Childhood Expo next weekend, its coordinator Jo McArthur says.
An Otago Daily Times paper boy will be delivering his own news today, after winning the New Zealand Gold Guitars Awards intermediate overall award in Gore on Saturday night.
A team of Cromwell firefighters raised more than $10,000 for a national charity from their efforts in a race to the top of Auckland's Sky Tower on Saturday.
The Roxburgh Entertainment Centre Improvement Committee has scooped the supreme award at the Trust-Power Central Otago District Community Awards.
When Andrew McCathie joins the first group of Diploma of Hospitality Management students to graduate from the Queenstown Resort College (QRC) this Saturday, he will have taken the first major step towards his ultimate goal of running his own business.
If Saturday night at the New Zealand Gold Guitars Awards belonged to Dunedin, it could be said Sunday night belonged to Gore's hometown girls.
A cool head and an ability not to get sucked into a fast start are the key ingredients Dunedin's Glen Ferguson will be taking into the Christchurch Marathon tomorrow.
Just because they are women does not mean they duck out of duckshooting season.
Former Gore District councillor Laurel Turnbull has returned to local body politics, winning the vacant seat on the Mataura Community Board at the by-election on April 2.
Eastern Southland continues to lead the way in netball, with three of the seven New Zealand umpires contracted to officiate at the upcoming ANZ Championship coming from Eastern Southland.
The girls 1st XI cricket teams from Blue Mountain College and Gore High School celebrated the last rites of summer in Gore on Wednesday.
The South West Pacific federation of Soroptimist International celebrated 30 years of service last weekend at the South Island regional conference in Gore.