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Coast to Coast stalwart Robin Judkins inspired Sharon Lequeux to run her first marathon on Sunday.

Four women will represent New Zealand in this week's Burton High Fives international snowboarding competition which starts at Wanaka's Cardrona Alpine Resort today. Stefi Luxton (left), Shelly Gotlieb (centre), Rebecca ''Possum'' Torr and Christy Prior (not pictured) are the only New Zealanders to have qualified for the High Fives event.

A campaign has been launched in Wanaka urging voters in this year's local body elections to register their discontent with the two Queenstown Lakes mayoral candidates and instead vote for Wanaka's voice to be better heard in the district.

Volunteers at Wanaka's Hospice Shop are ''devastated'' the charity store was burgled at the weekend, just four weeks after opening.

Tony Payne made a winning return to his roots when he claimed the open men's title of the Cadbury-sponsored Dunedin Marathon yesterday.

The sale of Cardrona Alpine Resort has been approved by shareholders.

Taiwan's Ching-te Huang closed the door to his trading company two years ago with the goal of running 100 marathons in 100 weeks.

Following Otago's loss to Tasman on Friday night, ODT Online rugby contributor Jeff Cheshire looks at the reasons for the defeat.

Otago's season hit another roadbump last night with the loss to Tasman. ODT Online rugby contributor Jeff Cheshire rates the players' performances.

Two-thirds of the way through her sustainable musical road-trip across Canada and the United States, Lake Hawea singer-songwriter Anna van Riel says the 15 months spent planning and fundraising for the experience has all been worth it.

The New Zealand cross-country skiing age-group championships takes place at Snow Farm on the Pisa Range today.

A field of about 2100 is expected in tomorrow's Cadbury-sponsored Dunedin Marathon, in which competition for the women's titles is heating up but the men's field is still wide open.

As Wanaka police staff enjoy their first week operating from a new state-of-the-art station, the town's ageing former police headquarters is now destined for disposal.

Former Dunedin race walker Mike Parker knows all about the highs and lows sport - and sporting politics - can offer. He reflects on his great Olympic regret with Wayne Parsons.

As tickets went on sale yesterday for next year's Rippon Festival, the organisers of the long-running music event are undaunted by the arrival of another major music festival on Wanaka's summer events calendar.

New Zealand is far from immune to earthquakes, and as a country we are not short on events that have brought about widespread destruction and loss of life.