Biathlon has a long way to go in New Zealand before it reaches the dizzying heights of popularity it has achieved in Europe. However, Wanaka reporter Lucy Ibbotson finds great strides are being made in developing the sport in New Zealand.
A run of great weather and good early-season snow conditions produced a bumper school holiday period for Queenstown Lakes district skifields this month.
Federated Farmers is recommending regulators update their sugar-testing regime for manuka honey to bring it in line with latest research.
Keeping a few pigs in the backyard is a treasured Kiwi tradition, but they could be the weak link in the event of a biosecurity incursion, the pork industry says.
Newly elected Rural Contractors New Zealand president Steve Levet is speaking out against practices the national association believes are holding the industry back.
Hilderthorpe poultry breeder Clint O'Brien has plans for his young daughter Serena (11).
The two-man New Zealand shearing team has won the British leg of its northern hemisphere series.
Biosecurity incursions are the biggest threats to New Zealand's pork industry, producers say.
Seven American sisters are already attracting attention as they prepare for life on the Holstein Friesian showing circuit.
"Really amazing'' was 11-year-old Cure Kids ambassador Jackson Howes' verdict on his fast lap at Cromwell's Highlands Motorsport Park race circuit yesterday.
Five Upper Clutha primary schoolchildren will be ''buddied'' up with some of Wanaka's top snow sports athletes this winter as part of a programme aimed at promoting snow sports to youth.
Wanaka's budding biking enthusiasts will be well catered for at a new facility on Albert Town reserve land, aimed specifically at developing bike skills in children aged under 12.
Jane Pike reflects on her constantly-evolving relationship with make-up.
With the Crusaders increasingly looking the team to beat in the Super 15, ODT Online rugby contributor Jeff Cheshire savours the return to form of their champion first five Dan Carter.
It was a champion performance from a team of champions as Leith Blue crossed the line victorious in the 64th edition of the Peninsula Relay.
A retired Wanaka couple who won a $200,000 share of Lotto's division 1 prize last weekend plan to share the money with their family.
There is a sense of equality about the 64th edition of the Peninsula Relay today.
The exact cause of the fire which partly destroyed Riverton's historic Aparima Tavern on Thursday is likely to be determined today.
Department of Conservation Wanaka area manager Paul Hellebrekers is an early riser - at the office by 7am most days - and despite tomorrow being the final day of his 33-year conservation career, lie-ins will remain low on his priority list, he says.
A Wanaka police officer was one of the Upper Clutha residents targeted in an ''elaborate'' Malaysian mail scam, in which ''scratchie'' tickets posted to people revealed a hidden prize of more than $200,000.
