Online Editor

There is nothing quite like the lengths to which a parent will go to preserve the unfettered silence of a sleeping child.

Jane Pike gives the insider's guide to op shopping.

ODT advertising sales manager Tina Stevens is bravely stepping into the ring for the Southern Showdown charity boxing event on July 27.

When it was announced that Ma'a Nonu would be joining the Highlanders, hopes were high the midfielder could bring his stellar All Black form to the southern franchise. Unfortunately, this hasn't been the case. ODT Online rugby contributor Jeff Cheshire examines the reasons for Nonu's less-than-super Super season.

Young and disabled adventurers are expected to benefit from this week's annual New Zealand Mountain Film Festival, following the establishment of a charitable trust.

Staying at the front paid off for Ben Anderson (Caversham) when he raced down the home straight to win the open men's Edmond Cup steeplechase title on Saturday.

British adventurer and television star Bear Grylls has lent his support to a major new conservation project in Mt Aspiring National Park.

The Highlanders were comprehensively beaten by the Crusaders in Dunedin last night. ODT Online rugby correspondent Jeff Cheshire marks the southern men on their performance.

Work on Wanaka's ''gateway'' roundabout at the intersection of Ardmore and Brownston Sts was completed yesterday, more than three years after the project was approved by the Wanaka Community Board.

Snow Park's new owners have ruled out hosting Winter Games New Zealand events this year, requiring some modifications to the games programme.

Following the All Blacks' clean sweep of France, ODT Online rugby contributor Jeff Cheshire looks at key positions that were under scrutiny leading into the series.

A day before the shortest day of the year, after a fortnight of virtually no sunshine, I was off to visit some sustainably minded folk at a pair of Maungawera properties powered largely by the sun.

Neale McLanachan found a quick way to beat the midwinter chill when he raced away to win the Balclutha Half Marathon yesterday.

It's been a good time for looking at Japanese prints in Dunedin lately.

ODT Online rugby contributor Jeff Cheshire rates the All Blacks after their 24-9 win in the third test against France.

An orchard, a beachfront, a front porch, a sports ground and a long list of living rooms across Canada and the United States are among the unconventional tour venues where Lake Hawea singer-songwriter Anna van Riel will entertain audiences over the next three months.

Plunging from the end of Lake Wanaka's main wharf in the depths of winter has become a rite of passage for teenagers in their final year of study at Mount Aspiring College, and this year was no exception.