The Millenium track, between Clyde and Alexandra, the Roxburgh Gorge Trail and the Clutha Gold Trail are being seen by many cyclists as a package deal, Clutha trail trust chairman Rod Peirce says.
Rain, strong winds and a frost are not exactly a picture of summer in Central Otago but those whose livelihoods are at the mercy of the weather remain upbeat.
Highlands Motorsport Park has applied to the Central Otago District Council for a change in the wording of its resource consent which would, if granted, allow it to operate on the same day as its neighbour, Central Motor Speedway.
While summer temperatures in New Zealand have at times felt wintry, two young athletes have chosen to forgo the sun and spend their summer holidays on ice.
Former Goldfields Cavalcade trail bosses David McAtamney and Jim Hore have come out of retirement and will saddle their horses in a month's time to take up their old positions for the 2014 cavalcade.
Winning a new camera through the Otago Daily Times' Magic Moments competition was the best birthday present for William Lorimer, of Auckland, who turned 14 yesterday.
Mathieu Cuyamendous, from the French island of Corsica, and Levi Adams, of Emau, Vanuatu, were shaded from the sun as they picked Staccato cherries at Kerrimuir orchard, in Roxburgh East, yesterday.
Rain and wind hampered the 116 riders competing in the Lake Dunstan Cycle Challenge yesterday but Sport Central co-ordinator Bill Godsall said there were still some stunning performances.
Cyclists and walkers on the Clutha Gold Trail will soon have an extra two toilets to choose from, after the Clutha and Central Otago district councils agreed to stump up a combined total of $21,000.
The new information centre for Cromwell will not be built next to the big fruit sculpture on State Highway 8B, despite the Central Otago District Council spending almost $40,000 on that proposal over the past few years.