It is believed to be the oldest tournament of its kind in New Zealand, running uninterrupted through both world wars and one pandemic until another intervened.
There were tears in Pisa Moorings, near Cromwell, on Thursday night as outsider Ellesse Andrews claimed a silver medal in the women’s keirin cycling at Tokyo 2020.
A series of meetings with stakeholders and community groups concludes today in the Teviot Valley, as investigations into pumped hydro storage at Lake Onslow continue.
The father of a 28-year-old Northern Irish woman killed in a crash in Central Otago days after celebrating her birthday says he is haunted by visions of her final moments.
The sentence handed to a 49-year-old driver will seem "hopelessly inadequate’’ to the family of a Northern Irish woman killed in a crash in Central Otago, a judge has told the Alexandra District Court.
The Otago Regional Council will proceed with setting minimum flow levels on the Manuherikia River despite stinging criticism of a report on submissions from its deputy chairman.
The Otago Regional Council deputy chairman has described the findings of a report released yesterday on submissions made on five flow scenarios for the Manuherikia River as ‘‘bogus’’.
Submissions made to the Otago Regional Council consultation on five flow scenarios for the Manuherikia River clearly support a flow of 2500 litres per second or below.
The Otago Regional Council has answered criticism of its handling of the Manuherikia River minimum flows process and consultation on the eve of the public release of its findings.
Four emergency vehicles from the Queenstown Lakes District are being shipped more than 2000km to Fiji as the country deals with spiralling Covid-19 cases.
The Teviot Valley has a local voice on a group investigating the benefits of pumped hydro at Lake Onslow compared with other energy storage solutions to New Zealand’s dry-year electricity problem.