Farmers around Lawrence and Tuapeka are facing significant challenges as they work to recover from flash flooding caused by a violent storm on February 18.
Among the roaring, fat-tyred hot rods, the deceptively domestic Audi S8 of Alexandra's Mike Lucey took the top time at the Lawrence Quarter Mile Drag races on Saturday.
The rubber met the road in Balclutha last week for Otago Community Trust funding, as local BMX athletes tested the new pump track under construction at Centennial Park.
Marie Reid-Beadle’s trademark creativity and humour is on display at Owaka’s Catlins Museum and Information Centre, with her latest exhibition, "The Power of Three".