Perfect weather for paragliding
Here's a couple of summer selfies I took paragliding over Lake Hawea on Saturday 18th in the spectacular weather.
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Tui at Bull Creek
Tui at Bull Creek
Sitting out the back at a friend's bach at Bull Creek, this beautiful tui having a feed off the red hot pokers. - Ann Phillips
Jewelled gecko
Jewelled gecko
After reading about the story in the ODT about reptiles dying after losing their habitat near Middlemarch after the fires, I thought I would share photos of the gecko we saw while hunting in an...
Vigil for the victims of flight PS752
Vigil for the victims of flight PS752
Last week the world was shocked by the devastating news that 176 people lost their lives in the crash of Ukrainian International flight PS752.
Storm brewing over Wanaka basin
Storm brewing over Wanaka basin
Took this shot yesterday on the way home from Lake Hawea, as the weather was closing in. - Philip Hill
Tracing the family of a Dunedin Lancaster pilot
Tracing the family of a Dunedin Lancaster pilot
I'm trying to trace any family of a WW2 Lancaster bomber pilot, F/O John Daniel O'Driscoll, who sadly perished on a initialisation flight with an experienced crew on a raid at Saint Leu d'Esserent,...
New island off the east coast of Otago
New island off the east coast of Otago
This "island" appeared last Friday off the east coast. It's actually an unusual cloud formation -Warrington is the town in the foreground. - Hamish Rennie
New trap line established by Wanaka multisport community
New trap line established by Wanaka multisport community
The recently founded Wanaka Multisport Trapping Group have established a new trap line up Daniels Spur at West Wanaka, that goes up high in the alpine. The group involves multisporters, adventure...
Zonta leads charge against gender-based violence
Zonta leads charge against gender-based violence
The Zonta Club of Metropolitan Dunedin along with Otago Boys' High School says "No" to violence against women.
Major loss of biodiversity, landscape values, and history
Major loss of biodiversity, landscape values, and history
The Te Papanui Conservation Reserve was established in 2003.
Armistice Day marked in Te Anau
Armistice Day marked in Te Anau
November 11, 2019 also known as Armistice Day, with the commemoration of 101 years since the end of First World War was marked in Te Anau at Te Anau War Memorial, Anzac Reserve with up to 50 people...
Dunedin has its own Ninja Warrors despite the rain
Dunedin has its own Ninja Warrors despite the rain
Conductive Education Awareness Week came to a smashing close today with the first ever Obstacle Course Adventure Race.
Free Dunedin infertility support group
Free Dunedin infertility support group
Are you trying to get pregnant? Experiencing fertility issues?
Horror in Tokyo
Horror in Tokyo
So, another Rugby World Cup is over. It’s time to reflect and search for a perspective.
Action-packed weekend for Manapouri Art Group
Action-packed weekend for Manapouri Art Group
The 15th Annual Manapouri Art Group Labour Weekend Exhibition 2019 would be remembered for not only their exhibits in Painting, photography, sculpture, pottery, mosaics and much more!, but a new...
Waitaki Boys' tops awards
Waitaki Boys' tops awards
On Friday night in Timaru the Aoraki Secondary School Sports Awards were held.
Steptoe Auction to celebrate 50 years in 2020
Steptoe Auction to celebrate 50 years in 2020
This year’s annual Te Anau Lions Club Steptoe Auction held at the Fiordland Community Events Centre reaches its 49th year and will be a huge year in 2020 celebrating an awesome milestone, 50 years.
Fiordland performers enhance art exhibition
Fiordland performers enhance art exhibition
Visitors and Fiordland residents enjoyed the ambience of the annual 38th Multi Media Art Exhibition which was enhanced by the beautiful contemporary guitar music of David Vernon of Te Anau who...
Labour weekend labourers
Labour weekend labourers
Enjoying the fine weather whilst providing for their parents and friends at Alexandra Holiday Park are (from left) Poppy Donnelly, Eva McDowall, Keita Ruwhiu, Flynn McDowall.
Marcus Lush and Opoho
Marcus Lush and Opoho
Regarding the Marcus Lush/Opoho controversy, the example given by Lush, ‘camembert’, only illustrated how he is wrong.