Summer Times

All-conquering King Kenny takes on the Harleys - and wins

The brutal TZ750 dirt tracker and Kenny Roberts are reunited last August. Photo by Mo Murray.

All-conquering King Kenny takes on the Harleys - and wins

By mid-1975, a fresh-faced 23-year-old with short hair and a neat side parting knew his chances of retaining the US Grand National Championship were slipping fast.

Wardrobe confessions: 'Don't follow . . . everyone else'

Terzann Elliot wearing Issey Miyake shoe trousers, Alexander McQueen jacket, Martin Margiela...

Wardrobe confessions: 'Don't follow . . . everyone else'

The fashion mantra Kingston fashion designer Terzann Elliot lives by is to wear what makes you happy.

10 of the best

Ranking the greatest performers is not an easy task but if any man can try, it is long-serving Otago Daily Times athletics writer Alistair McMurran.

Sir Alan is still picking his priorities

Emeritus Prof Sir Alan Mark relaxes outside his University of Otago office. Photo by Gregor...

Sir Alan is still picking his priorities

Though Emeritus Prof Sir Alan Mark was reluctant to become a knight, he says his honour recognises conservation as deserving of the same honours as other aspects of New Zealand life.

Sometimes you have to like the product

Stew Burt, Director and co-owner of Destination Organic in Queenstown, reflects on his worst job....

Sometimes you have to like the product

Stew Burt, director of the Queenstown grocery store Destination Organic, tells Henrietta Kjaer about his worst work experience and how it has affected his current job.

Bannister and Landy run the perfect mile

It was dubbed the "Mile of the Century".

Wine match

In some ways gewurztraminer has never really recovered from the great floods of second-rate Muller-thurgau that crowded the shelves in the first flush of the local wine industry's youth.

Five things I'll be doing on holiday: Janine Mallon

Janine Mallon. Photo by Linda Robertson.

Five things I'll be doing on holiday: Janine Mallon

Janine Mallon is the leisure team leader at the Dunedin House of Travel.

Bucket List brings out dreams

The festive season is traditionally a time for remembering to give thanks for what you have.

Sports event I wish I'd seen: Boyhood dreams inspired by incomparable Invincibles

Sometimes you just wished your talent matched your boyhood enthusiasm; that you could emulate your sporting heroes just a little.

Summer '91 - Hogan calls time on autograph hunters

Summer '91 - Hogan calls time on autograph hunters

To A 10-year-old boy basking in the endless shimmering summer of 1991, Martin Crowe wasn't a cricketer - he was a god.

Wardrobe confessions: Accessories are more fun than clothes

Department of Conservation Marian van der Goes with her collection of sunglasses dating back 40...

Wardrobe confessions: Accessories are more fun than clothes

Department of Conservation community relations manager Marian van der Goes opens up to Ellie Constantine.

Cottage an idyll labour of love

Gordon and Sandra Sasse and their quaint St Leonards cottage. Photos by Craig Baxter.

Cottage an idyll labour of love

Winchmore, in the Dunedin suburb of St Leonards, looks like it was built by Otago's English settlers as a reminder of the Elizabethan period. But as Kim Dungey learns, its history is much more recent.

More cyclists on way

More cyclists on way

The owners of Mt Nicholas Station might not be too keen on having thousands of cyclists riding through their piece of paradise, but if a national cycleway goes ahead they believe they might as well benefit from it.

Over the horizon: High and dry with a taste of coast

Breezes usually pick up as the day progresses in the Maniototo, here on the way out of Ranfurly...

Over the horizon: High and dry with a taste of coast

As summer weather makes motorcycling trips a more comfortable option, Peter MacKenzie gets a few kilometres under his belt with trips around the South. Today, it's a round road trip to the high, dry Maniototo.

Station life an exacting existence

Trent Anderson, Malcolm Gibson and Ben Nielsen-Vold ride home from a day's work on Mt Nicholas...

Station life an exacting existence

Planning is key when you live on a 40,000ha station bordered on one side by a lake, surrounded by snowy peaks, and the only road in is at least an hour's drive. Sarah Harvey experienced isolation and working life at Mt Nicholas Station.

Shag Valley home to five generations

Johnny Bell on his family's historic property, Shag Valley Station. Photos by Peter McIntosh.

Shag Valley home to five generations

Growing up on Shag Valley Station, Johnny Bell considered himself lucky. Now the fifth-generation farmer knows he is. Sally Rae reports.

Meeting my hero: First impressions

Meeting my hero: First impressions

When Chris Cairns emerged on the New Zealand cricket scene it was never a question of whether he would be the next Lance Cairns.

Wardrobe confessions: Tales of an op-shopperaholic

Jodi Ryan - fashion enthusiast and avid op-shopper - from Oamaru, wearing her favourite pink sari...

Wardrobe confessions: Tales of an op-shopperaholic

Oamaru fashionista Jodi Ryan owns up to Sally Rae.

Boutique hotel made to order

The Brothers Boutique Hotel. Photo by Craig Baxter.

Boutique hotel made to order

Built in an area of Dunedin known as the "Vatican", the stately Brothers Boutique Hotel at 295 Rattray St was once home to the Christian Brothers religious order. Kim Dungey explores its history.

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