From The SidelineWITH FERG A lot of talk around the return of the iconic Race to the Sky Motorsport Event in the Cardrona Valley. Rally star Hayden Paddon has moved to Central and is now living in Cromwell and apparently keen to see the race return in a non Warbirds…
read moreFrom The SidelineWITH FERG Found myself watching Queenstown Rovers playing Dunedin Tech in football at the Queenstown Events Centre recently. A good three nil victory to the local side. Had to giggle as the teams came out of the tunnel for the second half. The Rovers goalie ran up into…
read moreEPIC ELOPEMENT FOR LONG ENGAGEDCHRISTCHURCH COUPLE Renee and Craig with their children Taylor, 5 (left) and Keira, 2. It’s taken six years, but elated Christchurch couple Renee Poore and Craig Freeman have been given a very welcome hurry along to get married. The pair, who’ve been together for seven years…
read moreWhy celebrate once when you can celebrate twice? with Kat Barcenilla All you people who once lived in the northern hemisphere will empathise with me when I say that Christmas is just not the same in the heat of summer. There’s none of that bustling winter cheer, noses as red…
read moreCarefree cribsummersEnd of an era The first of the 139 Lakeview Holiday Park holiday cabins will be demolished from October this year to make way for a new affordable apartment development. The rest will remain for a while as short to medium-term accommodation, potentially for up to three to five…
read moreMy Kiwi Mum with with Kat Barcenilla Shortly after arriving in New Zealand a few years ago, I headed to Wellington and lived there for a little while. Although I’d already been away from home for more than a year and a half, this was the first instance in which…
read moreI know I should love autumn, but after the abundance of summer fruit and vegetables I find it takes me a few weeks to get into the groove of cooking in cooler seasons. But once I find that groove there is no stopping me! This month I want to chat…
read moreIt’s a bit like a dream. Or a nightmare. I can remember certain snippets, but the rest is fuzzy; the pain, the stress and even the triumph, it’s all blurry. I’ve forgotten all the intricate details. I suppose that’s self-preservation. This is my breastfeeding story: The early days. Hunter was…
read moreMore than 30,000 native plants have been planted around the Wakatipu during the past four years by hundreds of Wakatipu Reforestation Trust volunteers who’ve turned out to help give the biodiversity of the basin a boost. Another 4600 native plants were also planted across 17 local locations this autumn planting…
read moreAn ever-expanding group of local, like-minded women have been taking time out to grow, strengthen and support each other, be kind and compassionate, and have an impact on the Wakatipu community.SMART – Strong, Mindful, Ambitious, Resilient, Tenacious – was founded last year by local NZME boss and media specialist Vicki…
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