The South Today

22/11/2024

WATCH 🎥: Queenstown's Lindsay Williams would be one of the few Kiwis to have a magnificent-sounding cathedral organ in their home.

And, on December 1st, he’s pulling out all stops to host a house concert in which the organ, and his grand piano, will be played by international concert performer Sherry Shelton.
https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/queenstown/house-concert-show-stopper

21/11/2024

WATCH 🎥: Christchurch residents will finally get to see world-class mountain bike racing on the Port Hills next February when the Crankworx Summer Series 2025 starts.

The 2024 festival had to be cancelled in March after Christchurch Adventure Park was damaged in the Port Hills fire.

Christchurch residents will finally get to see world-class mountain bike racing on the Port Hills in February when the Crankworx Summer Series starts.

21/11/2024

WATCH 🎥: A glimpse into the possible future of New Zealand fashion will hit the catwalk on Friday night, as local students showcase their collections at Otago Polytechnic's The Hub.

The creations of 16 Otago Polytechnic School of Design students were being captured on video earlier this week, ahead of the end of year Collections Fashion Show.

A glimpse into the possible future of New Zealand fashion will hit the catwalk on Friday night, as local students showcase their collections at the...

21/11/2024

WATCH 🎥: What kind of fool thinks they can run against a horse in a 40km race and win?

We'll find out in March 2025, when runners & horse riders compete against each other in a 40km race in Wedderburn, Maniototo for Inch Events' inaugural Only Fools and Horses race.

A galloping racehorse can top 70kmh, yet the fastest man in history, Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, could reach speeds of only about 44kmh. Read...

19/11/2024

WATCH 🎥: About 300 people ran through rain and sunshine at the Sport Clutha South Otago Night’n Day Rainbow Run and Walk, in Balclutha, on Saturday.

Pro-Fit Ltd Balclutha gym instructor Keely Teunissen led a mass jazzercise warm-up before the family crowd surged off on the almost 3km course, through 5 colour stations around the grounds and down to neighbouring Naish Park and back.

About 300 people ran through rain and sunshine at the South Otago Night’n Day Rainbow Run and Walk, in Balclutha, on Saturday. The annual event...

18/11/2024

WATCH 🎥: Olympic rowing royalty have made a flying visit to Queenstown to lend their support to a local club house fundraiser at The Cargo Collective Brew Hall.

Emma Twigg (a gold medallist in the Tokyo Games in 2020 and a silver medallist in this year's Olympics in Paris), and Lucy Spoors (who won silver in Tokyo and gold in Paris), were the star attractions at the Whakatipu Rowing Club’s ‘‘Champions Evening’’.

Olympic rowing royalty made a flying visit to Queenstown last week to lend their support to a local fundraiser.

18/11/2024

WATCH 🎥: Dynamic dancers and hip-hop enthusiasts brought the energy to Errick's Venue Dunedin, as the Ōtepoti Hip-Hop Hustle returned for its fifth official festival.

The vibrant event attracted more than 300 people of all ages on Saturday, celebrating the four core elements of hip-hop: rapping, DJing, breakdancing, and graffiti art.

Ōtepoti's only hip-hop festival is poised to have its biggest year yet. Ōtepoti Hip-Hop Hustle has grown from humble beginnings as a part of the...

15/11/2024

WATCH 🎥: Despite damp conditions on Thursday, competitions and events at the revamped The Christchurch Show largely went ahead as planned.

Organisers are still hoping to welcome around 50,000 people over the three days, with large numbers of tickets pre-sold. And they're welcoming the record entries in some livestock judging categories.

Record animal numbers help brighten up a damp start to the three-day Christchurch Show.

14/11/2024

WATCH 🎥: 27-year-old Paralympic athlete Anna Grimaldi has told pupils from Maori Hill School the only barriers in their way were ones of their own making.

The three-time Paralympic gold medallist visited the Dunedin school to share her experiences at the recent games in Paris. Paralympics New Zealand

If there is one thing Anna Grimaldi wanted Maori Hill School pupils to know yesterday, it was that there is no such thing as a barrier to your...

12/11/2024

WATCH 🎥: While there was a smaller crowd than usual, race fans and fashionistas still enjoyed the sunny atmosphere at Addington Raceway for the NZ Trotting Cup.

It's one of the highlights of the sporting & social calendar for many Cantabrians during anniversary/show week.

The punters have been enjoying a day at the races in Christchurch on Tuesday.

12/11/2024

WATCH 🎥: Cultural performances and a variety of food stalls kept members of the Queenstown community entertained over the weekend, at the town's Diwali festival.

This was the second year of the event organised by the Bhartiya Samaj Queenstown Charitable Trust, held to celebrate the Hindu festival of lights.

Brazilian dancer Kamilla Rodrigues, of Christchurch, performs at Queenstown’s Diwali festival, held at the Queenstown Events Centre on Saturday...

11/11/2024

WATCH 🎥: Around 150 runners sacrificed most of their sleep over the weekend, running 6.7 kilometre laps of the Arrow River Trail in the 2nd Arrowtown Backyard Ultra.

Paul Maxwell was The Last Person standing at the end of the event after completing 45 laps or 301.5 kilometres, with Assist Josh Hastie just falling short of the 45th lap.

Of 150 starters, just one person will not have the letters ‘‘DNF’’ after their name today. The second annual Arrowtown Backyard Ultra started at...

11/11/2024

WATCH 🎥: A group of Dunedin baristas have been putting the idea of drinking their art to the test, producing the best swirls or designs in their coffees, while ensuring they still taste good.

14 baristas competed in the Dunedin Latte Art Throwdown competition last week at Strictly Coffee Roasters.

A group of baristas have put the idea of drinking their art to the test. On Wednesday night, 14 baristas competed in the Dunedin latte art throw...

10/11/2024

WATCH 🎥: Musicians from the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra visited schools around Dunedin last week on an education tour, entertaining pupils with renditions of some of their favourite movie theme tracks — including Harry Potter and Star Wars.

Pupils at a Dunedin primary school got their first taste of a night at the orchestra yesterday. Read subscriber article The Dunedin Symphony...

08/11/2024

WATCH 🎥: A $249m expansion of Air New Zealand's Christchurch Engine Centre in Harewood (beside Christchurch Airport) is being described as a "significant investment to New Zealand’s economy".

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said the project between Air New Zealand and global aviation leader Pratt & Whitney marks "a significant investment to New Zealand’s economy, helps expand our aviation industrial capability, and adds 200 high-value jobs into the Canterbury region."

A $249 million expansion of Air New Zealand's Christchurch Engine Centre was launched at a ceremony with PM Christopher Luxon on Friday.

08/11/2024

WATCH 🎥: The Volley South beach volleyball summer open league is inot its fourth week at the Beach Courts at the Otepuni Community Hub on Forth St, Invercargill.

A mix of keen social and competitive beach volleyball players have been hitting the net at the sand courts on Friday nights.

A bit of drizzle does not deter beach volleyball lovers from getting their fix. The beach volleyball summer open league is in its fourth week at...

06/11/2024

WATCH 🎥: A proposed expansion of OceanaGold Macraes’ gold mine, north of Dunedin, was announced in October as one of 149 projects selected for inclusion in the Fast-track Approvals Bill.

The company says that could sustain hundreds of jobs in the region for years to come, although some environmentalists have concerns.

A controversial Bill is absolutely not "a war on nature" and would streamline a complicated process, a mining executive says.

05/11/2024

WATCH 🎥: Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister Paul Goldsmith was delighted to find a few flakes of gold while prospecting in the Cardrona River last week, although Waitaki MP Miles Anderson noted it was "not enough to clear the national debt". 😄

The MPs made the stopoff to hear from Otago Goldfields Heritage Trust members Terry Davis and Odette Hopgood, about plans to host the World Gold Panning Championships in 2026.

Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister Paul Goldsmith was delighted to find five flakes of gold while prospecting in the Cardrona River near Wanaka...