Lake Hays A&P Show brought in the big crowds in the hot sun.

A Southland sharemilker is looking to make his mark on the world.

Two plucky chickens make a run for it, calling in at the petrol station and the pub.

Plea for hunters to take care after bullet casing found in bedroom.

Low river levels in Central Otago will help anglers in the region.

The 104th annual Lake Hayes A&P Show returns tomorrow.

Alexandra has hit sweltering heights this year, according to Niwa.

Forestry production and exports are showing positive trends in the NZ market.

Telford staff were shocked when they discovered their pay had been suspended.

Oamaru Blue Penguin Colony needs expansion to keep up with numbers.

Queenstown Bay has been declared safe after elevated E. Coli levels were noted.

Labour shortages in the fruit growing industry have predicated calls for change.

Most boaties in Otago have been on their best behaviour this summer.

Fonterra's first Global Dairy Trade auction has shown a good increase.

Several Dunedin walking tracks will be given a much-needed spruce up.

A tractor has rolled over a man close to Fairfield, Dunedin.

Oamaru's Craftwork Brewery is about to open it's doors at a new location.

There's a strong aroma of cheese wafting through the commercial air.

The New Zealand Whisky Company looks to expand operations in Otago.

Christmas fishing is looking good in the South island for anglers.

Report shows dairy made up about 5% of Otago's GDP and about 10% of Southland's.

Moleskin company Tussock Creek has been sold to a North Canterbury couple.

Brothers Nick and Matthew Wallis were killed in separate helicopter incidents this year.

A ''state of the art'' aquaculture facility will receive a $2m cash injection.

Wilding pines are becoming a big problem so efforts are tripling to get rid of them.

Farmers are being asked to keep grass levels down in Otago to avoid fire risks.

Queenstown's council has backed plans for a 380-room hotel complex near Arrowtown.

The commercial banks forecast slow growth this year.

The grass is not always greener on the Cowley family's dairy farm on the Taieri Plain.

Jo Scott can't imagine doing anything else with her life in Otago - except farming.