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Photographer Derek Henderson and Eden Hore Central Otago co-patron Dr Jane Malthus attend a function at the Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery, in Alexandra, on Tuesday evening which launched the next steps for the collection. They are standing in front of a photograph Henderson took at the Bannockburn Sluicings in 2019 of a Vinka Lucas gown. PHOTO: JULIE ASHER A small glimpse into the vast array of garments making up the Eden Hore collection is on offer at Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery, in Alexandra, this month.

Winner of the 2014 animal section of the Tuhura Otago Museum photography competition Hawk Fight was captured by Simon Larkin, now of Wanaka. PHOTO SIMON LARKIN Point, click and pray was the way to capture bird images, according to a winning photographer.

Lina Kurze is excited to be attending a workshop in Taupo on taming wild horses. PHOTO: NIC DUFF A young Maheno girl is preparing to tame some wild steeds.

Victoria Gridley’s costume design and headpiece of the kārearea (falcon) in the Land of the Long Long Drive. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED Royal New Zealand Ballet costumier Victoria Gridley is happy that audiences in rural areas have the opportunity to see the award-winning children’s show, Land of the Long Long Drive.

Waimate Mayor Craig Rowley is encouraging people in the district to complete a district council representation review survey. PHOTO: JULES CHIN Unhappy with the way things are being run at the Waimate District Council, or pleased with how you are represented?

A potential conflict of interest pointed out by a member of the Waitaki District Council’s executive team turned out to be a false alarm.

A World War 2 soldier and past Duntroon butcher, Fairlie Peterson, whose family preserved the memory of local soldiers by displaying their photographs in the butchery, features in the Anzac photobook. Right: Andy Pickles pays his respects at the Duntroon war memorial, where Fairlie Peterson’s brother, Douglas, is remembered after he died in battle in World War 2. PHOTOS: JULES CHIN A special Anzac project in Duntroon hopes to preserve the history and legacy of World War 2 soldiers from the Waitaki district, with the help of the town’s younger generation.

Scientists are studying deep-water bryophytes in Otago’s alpine lakes. PHOTOS: NIWA Lurking 50m below the surface of Otago’s freshwater lakes in a twilight zone are the bryophytes — a freakish and globally rare community of deep-water mosses and liverwort species.

A sports field next to the Wānaka Recreation Centre in Three Parks the organisers of R&A hope will be the site of a future concert. PHOTO: REGAN HARRIS The organisers behind the popular Rhythm & Alps music festival have revealed plans for a summer concert in Wānaka they believe could attract upwards of 20,000 people to the town.

Otago geologist and science editor Jane Forsyth at Lake Hāwea. PHOTO: MARJORIE COOK If you’ve ever held a GNS Science geological map in your hand, the chances are Jane Forsyth’s eyes and feet would have been all over the land.

Clearing weeds from juvenile cabbage trees at Te Kākano’s nursery on Tuesday are volunteer Tom Ladyman, 13, and Te Kākano nursery manager Kris Vollebregt. PHOTO: REGAN HARRIS The charity behind a well-loved Wānaka plant nursery must explore the possibility of uprooting to a new location after learning their future at the current site is uncertain.

Wānaka bookseller Sarah Clark, holding some of her favourite reads, is excited to win a scholarship to an international conference in Melbourne in June. PHOTO: MARJORIE COOK  Wānaka mum Sarah Clark’s dream job was always to work in a bookshop.

Jim’s widow Irene, watched over by sons, from left, Shaun, Grant and Craig, was first to sit on a seat dedicated to his memory after unveiling it last Sunday. PHOTO: PHILIP CHANDLER The late Jim Ryan, "a stalwart for all things Arrowtown", is now being remembered with a memorial bench in front of the town’s library.

Folau Fakatava of the Highlanders during tonight's match against Western Force at Forsyth Barr Stadium. Photo: Getty Images Winning ugly went to a new level tonight as the Highlanders held on for a grim 7-6 win over the Western Force.

Folau Fakatava of the Highlanders during tonight's match against Western Force at Forsyth Barr Stadium. Photo: Getty Images Winning ugly went to a new level tonight as the Highlanders held on for a grim 7-6 win over the Western Force.

Photo: supplied A child has died after a driveway crash in Auckland's Karaka.

Photo: supplied A child has died after a driveway crash in Auckland's Karaka.

Green Island fullback Finn Hurley. Photo: supplied Green Island fullback Finn Hurley went from zero to hero to lead his side to a 32-29 win over Taieri in a Dunedin premier club thriller at Peter Johnstone Park this afternoon.

Green Island fullback Finn Hurley. Photo: supplied Green Island fullback Finn Hurley went from zero to hero to lead his side to a 32-29 win over Taieri in a Dunedin premier club thriller at Peter Johnstone Park this afternoon.

Australians are paying more than ever at the fuel bowser as a weak Australian dollar collides with rising crude prices, new data shows.