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Alexandra's annual spring festival looked more like summer this year, as crowds flocked to make the most of temperatures which reached almost 20 degrees.
And this year's Alexandra Blossom Festival is being hailed as one of the best yet.
Mud turns into art in the hands of Central Otago ceramicist Robert Franklin.
Working with clay has been a life-long passion for the Bannockburn artisan.
It's game on as girls start to master the art of coding at Dunstan High School.
Coding, also known as computer programming, is being taught to both boys and girls by head of digital studies, Frankie Boyte.
The muscle of a super-charged Italian Ferrari was challenged against the quiet efficiency of a Tesla electric in Cromwell this weekend.
Sunday's sprint at Highlands Motorsport Park gave the public a chance to see whether electric cars really do match the hype that surrounds them.
Canada's curlers have been crowned champions of the Winter Games mixed doubles tournament, after an ice-cool performance against Scotland in the final at the Maniototo curling rink in Naseby.
It was a match-up between wily veterans and young hotshots, with the Canadians eventually showing their class.
Young people telling sustainable stories was the focus of a film workshop last week.
Understanding sustainability was the aim for Wanaka youth taking part in a film-making workshop run by Run by Outlook for someday.
Creatures of the sea went to Central Otago last week, thanks to a visit by educators from University of Otago’s Marine Studies Centre.
The University of Otago's Aquavan allows children from inland schools to get close up to marine life.
The Prime Minister's chief science adviser visited Alexandra this week while on her way to open the Queenstown Research Week conference.
As well as visiting the Centre of Space Science Technology, she took time to hear from local school pupils.
Ranfurly's new hospital is on schedule to be open for its first patients early next year.
Members of the public have been treated to a sneak preview of the new Tyrone Street facility.
Curlers from around the world are converging on Naseby this week for the Audi quattro Winter Games.
The games feature a range of winter sports, including five days of curling at the town's indoor rink.