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The dogs will wear a GPS collar to track how far, fast and for how long they work over a three-week period from August 16 to September 5. Josh Tosh, a casual shepherd, has entered his up and coming dog Trix because she’s agile, fit and works about 10 hours a day. He’s had her since she was 10 weeks old and trained her himself. At two and a half years old she’s an up and comer in his pack of 12 working dogs that he has. Tosh entered the event because he was curious to find out what the data would reveal on the logistics of just how much work dogs do in a day.

Strong winds cause power outages in rural central Otago as cold snap hits Newshub 2 hrs ago © Video - Newshub; Image - Aurora Energy Related: Severe weather now costing insurers more. Power is out to nearly 100 households in rural central Otago following strong winds on Tuesday. A helicopter crew has been deployed to help contractors restore the power in remote and snow-affected areas, including the small towns of Millers Flat and Roxburgh - where 85 remain without power. Sub-tropical storm off the coast of New Zealand to bring week of 'blustery conditions'

“That’s pretty windy for them,” MetService meteorologist Peter Little said. An urgent warning issued by Aurora Energy said some customers would not have their power restored before Wednesday and should prepare for a forecast cold snap, including possible snow. To provide warmth, hot drinks, toilet, water and cooking facilities, Aurora Energy contractors had connected a generator to the Millers Flat Hall on Tuesday evening. It would remain in place until power was restored in all affected areas, largely in Ettrick/Millers Flat, Raes Junction and surrounding rural areas. Contractor...

JO MCKENZIE-MCLEAN/STUFF Kyle and Marion Mewburn discuss life in Central Otago after Kyle came out as a woman. (Video first published January 2019) The conversation began innocently – a familiar face from the pub stretched his arm around the newly-transitioned Kyle Mewburn and told her she looked “f...ing gorgeous.” But the arm remained an uncomfortably long time and the drunk speaker began pouring brutal details of a grim childhood into Mewburn’s ear, followed by unsolicited and unwanted compliments of her body parts. Mewburn sat in stunned silence as the man grew increasingly aggr...

Jared Morgan The message could not be any clearer - when it comes to Central Otago and Wanaka's countryside there is only one bunny welcome at Easter. It's the first time the rabbit hunt has been held in the region since 2017. (file pic) Photo: 123rf.com Twenty-five teams of 12 set out to prove that at the weekend. Yesterday the weary hunters from across the South Island and beyond returned to the Dunstan Equestrian Centre near Alexandra to tally the numbers of rabbits killed as part of the expanded-format Great Easter Bunny Hunt. Traditionally 24 hours long, this year's Alexandra Lions Cl...