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PHOTO: OTAGO DAILY TIMES In May, 1984, a generous fall of snow at Brockville School just before classes ended supplied these hardy youngsters with their first taste of winter fun, although winter is still officially a month away.

Parliament Buildings, from left, Bowen House, the Beehive, and Parliament House. PHOTO: NZ HERALD They say that a fast game is a good game — but fast-tracking the game is another matter entirely.

People's Commissar for Military and Naval Affairs of the Soviet Union Leon Trotsky gives a May Day address as troops march in Red Square, Moscow. The inscription on the left reads "Proletariat of all countries still under the rule of the old world, join us on this 1 May. Our Greetings." — Otago Witness, 1.7.1924 Riga, Latvia: Soviet leaders who assure foreign pressmen of their peaceful motives, and explain that the Soviet military preparations are solely of a defensive nature, adopt an entirely different tone when addressing select gatherings of their own followers.

Today's cartoon from Voyager 2023 award winning cartoonist, Shaun Yeo.

Even when it comes to the Bard, things change.

Upper Clutha Angling Club members and Otago Fish & Game councillors Rick Boyd (left) and Ian Cole help out with planting at Fern Burn at Alpha Burn Station this week. PHOTOS: OTAGO FISH & GAME Anglers have waded in to help a catchment group and a high-country farm restore an important spawning stream in Wānaka.

A diver inspects hessian matting on the lakebed in Paddock Bay, Lake Wanaka. Native plants can be seen growing through the matting. Nutrient loads, the volume of water, and the amount of sediment going into Lake Wānaka have all had an effect on water quality. PHOTOS: NIWA After an active fault was discovered running under Lake Wānaka three years ago, Niwa scientists have mapped the lakebed to better understand its underwater structure and potential for earthquakes and tsunamis.

Standing outside the Glendhu Bay Holiday Park's guest lounge on Friday is Hampshire Property Group chief executive Frank Sharkey. PHOTO: REGAN HARRIS Glendhu Bay Holiday Park’s new owners were keen to reassure longtime campers the company would be "mad" to make dramatic changes, in a public meeting at the grounds yesterday.

Looking through photographs from their wedding day which took place at Tapanui Presbyterian Church on May 15, 1959 are Wānaka retirees Eleanor and John Lischner. PHOTO: MARJORIE COOK For rural Otago teenagers Eleanor Roulston and John Lischner there was never a proposal. They just understood they would get married.

Enjoying their evening after their high tea jaunt are Terry Moulin and Lilian Capil. PHOTOS: NINA TAPU. A night of the Arts event drew Invercargill locals out of their homes and into the city to enjoy an evening of colour, song, dance and an art extravaganza.

The curtain went up on Thursday night at the Queenstown Memorial Centre for Showbiz Queenstown’s season of Spamalot , Monty Python’s hilarious take on the legend of King Arthur and his search for the Holy Grail.

Kai Milburn. PHOTO: PHILIP CHANDLER A bout of "very scary" heat stroke aside, young Queenstown tennis ace Kai Milburn performed well in three tough recent tournaments.

Wakatipu’s James Valentine ‘scores’ a try against Alexandra, however the ref ruled he’d been held up. PHOTO: SUPPLIED Ironically, a bizarre no-try call indirectly helped galvanise the Wakatipu Premiers rugby team last Saturday and prepare them for two big challenges ahead.

Angus Herron. PHOTO: OTAGO CRICKET A Queenstown-raised former fast bowler’s scored the job of running cricket in Dunedin.

Fino Wine Bar’s Eugene Kliushneu, left, and Richard Meads. PHOTO: PHILIP CHANDLER The operators of Queenstown Marina’s new Fino Wine Bar say they’re committed to affordable prices and great service.

The late Eon Lewis. PHOTO: SUPPLIED Eon Lewis, who died at 89 last month, was that rare Queenstowner — a lifelong local.

Over 300 year 6 students got the shake down on what to do in emergency situations last week.

PHOTO: SUPPLIED Queenstown's St Joseph’s School’s massive annual book fair’s on again this Sunday, but students were already warming up for it with their Book Character Dress Up Day last week.

The Central Lakes Family Services respite team, including clinical manager Fiona Young, far left. PHOTO: SUPPLIED A crisis respite facility for people struggling with their mental health has opened in Queenstown.

Queenstown’s recently-departed Presbyterian minister, Ian Guy. PHOTO: PHILIP CHANDLER Church ministers come and go, but without doubt one of Queenstown’s most influential has been the Wakatipu Presbyterian Church’s Reverend Ian Guy.