Rosie Manins

A Bannockburn woman is hoping her artistic appreciation of the Nevis Valley will prompt others to support protection against damage, including by dams being built there.

After years of putting the Maniototo's community first, Rural Art Deco founder Edna McAtamney is having to focus on herself and future health.

It has taken 16 months, but Waipiata's Heron family are finally settled in their new home, and they could not be happier.

One dedicated couple are relieving Ranfurly of its seven-year cinema drought by bringing movies back to the town hall.

More than 4000 items on display at the Hayes Engineering Works in Oturehua have been carefully measured, described, photographed, labelled, and catalogued this week.

Pupils at Maniototo Area School in Ranfurly now have reason to incorporate Central Otago District Council branding and promotional material into their learning.

Photographs of Central Otago flora and fauna are on display at Alexandra's Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery.

The proposed Cromwell town centre upgrade will not be made available to the town's community board for another month.

The $3.3 million Cromwell Swim Centre has reopened after it was badly smoke-damaged in an electrical fire in June.

Being without an arm or leg did not stop more than 20 amputees from throughout New Zealand and Australia playing 18 holes of golf at Cromwell yesterday, in the first part of the two-day 2008 Amputee Golf Tournament.