Lee Jamieson

A rural fire exercise held at the Otago Conservancy Rural Fire Centre in Clyde was a ‘‘modified scaling'' of the two major wildfires north and south of Alexandra in February, 1999.

Fulton Hogan staff (from left) Adam Chapman, of Queenstown, Vincent Lynch, of Queenstown, and diver Chris Fisher, of Alexandra, try to work out what to do when a digger being operated to remove debris and tree branches from the shoreline of Lake Dunstan got out of its depth on Tuesday.

Central Otago District Council's new aquatic centres manager Gary Easthope says ‘‘getting the wheels back on the cart'' is the first thing to do to successfully operate the district's swimming pools.

A Cromwell mechanic awarded the Apprentice of the Year intends to carry on working for his employer once he completes his training.

Otago Regional Council (ORC) estimates 25,000ha of Otago will exceed its new regulations for the control of rabbits, mostly in Central Otago.