Santana secures key permit for Central Otago gold mine
Australian mining company Santana Minerals has secured a key permit for a vast gold mine near Cromwell in Central Otago.
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Pick me: competition stiff for seasonal jobs
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Pick me: competition stiff for seasonal jobs
Central Otago orchards are fielding thousands of applications for upcoming harvest work, tertiary students being particularly eager for a bite at the cherry.
Poets lead protest against open-cast mining
Poets to host reading protest against open-cast mining
Six poets are protesting "ecological and aesthetic violence" proposed for Central Otago.
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Group to look at design, location
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Group to look at design, location
Rebuilding the Roxburgh Entertainment Centre on an alternative site is one of the proposals being considered as the insurance settlement is finalised.
Santana application ‘a permit milestone’: More than $8m spent to date
Santana application ‘a permit milestone’: More than $8m spent to date
Santana Minerals has formally lodged a fast-track application for New Zealand’s biggest new gold project in more than four decades.
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Departing owners won’t miss everything
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Departing owners won’t miss everything
Incredible staff and customers will be missed but the 5.30am alarm will not be, one of the Roxburgh supermarket owners said as he prepared to leave the business he has run for 13 years.
Event to raise funds for chopper trust
Event to raise funds for chopper trust
People are encouraged to get on their horse or bike or even their own two feet to compete in a rogaine event fundraiser for the Otago Southland Rescue Helicopter Trust next month.
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Mustang for sale in garage sale trail
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Mustang for sale in garage sale trail
If garage sales conjure images of dusty copies of Dan Brown novels and outgrown children’s clothes and toys, you are in for a treat on the Teviot Valley Garage Sale trail.
Cromb rules out standing in council by-election
Cromb rules out standing in council by-election
A slimmed down Vincent Community Board was sworn in at its inaugural meeting in Alexandra yesterday with the chairman saying he was putting "the greater good ahead of self-interest"
Obituary: at the heart of everything in Alex
Obituary: at the heart of everything in Alex
Liz Duggan was the absolute champion of the community.
Cheerful efforts boon for senior citizens
Cheerful efforts boon for senior citizens
Asking retiring Alexandra Senior Citizens co-ordinator Jo Ireland about herself is like trying to catch sunshine in a jar. Just when you think you have her pinned down, the conversation shifts to...
Night of fun ends with a bang
Night of fun ends with a bang
The long weekend went off with a bang in Cromwell with a spectacular fireworks display on Sunday evening.
Retirement bright with flowers
Retirement bright with flowers
Retirement means different things to different people. For some it is a long stretch of lazy days and refusing to do anything other than the essentials — a longed-for rest after working.
Soft bait fishing tips on offer
Soft bait fishing tips on offer
Anglers keen to improve their freshwater fishing skills will have the chance at a free soft bait fishing clinic on Lake Dunstan, near Cromwell, next month.
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Top-notch care close to home aim of foundation
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Top-notch care close to home aim of foundation
Private funding from a new hospital foundation will keep healthcare "local and accessible" for people in Central Otago and Upper Clutha, Dunstan Hospital’s chief executive says.
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Mine a 'once-in-a-generation' opportunity
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Mine a 'once-in-a-generation' opportunity
Confidence and security are two benefits a proposed Central Otago gold mine will bring, a Tarras contractor says.
Mayor appoints Paterson as her deputy
Mayor appoints Paterson as her deputy
They may be slightly outnumbered around the table, but women will lead the council in Central Otago for the next three years.
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Lake Onslow battery project fast-track bid in offing
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Lake Onslow battery project fast-track bid in offing
An application to get fast-track approval for the reignited Lake Onslow battery project is a week or two away from being lodged, its backers say.
Thinking outside the square brings rewards for butchery
Thinking outside the square brings rewards for butchery
A lot of trial and error goes in to creating an award-winning sausage, but for a Cromwell butcher it has been a case of trial and success
Postmistress has ‘awesome’ first week
Postmistress has ‘awesome’ first week
A Central Otago institution, and one of its most photographed buildings, has a new face behind the counter.