Academy to host course on night sky appreciation
Experts on astronomy are heading to Naseby to host an astronomy and astrotourism course for astrotourism guides, amateur astronomers and the public next year.
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Pupils’ work presented to council
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Pupils’ work presented to council
While some adults struggle with terms like meta-data, meta-analysis and particulates, a group of Clyde Primary School pupils not only know what they mean, they used them to improve the air quality...
Christmas tree fundraiser popular
Christmas tree fundraiser popular
Christmas cheer and decorating advice was at hand as Cromwell Bowling Club was transformed into a magical Christmas tree display over the weekend.
Poem celebrates new citizenship
Poem celebrates new citizenship
Twenty-one people became New Zealand citizens in the final citizenship ceremony of the year held in at the Central Otago District Council building in Alexandra on Friday.
Booking announced for Cromwell hall
Booking announced for Cromwell hall
One of the first conferences to be booked at the yet-to-be-completed Cromwell hall was announced on Friday.
Cubs planting day popular
Cubs planting day popular
Cromwell cubs joined with Otago Fish & Game at Lake Dunstan to help restore the habitat at Bendigo wildlife management reserve.
Youth party safety focus of sessions
Youth party safety focus of sessions
Secondary school students are almost all finished for the year and the prospect of summer holidays, camping and partying beckons.
Hospice shop brings up a decade
Hospice shop brings up a decade
Ten years in business is a huge milestone and even more so when you give away all your profits.
First time in town for colourful run
First time in town for colourful run
Participants in a fun run became the canvases as they were covered in splashes of colour at an event held in Alexandra last week.
Work starts to complete trail link; due to open Feb 2027
Work starts to complete trail link; due to open Feb 2027
After years of planning and preparation, the Roxburgh Gorge Trail is finally on track to become a fully connected 33km route, linking Alexandra and Roxburgh.
Hui fosters empowerment, sustainability
Hui fosters empowerment, sustainability
Alexandra Primary School pupil Blake Scharlott, 10, cuts up an apple for an experiment to prevent the fruit from browning at the Central Otago Enviroschools Hui held at Alexandra Primary School...
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Callout shows up demands on volunteers
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Callout shows up demands on volunteers
Members’ pagers sounded at a Maniototo Community Board meeting, interrupting an impassioned discussion about the increasing demands on rural emergency service volunteers.
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Fire restrictions placed, more likely soon
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Fire restrictions placed, more likely soon
Central Otago and the Upper Waitaki will move to a restricted fire season on Monday.
New community hub officially under way
New community hub officially under way
Vincent Community Board chairman Jayden Cromb (left), Manuherekia Valleys Charitable Trust chairman Andrew Paterson and Central Otago deputy mayor Tracy Paterson break ground this week ahead of...
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Mining company buys, plans to reopen cafe
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Mining company buys, plans to reopen cafe
A Teviot Valley mining company has bought a country cafe in a bid to keep its workers fed and watered.
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Request to consider other sites for hall rebuild
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Request to consider other sites for hall rebuild
Rebuilding the Roxburgh Hall could offer either "some nice urban renewal" or keep the town stuck in the past, Central Otago district councillors have heard.
Decision to fast-track a ‘sad day’
Decision to fast-track a ‘sad day’
Central Otago conservation projects could be $5m better off if a Bendigo gold mine project gets under way but opponents were not impressed.
Satisfaction in time with children
Satisfaction in time with children
The spontaneity of early childhood education (ECE) is what keeps one Cromwell teacher of almost 40 years coming back to work every day.
Restricted fire season for parts of inland Otago
Restricted fire season for parts of inland Otago
Central Otago and the Upper Waitaki will move to a restricted fire season on Monday.
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Santana seeking to limit submitters
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Santana seeking to limit submitters
The Australian firm seeking fast-track permission for a massive open-cast gold mine above Bendigo and Tarras has called on the govt to stop locals and experts having a voice in the decision.