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Govt promises aid to address health crisis
The government has promised extra measures to help with Wānaka and Central Otago’s health and mental health crisis caused by a lack of facilities.
Local body elections 2025: Central Otago District Council
Local body elections 2025: Central Otago District Council
Central Otago’s next district council will inherit a district under pressure from growth, with booming towns like Cromwell and Clyde grappling with housing demand, infrastructure strains and questions of affordability.
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Scores raise concerns over quarry proposal
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Scores raise concerns over quarry proposal
Teviot Valley residents voiced strong opposition to heavy truck traffic and lack of transparency over a contentious quarry proposal at a packed meeting in Ettrick on Wednesday.
Senior queen nominations open
Senior queen nominations open
Nominations for the 2025 Alexandra Blossom Festival senior queen are now open.
Poetry Day event to celebrate poet popular
Poetry Day event to celebrate poet popular
An event celebrating the life and works of Central Otago poet Brian Turner to mark National Poetry Day last Friday was attended by more than 100 people at Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery.
Dedicated volunteers acknowledged
Dedicated volunteers acknowledged
Three Alexandra women plus 120 years of volunteer work added up to three special honours this week.
Bring out your dead rockers
Bring out your dead rockers
Rock trio Bulletproof Convertible returns to Central Otago on Saturday for the annual Dead Rockers Ball.
Celebrating Central’s dark sky
Celebrating Central’s dark sky
A popular exhibition showcasing astrophotography in some of New Zealand’s best dark-skies locations officially opened at Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery last week.
Canadians share their wisdom with locals
Canadians share their wisdom with locals
The rink at Alexandra’s IceInline was packed with skaters as a touring Canadian ice hockey team shared their skills with the players of Central Otago this week.
Power cut to 4000 in Alexandra
Power cut to 4000 in Alexandra
Over 4000 Alexandra residents were left without power as two unplanned outages affected the Central Otago town early this morning.
Santana ‘completely failed’ to share mine info
Santana ‘completely failed’ to share mine info
Concerned locals turned out in force to voice their worries and learn more about the proposed Bendigo gold mine last night.
Salmon hatchery on way for Clutha?
Salmon hatchery on way for Clutha?
Clutha anglers can look forward to more regular salmon catches, as plans for a recreational hatchery take another step forward.
UV water treatment to be considered
UV water treatment to be considered
To avoid Cromwell drinking water being deemed non-compliant the Central Otago District Council will vote next week on whether to install a temporary ultraviolet (UV) treatment system.
Distillery a rising star in spirit world
Distillery a rising star in spirit world
Central Otago’s Prophecy Distilling was recognised as a rising star when it received the emerging product award for its gin at the New Zealand Spirits Awards dinner in Auckland last Friday.
Ukulele jam bridges age gap
Ukulele jam bridges age gap
There was singing, dancing and lot of laughter at the Maniototo Rest Home on Tuesday as pupils from St John’s School gathered with residents of both the rest-home and Ranfurly for a morning of music.
'ODT' deliveries to Central Otago delayed
'ODT' deliveries to Central Otago delayed
Deliveries of today's Otago Daily Times to Central Otago have been delayed by a truck breakdown.
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Solar hearing adjourned
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Solar hearing adjourned
A resource consent hearing for a large solar farm in Maniototo has been adjourned, with commissioners set to visit the proposed site before making their final decision.
Blasting 'massive hole' in conservation area 'not the done thing'
Blasting 'massive hole' in conservation area 'not the done thing'
A massive open-cast gold mine proposed in Central Otago would destroy land protected for its biodiversity and heritage, official documents reveal.
Shorn to be filed
Shorn to be filed
Shorn ewes from Glenshee Station at Danseys Pass are driven across the Kyeburn River bridge on their way to a paddock planted in a winter crop.
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‘Sick to their stomachs’ over planned solar farm
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‘Sick to their stomachs’ over planned solar farm
People are "sick to their stomachs" over a proposed solar farm in Maniototo, which is said to be splitting the community, a hearing was told yesterday.