Jared Morgan

Negotiating the rugged Cromwell Gorge and shores of Lake Dunstan to build a cycle trail has required lateral thinking by the contractor, who is using a barge.

Horticulture and viticulture industry leaders in Central Otago are trying hard to accommodate more than 700 ni-Vanuatu seasonal workers left stranded by Covid-19 border closures.

A commissioners hearing regarding plans for a 160-lot subdivision on the outskirts of Cromwell is no closer to concluding.

Cashed-up  expat New Zealanders are helping the Queenstown Lakes and Central Otago real estate market defy predictions of a plummet in the wake of Covid-19, agents say.

Queenstown tourism operators are "flailing in the dark" amid a lack of information and lack of action from the Government, National Party leader Todd Muller says.

Twenty-seven schools in the Central Otago and Queenstown Lakes districts have been granted a share of $235,000 to plug gaps in funding due to Covid-19.

Council staff have won praise for turning around a rapidly revised annual plan for Central Otago in the wake of Covid-19.

A sinking lid policy does not necessarily stop problem gambling in Central Otago, Central Otago district councillors have heard.

A resource consent application to rezone land at the southern end of Clyde will be publicly notified.

Before Covid-19, Central Otago’s economy and development was going ‘‘great guns’’.

Plans for a new supermarket in Alexandra are gaining momentum after a Covid-19 delay.

Big dreams start small.

Speculation is rife two Central Otago i-Sites could close, possibly affecting seven staff, but their employer is neither confirming nor denying that is the case.

There is room for improvement in how the Central Otago District Council values it assets, Audit New Zealand says.

Southland councils are hoping to pick up tools for shovel-ready projects shortlisted for Government funding.

An Environment Court appeal regarding a controversial Cromwell subdivision has been withdrawn — ending the two-year saga of plan change 13.