Alexandra was a town where time stood still yesterday as the ‘‘clock on the hill’’ locked at 8.30am after a power cut in the Little Valley area on the outskirts of town.
The Central Otago District Council has yet to be notified of an Environment Court appeal lodged by the developer behind a controversial Cromwell subdivision.
A 4.9% increase in rates across the whole Central Otago District Council region is being proposed, but the reality for urban residents is somewhat different.
Fear of dogs was behind opposition to a resource consent application for a boarding home for dogs near Luggate, the Central Otago District Council hearings committee was told this week.
Boaties are urged to be cautious of floating debris in lakes Wakatipu, Wanaka, Hawea and Dunstan following last week’s torrential rain that brought widespread flooding to Otago and Southland.