Julie Asher

Measuring success when the best outcome is nothing happening was the dilemma facing a volunteer group devoted to protecting young people from harm in alcohol-fuelled environments such as music...

Quiet achievers are the backbone of any organisation. The ones who just see a need and fill it without fuss or fanfare.

Visiting a rest-home is not often top of things a teen would want to do but one Central Otago girl looks forward to it every week.

One of the unsuccessful candidates for the Central Otago mayoral seat was puzzled by the election results as they came out on Saturday.

Santana Minerals says a $55 million agreement to buy part of a famed Central Otago high-country station is a ‘‘huge step forward’’ for its plan for an open-cast mine.

Newly-elected Central Otago councillor Dave McKenzie has quit amid online accusations, saying the pressure is too much for his family.

A newly elected Central Otago councillor is refusing to quit just two days after winning his seat, despite calls for his resignation.

A newly elected Central Otago councillor is refusing to quit just two days after winning his seat, despite calls for his resignation.

Maintaining the character of Central Otago was high on the list of priorities for two of the three candidates hoping to be mayor of the region after votes are counted on Saturday.

The cost of the water plan demanded by the government from Central Otago District Council and the two other councils involved in the council controlled organisation to manage water services, was...

The pain endured kayaking Lake Dunstan was forgotten when the reason for the punishing fundraising paddle was revealed in Clyde last week.

 Voters in Central Otago are sending in their choices more quickly than in the past two elections, but many still have to make their choices known before voting closes on October 11.

Nearly half a century of experience left the Central Otago District Council table last week as the final meeting of the triennium closed.