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Speed, impairment behind deaths
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Speed, impairment behind deaths
Speeding and driving under the influence have been factors in a horrific 10 days on southern roads that have left five people dead.
Julie Asher
Church for sale
Church for sale
A chance to own a bit of Clyde history is on offer in the town built on gold.
Submitters irritated that solar farm put itself on hold
Submitters irritated that solar farm put itself on hold
The irony of the company behind a proposed solar farm in the Maniototo putting a hold on its resource consent application was not lost on those who had wanted more time to make their submissions.
Hot weather draws crowds to show
Hot weather draws crowds to show
Ice creams melted and crowds flocked to the pavilion for a respite from the searing heat at the Mt Benger A&P Show in Roxburgh on Saturday.
Hot weather draws crowds to A&P show
Hot weather draws crowds to A&P show
Ice creams melted and crowds flocked to the pavilion for a respite from the searing heat at the Mt Benger A&P Show in Roxburgh on Saturday.
Central Otago rates rise increased to 14.03%
Central Otago rates rise increased to 14.03%
Central Otago communities may be "blessed", but they are also facing even higher rates bills than anticipated just three weeks ago.
Serious two-vehicle crash
Serious two-vehicle crash
Police closed State Highway 8 between Cromwell and Clyde after a serious accident early last evening.
Conducting right to the end
Conducting right to the end
There were tears, applause and some "magnificently ridiculous" orchestral conducting in Oturehua yesterday when the people who loved Brian Turner gathered in his garden to farewell him.
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Review of draft LTP changes
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Review of draft LTP changes
The Central Otago District Council is holding an extraordinary meeting on Friday to review changes made to the draft long-term plan (LTP), approved at the last meeting two weeks ago.
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Cinema, town hall facade unlikely to be saved
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Cinema, town hall facade unlikely to be saved
It seems unlikely the landmark brick facade of the Roxburgh Cinema and town hall complex will be saved following a fire which destroyed the buildings last week.
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Tears as members look over blaze site
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Tears as members look over blaze site
Emotions ran high as members of the Roxburgh Musical Society stood among the burned and water-soaked remains of decades of costumes, scores and notes yesterday.
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Town reels at loss of much-loved space
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Town reels at loss of much-loved space
Tears flowed in Roxburgh yesterday as the enormity of what has been lost in a fire that engulfed the town hall and cinema sank in.
Roxburgh mourns loss of its communal heart
Roxburgh mourns loss of its communal heart
Roxburgh may yet lose the landmark brick facade of its cinema building — all that remains of the town’s former hub.
Water upgrades required
Water upgrades required
Water treatment plants at Ranfurly and Patearoa are about to get an upgrade but residents will still face water restrictions if the water source is "dirty" after rain.
‘Seeing I’m going to heaven, I’ll be able to do it there’
‘Seeing I’m going to heaven, I’ll be able to do it there’
The term Renaissance man could have been coined specifically to describe Oturehua writer, sportsman, conservationist and environmental activist Brian Turner, who died yesterday, aged 80.
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All panned out in the end
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All panned out in the end
He is tall, dark and rather handsome in a rugged sort of way.
Special delivery
Special delivery
Pinot Junction Wine Store and Cafe owner Kate Barnett delivers treats to Yasmin de Paula Ferreira Zattar, in Cromwell, on her 30th birthday while Yasmin's partner Filipe Schmalz looks on.
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Water race repairs complete: CODC
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Water race repairs complete: CODC
Work on the source of Naseby's water supply has been completed and restrictions should be lifted this morning.
Local poet shoots for the moon in lunar project
Local poet shoots for the moon in lunar project
An Alexandra poet’s work is out of this world ... literally.
Concerned residents set up new group
Concerned residents set up new group
Ever climbing rate increases, with no end in sight, and a feeling of not being heard has led a group of Teviot Valley residents to form a ratepayers and residents group.