Julie Asher

Responsibility urged after Wānaka brawls

Wānaka’s Dinosaur Park was the picture of family fun yesterday with no trace of the assaults and...

Responsibility urged after Wānaka brawls

Parents are being told to take responsibility for their teenagers' welfare and not supply them with alcohol after several young people were left unconscious and injured at a Wānaka lakefront park.

Festival returns with bubbles galore

Cromwell Wine and Food festival organiser Barbara Emmitt offers the last of the beer brewed at...

Festival returns with bubbles galore

Wine, food and song filled the Cromwell Heritage Precinct yesterday at the annual Cromwell Wine and Food festival in the grounds of McNulty House.

Lineup for book sale surprises

Family members (from left) Jeanine McDonald, of Invercargill, Natalie McMillan, of Christchurch...

Lineup for book sale surprises

They came, they saw and they staggered away laden with books, jigsaw puzzles and DVDs.

Family fun day a throwback to past entertainment

The women’s section of the gumboot throwing competition at the Naseby Family Fun Day drew an...

Family fun day a throwback to past entertainment

There was not a child with a screen to be found at Naseby recreation ground yesterday as hundreds of holiday makers and residents flooded the green space for the annual Naseby family fun day.

Reforms require decisions

Reforms require decisions

The government and the name of water reforms may have changed last year but the expensive changes have not - and councils will still have to figure out how to pay for them.

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Request to conserve water after heavy rain

The Waimate District Council are assuring residents that the water remains safe to drink despite...

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Request to conserve water after heavy rain

Water, water everywhere and ... and not a lot to drink.

Solar farm opposed in submissions

Solar farm opposed in submissions

Nearly 200 submissions have been made by people wanting to weigh in on a giant solar farm in the Maniototo.

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Way mooted to keep rates rises down briefly

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Way mooted to keep rates rises down briefly

High rates increases could be watered down but the relief would be temporary, Central Otago ratepayers were warned last week.

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Long-term plan items, costs on the agenda

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Long-term plan items, costs on the agenda

Rates rises will remain high in Central Otago next year — but there appears to be relief ahead in the district council’s long-term plan.

Community spirit to the fore for fire brigade’s new 4WD

Ranfurly senior firefighter Adam Becker and his son, future firefighter Thomas, 4, check out the...

Community spirit to the fore for fire brigade’s new 4WD

It is big, expensive and could save a life.

Wine bar for a thirsty Ranfurly

Lohi owners Tania Murray Haigh and Russ Haigh have extended their Ranfurly business to...

Wine bar for a thirsty Ranfurly

A wine bar inside a clothing and homewares store is an unusual concept but Lohi owners Tania Murray Haigh and Russ Haigh are not ones for playing safe.

Council to extend Alexandra alcohol ban

Cars and people converge on the road from Gore to Raes Junction, heading to Alexandra for the...

Council to extend Alexandra alcohol ban

The days of carloads of people drinking their way to Alexandra for the Blossom Festival, seen as a rite of passage for some, appear to be numbered.

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Supercars possibility ‘absolutely brilliant’

Highlands Motorsport Park. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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Supercars possibility ‘absolutely brilliant’

Tens of thousands of visitors and up to $7 million a day could be heading to Cromwell for V8 Supercars, in what has been labelled as "absolutely brilliant" for the sport and the town.

Board pushes to retain buildings

Art deco icon, Ranfurly’s Centennial Milkbar, is one of the buildings Central Otago District...

Board pushes to retain buildings

Maniototo Community Board members challenged the buildings recommended for disposal by the Central Otago District Council at a recent meeting.

Hopes family harm attitude to change

T-shirts with slogans reflecting the impact of family harm were hung at a White Ribbon breakfast,...

Hopes family harm attitude to change

Changing attitudes and public discussion have transformed the way most New Zealanders look at mental health, and frontline workers hope the same will happen with violence and harm at home.

Family’s board presence reprised

Teviot farmer and newest member of the Teviot Valley Community Board Curtis Pannett is following...

Family’s board presence reprised

An out-of-the-blue phone call brought the newest, and youngest, member of the Teviot Valley Community Board to the table.

Fire main concern with solar farm

Fire main concern with solar farm

Nearly 150 people crowded into the rugby clubrooms in Ranfurly on Monday night to discuss a proposal from Helios to build a 660ha solar farm between the town and Naseby.

Rare 4WD station trip

Alexandra Lions 4WD event convener Barry McCall, left, and club president Murray Anderson...

Rare 4WD station trip

Central Otago is full of hidden places to explore but permission and suitable vehicles can be a problem.

Space sorted for thousands of books

Sorting books for Alexandra’s New Year Rotary book sale in their new location are (from left)...

Space sorted for thousands of books

When the call went out for a new sorting space for over 30,000 books that make up one of Alexandra’s best-known holiday attractions former teacher, and Rotary member, Mark Willyams discovered a...

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Planner backs application for 188-lot subdivison

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Planner backs application for 188-lot subdivison

A proposed development of nearly 200 new homes in Alexandra has received a positive boost, gaining council planner’s approval.

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