Julie Asher

New Zealand, 1959 ... there was no television, Walter Nash was prime minister and the New Zealand Wool Board’s Fleece to Fashion parade started with world champion Godfrey Bowen shearing a sheep...

Successful and moving was how one of the organisers described Saturday night’s fundraising dinner at Carrick Winery in Bannockburn.

Gardening and watering go together in Central Otago but that could be about to change.

Practical life skills are often taken for granted by those who have them.

A poet, a golfer and a cyclist walked into the Oturehua tavern.

They came from far and wide to admire and acquire.

Emmilee Fendall, of Central Yoga CoLab, leads an outdoor yoga class in Cromwell on Saturday morning.

The Central Otago District Council (CODC) will follow other Otago councils and delay its long-term plan (LTP) for a year.

Water levels at Falls Dam are at their lowest mark in a quarter of a century.

The Central Otago District Council (CODC) will follow other Otago councils and delay its long-term plan for a year.

More pupils and enough staff have started the year on the right foot for Central Otago secondary schools.

Connecting the right tourists with the community is paying off for Central Otago.

Bad driving and family harm callouts occupied Central Otago police in the past two weeks.

Love, education, safety ... everyone standing at the front of the room had their own reason for coming to New Zealand but they were united as the country’s newest citizens.

Lifelong learning has proven to be one of the keys to ageing well, along with being a part of a community.

History lessons, accusations of bullying by councillors and claims of indecent haste flew around the Central Otago District Council chamber in Alexandra yesterday.

Why buy your mate a beer when you could buy him a pub — and he could return the favour?