Discussion on authority cut postponed
Discussion on authority cut postponed
History lessons, accusations of bullying by councillors and claims of indecent haste flew around the Central Otago District Council chamber in Alexandra yesterday.
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Patearoa locals hope to buy village hotel
Patearoa locals hope to buy village hotel
Why buy your mate a beer when you could buy him a pub — and he could return the favour?
Power outage investigation continues
Power outage investigation continues
Investigations into multiple power outages that left thousands in Central Otago without power for hours are continuing.
Numbers good while sun shining
Numbers good while sun shining
Summer is show season and in the past two weeks the three A&P societies in Central Otago have held their annual events.
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Aurora review independence questioned
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Aurora review independence questioned
The man who, in a 2018 review, found most of Aurora’s assets posed a low risk, despite 35 incidences of protection systems failing, has been contracted to undertake an independent review of the company’s reliability.
Mt Benger A&P Show
Mt Benger A&P Show
The 80th Mt Benger A&P Show was held on Saturday, and had attractions for town and rural people alike.
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Drone inspects lines in investigation of outages
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Drone inspects lines in investigation of outages
Investigations into several power outages that left thousands of people in Central Otago without power for hours are continuing.
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Residents keen to make pub hub
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Residents keen to make pub hub
Keeping a community hub is the reason a group of Patearoa residents are keen to buy the village’s pub.
Defibrillator donated
Defibrillator donated
Showing off the defibrillator donated by St John Roxburgh to the town’s new swimming pool are (from left) St John emergency medical officer Jack Gilchrist, Ida MacDonald Pool committee chairwoman...
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Aurora woes put down to ‘poor maintenance’
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Aurora woes put down to ‘poor maintenance’
Less spending on glossy brochures and more on maintenance would help improve Central Otago’s power supply, according to an electrical engineer formerly employed by Aurora Energy.
Subdivision plan for Parkburn quarry heard
Subdivision plan for Parkburn quarry heard
Plans to convert an old quarry near Cromwell into residential property took a step closer this week.
Power out again in Central Otago
Power out again in Central Otago
Hundreds of Aurora Energy customers in Central Otago were again without power for the third time in recent weeks.
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Plan to restrict board’s power an ‘asset grab’
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Plan to restrict board’s power an ‘asset grab’
The Cromwell Community Board says a proposal to restrict its power is an "asset grab" driven by jealousy of the town.
Games event brings out special characters
Games event brings out special characters
Cowboys, gun-toting women and the sound of lead ricocheting off steel turned the outskirts of Alexandra into a scene straight out of a Wild West movie this week.
Warning of more Central Otago power cuts
Warning of more Central Otago power cuts
Power cuts around Central Otago in recent weeks could be a taste of things to come this winter.
All guns blazing...
All guns blazing...
Cowboys, gun-toting women and the sound of lead ricocheting off steel turned the outskirts of Alexandra into a scene straight out of a Wild West movie this week.
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Station sale speeds bike access plan
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Station sale speeds bike access plan
The potential sale of Matangi Station has hastened plans to buy a public easement to protect access to its mountainbike trails.
New course set
New course set
Work to "retrain" the Kyeburn River at the Kyeburn Bridge to spread across the riverbed instead of scouring a channel to one side, threatening the bridge supports, has been completed.
3 Waters contract extended; change signalled
3 Waters contract extended; change signalled
Central Otago district councillors have extended the council’s Three Waters contract for another year, but staff have signalled a major change could be required.
Preference for first-home buyers ‘symbolic’
Preference for first-home buyers ‘symbolic’
First-home buyers will get first option — but no deduction — when Central Otago District Council-led property developments hit the market.