Julie Asher

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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

Checking out the puppies in the pet show section of the show are Florencia Perez Rodrigo (left),...

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

The Pateoroa Hotel will be the focus of a meeting next week to see if there is enough interest...

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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

A plan of the proposed subdivision about 12km from Cromwell on the site of a Fulton Hogan quarry....

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

Raven (Christina Ewing), (left), of Nelson, and Gypsy Rose (Jo Bayne), of Mosgiel, were the only...

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

Cafe Rossi manager Krystal Scott (left) and cook Margaret Jenkins inside an empty cafe. The...

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...

Masters Games Cowboy Action competitors the Alberta Bandit (Warren Hunter), of Invercargill (left...

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

Mountain-bikers on Matangi Station near Alexandra. PHOTO: WILL NELSON / TOURISM CENTRAL OTAGO

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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

The previous government planned to establish 10 new regional entities to manage New Zealand's...

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’

First-home buyers will be given preference to buy here at the Gair Ave development in Cromwell,...

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.

Hail pelts Alex

Pedestrians watch where they walk in Skird St after a hailstorm this afternoon. Photo: Julie Asher

Hail pelts Alex

Hail has pelted Alexandra following a thunderstorm, and power was out for hundreds of customers in parts of Central Otago this afternoon.

Driver airlifted after Alexandra crash

Driver airlifted after Alexandra crash

The driver of a vehicle which crashed off the road near Alexandra this morning has been airlifted to Dunedin Hospital.

Principals’ leadership course ‘incredible’

Maniototo Area School principal Melissa Bell at the Harvard principals’ development course in...

Principals’ leadership course ‘incredible’

A trip to Sydney during the school holidays sounds like a great way to relax but for two Otago school principals it was anything but — although they would do it again in a heartbeat.

Police kept busy with driving offences and family harm

Police kept busy with driving offences and family harm

Driving offences and family harm kept Central Otago police busy during the past week.

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