Julie Asher

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App targets council consultations

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App targets council consultations

Reaching the huge proportion of people under 40 who are disengaged from their council, and making council consultation dynamic, are behind an app launched by a Clyde man.

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'Parking and barking’ officer on duty

The Central Otago District Council office in Alexandra. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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Parking rules being enforced: ‘parking and barking’ officer on duty

Central Otago motorists’ free parking days have come to an end in Cromwell and those in Alexandra are about to feel the bite of the "parking and barking" officer.

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Water, rates, mining big topics shaping elections

Santana Mineral’s exploratory drilling site for its Bendigo-Ophir gold project. PHOTO: STEPHEN...

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Water, rates, mining big topics shaping elections

How to have all the things the community wants, along with central government mandates, and how to pay for them seems to be the biggest issue for voters in Central Otago. Julie...

Wood crafts notable among 100 years

Roxburgh resident John McElroy holds a booklet made for his 100th birthday by one of his children...

Wood crafts notable among 100 years

The year is 1925, the height of the jazz age. Paul Newman was born in the US, Margaret Thatcher in England and, in Cromwell, John McElroy.

Residents’ satisfaction grows

Libraries and public toilets rated highly, but cemeteries and building consents didn’t. PHOTO:...

Residents’ satisfaction grows

Central Otago residents are happier with their district council than they were last year, according to the district council, but their own statistics suggest that might not be the case.

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Group gauging interest in Lake Onslow scheme

A power project at Lake Onslow may be back on the table. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

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Consortium quietly gauging interest in shelved Lake Onslow scheme

A private consortium is reviving the controversial Lake Onslow pumped hydro power project shelved by the government as promised during the last election.

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Old Hyde hotel ‘brought back to life’

Craig Alderson first saw the Hyde hotel while riding the rail trail with his family and has now...

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Old Hyde hotel, cafe ‘brought back to life’

A grand old hotel is being brought back to life thanks to a chance encounter on the Otago Central Rail Trail.

Ukulele jam bridges age gap

Maniototo Rest Home healthcare worker Diane Jamieson and New Zealand Ukulele Trust chairman Tim...

Ukulele jam bridges age gap

There was singing, dancing and lot of laughter at the Maniototo Rest Home on Tuesday as pupils from St John’s School gathered with residents of both the rest-home and Ranfurly for a morning of music.

‘Person and poet’ to be celebrated

Poet and environmentalist Brian Turner at the Nevis River in February this year. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

‘Person and poet’ to be celebrated

The late Brian Turner will be celebrated "as a person and a poet" at an event on National Poetry Day next Friday.

Witty read follows man’s cancer journey

Rosemary and Mike Riddell in 2021. Mrs Riddell has published her husband’s book on his prostate...

Witty read follows man’s cancer journey

Reading a book knowing how it ends is not usually enjoyable. Even less when the book is autobiographical and the author has died.

Annual games a community effort

Enjoying their hot chips on a cold day are Clutha Valley girls (from left) Hazel Stirling, 6,...

Annual games a community effort

Children came from Southland, Upper Clutha and Dunedin on Saturday to compete in Central Otago’s biggest primary school tournament in one of the region’s smallest villages.

Three standing for mayor

Three standing for mayor

Interest is high in the upcoming local body elections, judging by the number of people nominated to fill seats around the council and community board tables in Central Otago.

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Sports hub two-stage plan

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Sports hub two-stage plan

A proposed sports and recreation hub would potentially be developed in two stages, the Teviot Community Board heard last week.

Nod for plan to turn quarry into sections

Parkburn Quarry in 2018. PHOTO: ODT FILES

Nod for plan to turn quarry into sections

A plan to turn a quarry into more than 500 new residential sections can go ahead, the Environment Court having given its qualified consent for plan change 21.

Photographer finds award-winning art in the mundane

Ranfurly photographer Janyne Fletcher’s image of snow-covered sheep yards won the international...

Photographer finds award-winning art in the mundane

International award success for a Ranfurly photographer proves, yet again, the Maniototo is far greater than the sum of its parts.

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Rebuild steering group put together

Debris of the old Roxburgh Entertainment Centre. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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Rebuild steering group put together

Four community members will join a councillor and a community board member on the steering committee to rebuild the Roxburgh Entertainment Centre.

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Licensing decision welcomed

A bee pollinates the flower of a fruit tree in Earnscleugh Rd, near Alexandra. Photo: Jono Edwards.

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Licensing decision welcomed

A decision to have one licence for all alcohol vendors was welcomed by the Alexandra Blossom Festival committee.

Earlier water fixes coming for towns

Boil water notices in two Maniototo towns will end sooner than anticipated, a Central Otago District Council meeting in Roxburgh heard this week.

Mayoral candidate keen for big changes

Roxburgh resident Mark Quinn has put his hat in the ring for both Mayor and Central Otago...

Mayoral candidate keen for big changes

Wide-ranging changes - from slashing council salaries to creating a mayoral forum of "intelligent people" - are proposed by the man challenging to be mayor in Central Otago.

Funding error threatens viability of health centre

The Roxburgh Medical Centre. PHOTO: ODT FILES

Funding error threatens viability of health centre

The Roxburgh Medical Centre is facing another crisis with revelations funding has been paid to the practice in error for nearly 10 years.

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