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Maintenance advice heard
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Maintenance advice heard
Geography and geology mixed with massive rainfall were responsible for past flooding in Roxburgh, a meeting in the town heard on Wednesday night.
Julie Asher
Beeting the best for third time
Beeting the best for third time
Silverware and bragging rights are back in familiar hands after this year’s winter feed competition in the Teviot Valley.
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Burst pipe floods gallery
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Burst pipe floods gallery
A burst pipe has washed away any hopes of cultural entertainment in Alexandra this weekend.
Crucial ecosystems in school forest walk
Crucial ecosystems in school forest walk
Moths are rarely noticed unless they eat your favourite jumper or flap around the lamp while you are reading in bed.
Beeting the best for third time
Beeting the best for third time
Silverware and bragging rights are back in familiar hands after this year’s winter feed competition in the Teviot Valley.
Support vital for rare aphasia type
Support vital for rare aphasia type
June is Aphasia Awareness Month.
Annual rates to rise 18%; residents unhappy
Annual rates to rise 18%; residents unhappy
After much talk of kicking cans down the road, Central Otago will follow most other regions in adopting an average annual rates rise of more than 18%.
Toilet vandalism costs Central Otago ratepayers $37K
Toilet vandalism costs Central Otago ratepayers $37K
While councils wrestle with rising costs, deliberate damage to Central Otago public toilets has cost ratepayers more than $37,000, over the past year.
Family mark 90 years in honey business
Family mark 90 years in honey business
From collecting a swarm of bees for a neighbour to winning national awards 90 years later, Marsh’s Honey has moved with the times while remaining true to its origins.
Trailblazer’s retirement marked
Trailblazer’s retirement marked
Build it and they will come could have been coined for the Clutha Gold Cycling and Walking Trail.
Marsh family celebrates 90 years in the honey business
Marsh family celebrates 90 years in the honey business
From collecting a swarm of bees for a neighbour to winning national awards 90 years later, Marsh’s Honey has moved with the times while remaining true to its origins.
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Trailblazer’s retirement marked
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Trailblazer’s retirement marked
Build it and they will come could have been coined for the Clutha Gold Cycling and Walking Trail.
Family mark 90 years in honey
Family mark 90 years in honey
From collecting a swarm of bees for a neighbour to winning national awards 90 years later, Marsh’s Honey has moved with the times while remaining true to its origins.
Market for animal rehab
Market for animal rehab
Getting out and about in winter can be challenging so an indoor market can be just the ticket.
Girls experience options for career in trade sector
Girls experience options for career in trade sector
Driving a crane and connecting circuits to make a bell ring were some of the activities on offer at Clyde Dam this week.
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'I’m willing to be appalling': Heated clash at board meeting
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'I’m willing to be appalling': Heated clash at board meeting
Tempers flared at a community board meeting in Roxburgh with the chairman saying he was not comfortable being represented at a conference by the only member offering to go.
New van an ‘epic’ tool for charity
New van an ‘epic’ tool for charity
A charity aiming to get Central Otago people on their bikes has been given a van to help it expand its work.
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Tradies get job done for patient
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Tradies get job done for patient
An eight-month - and counting - wait for an accessible shower in her home has come to an end for an Alexandra woman, thanks to her community.
Planting bee pulls plenty of punters
Planting bee pulls plenty of punters
Sofia Wilson, 8, gets stuck into planting at the Half Mile Reserve, in Alexandra, yesterday.
World-class trio heading to Europe
World-class trio heading to Europe
Three young Alexandra athletes who used to 'hang out by the river and eat junk food' are now representing New Zealand in international sporting arenas.