New Zealand team pick up first win
New Zealand team pick up first win
There may only be about 500 people in New Zealand participating in curling but they include some of the world’s best.
Julie Asher
Pre-consultation survey had low engagement rate
Pre-consultation survey had low engagement rate
Council representation does not seem to have interested Central Otago residents, after just 79 submitted opinions to last month’s pre-consultation survey.
Keeping their cool for 65 years
Keeping their cool for 65 years
New Zealand, 1959 ... there was no television, Walter Nash was prime minister, and in Oturehua, Brian Becker was looking forward to Dawn Mayall coming up from Dunedin.
Keeping their cool for 65 years
Keeping their cool for 65 years
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...
Dinner raises $10,340
Dinner raises $10,340
Successful and moving was how one of the organisers described Saturday night’s fundraising dinner at Carrick Winery in Bannockburn.
‘Save water, enjoy a beautiful garden’
‘Save water, enjoy a beautiful garden’
Gardening and watering go together in Central Otago but that could be about to change.
Sharing skills life-changing experience
Sharing skills life-changing experience
Practical life skills are often taken for granted by those who have them.
Pupils to try dragon boat racing
Pupils to try dragon boat racing
It had the makings of a best-selling thriller — the heartbeat of a mythical creature, a group of high school pupils, a couple of roped-in onlookers and a wide open lake.
Poet’s 80th birthday celebrated
Poet’s 80th birthday celebrated
A poet, a golfer and a cyclist walked into the Oturehua tavern.
Works of art of all kinds exhibited
Works of art of all kinds exhibited
They came from far and wide to admire and acquire.
Starting with a stretch
Starting with a stretch
Emmilee Fendall, of Central Yoga CoLab, leads an outdoor yoga class in Cromwell on Saturday morning.
Council to delay long-term plan by a year
Council to delay long-term plan by a year
The Central Otago District Council (CODC) will follow other Otago councils and delay its long-term plan (LTP) for a year.
Falls Dam water levels at 25-year low
Falls Dam water levels at 25-year low
Water levels at Falls Dam are at their lowest mark in a quarter of a century.
'Such a sad loss': Fundraiser for bereaved family
Community fundraiser coming to aid of bereaved family
The Cromwell community is rallying behind the family of a Fijian man who died unexpectedly in the town.
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Renaissance man Turner’s 80th time to spin yarns
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Renaissance man Turner’s 80th time to spin yarns
A poet, conservationist and former top hockey player walked into the Oturehua tavern.
CODC to follow lead of others in delaying LTP
CODC to follow lead of others in delaying LTP
The Central Otago District Council (CODC) will follow other Otago councils and delay its long-term plan for a year.
High school principals positive
High school principals positive as year starts with bigger rolls, more teachers
More pupils and enough staff have started the year on the right foot for Central Otago secondary schools.
Work behind attracting right tourists going well
Work behind attracting right tourists going well
Connecting the right tourists with the community is paying off for Central Otago.
Driving offences led to charges laid across region
Driving offences led to charges laid across region
Bad driving and family harm callouts occupied Central Otago police in the past two weeks.
Emotional moments for new New Zealanders
Emotional moments for new New Zealanders
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.