Board votes on rates change
Board votes on rates change
Ratepayers in the Vincent Community Board living outside of Alexandra are likely to pay less for their recreation and cultural rate following a decision made yesterday by the board.
Diane Brown
Mountain biking: Alexandra rider wins gruelling Bannockburn race
Mountain biking: Alexandra rider wins gruelling Bannockburn race
Alexandra's Alex McGregor (18) is the new Bannockburn Gutbuster champion, winning by a good 6sec from Tony Hogg, of Dunedin.
Crowd of up to 8000 expected at races
Crowd of up to 8000 expected at races
A record crowd of up to 8000 is expected for tomorrow's race meeting at Cromwell, and an on-course betting record for a Sunday meeting is also on the cards.
Orchard, house passed in
Orchard, house passed in
An Alexandra cherry orchard and house put up for auction in a mortagee sale failed to sell yesterday.
Receivers prepare to sell Cromwell winery
Receivers prepare to sell Cromwell winery
A Cromwell winery owes about $6 million to secured creditors and an estimated $1.2 million to unsecured creditors as receivers begin preparing the business for sale.
Climate information centre planned for museum
Climate information centre planned for museum
A weather and climate change educational centre unique to New Zealand is about to open in Alexandra.
Scholarships for study presented
Scholarships for study presented
Fifteen Central Otago pupils received a boost to their tertiary education last night when they each received a $2000 scholarship from the Central Lakes Trust.
Community involved all the way
Community involved all the way
Community involvement at a grass roots level is the priority for the Central Otago District Council (CODC) and that attitude has won the council plaudits nationally and from across the Tasman.
Some Omakau water concerns allayed
Some Omakau water concerns allayed
Residents' concerns about the future quality of Omakau's water supply were allayed at a meeting in the town this week between residents and a company developing two dairy farms north of the township.
British couple on dream NZ walk
British couple on dream NZ walk
Walking from one end of New Zealand to the other may not sound like fun for most people, but a young British-based couple are almost at the end of their journey and have loved every minute.
Have a seat, and welcome
Have a seat, and welcome
Visitors to Blackmore Park in Alexandra can now enjoy a shady seat, thanks to the generosity of an Alexandra couple.
Cromwell wedding website co-operative venture
Cromwell wedding website co-operative venture
Cromwell businesses with an interest in weddings have a new website on which to advertise, thanks to the ingenuity of Cromwell photographer Janyne Harman.
Ettrick woman killed in highway collision
Ettrick woman killed in highway collision
A woman died after a car and a truck collided on State Highway 8 at Butchers Dam, near Alexandra, yesterday afternoon.
Gordon's whimsies on display
Gordon's whimsies on display
Gordon Aimers lived a reclusive lifestyle in his later years in Alexandra, but behind his property's tree-lined facade he was busy working on his metal sculptures, which he spread around his garden.
Siblings show shear support for sister
Siblings show shear support for sister
They have played together in the same rugby side, but yesterday the five O'Neill brothers from Alexandra teamed up for the first time in the same shearing gang.
Ranfurly driver seriously hurt
Ranfurly driver seriously hurt
A Ranfurly man was in Dunedin Hospital's intensive care unit in a serious condition last night after his utility collided with another utility at the intersection of Barneys Lane and the Ranfurly-Patearoa Rd just before 8am yesterday.
Rugby: Shear frustration for injured hooker Hore
Rugby: Shear frustration for injured hooker Hore
Andrew Hore has swapped one kiwi symbol for another as he trades in his silver fern for merino sheep for a few days.
Divers fail to find Dunedin teen
Divers fail to find Dunedin teen
The Wellington police dive squad has failed to find any trace of a Dunedin teenager presumed drowned in the Clutha River near Roxburgh.
Applicant withdraws on eve of hearing
Applicant withdraws on eve of hearing
On the eve of a two-day hearing on a controversial 902ha sub-division at the picturesque Poolburn dam, the applicant has withdrawn the application.
Still no sign of missing Dunedin teen
Still no sign of missing Dunedin teen
Searchers yesterday again found no sign of the body of a missing Dunedin teenager believed drowned in the Clutha River, despite searching from Roxburgh to Balclutha.