Oliver's Restaurant owners Andrea and David Ritchie are ''delighted'' to have received resource consent from the Central Otago District Council to go ahead with plans to redevelop the premises.
Big business does not work for people in smaller towns, a rural economic development researcher says.
The Clyde-Alexandra 10km road race should double as the national 10km championship, the senior men's winner says.
Brothers Ben (22), left, and Brett Butcher (24), of England, stand among the blossom on Royal Rosa apricot trees at Jackson Orchard, near Cromwell yesterday.
The chairman of Naseby Vision gives the idea of the community owing the town's general store a ''65%-plus'' chance of going ahead.
Century-old music will ring out in Central Otago community halls this weekend.
The Central Otago District Council has agreed the Targa South Island rally can go ahead in the district, despite an objection to the proposed closure of Moa Flat Rd between Ettrick and Tapanui.
The Millennium Track beside the Clutha River near Beaumont is expected to reopen this afternoon after landslips blocked it, but it could be at risk of further closures.
Just over a month into a new refuse collection system in Central Otago, amounts of collected waste are down on the same period last year and the amount of recycling collected has increased.
Alexandra man Steve Hills has more than 400 plastic models, collected over more than 30 years, sitting in a sleep-out at the back of his house.
Altered plans to refurbish the former Oliver's restaurant buildings in Clyde have been supported by Heritage New Zealand and Historic Places Central Otago.
If Otago was looking for a solid improvement on last week's pre-season game against Tasman, a victory over Southland yesterday may not have been enough.
The Oturehua Community Plan Working Group is seeking to extend the 50kmh zone on the road north of the township.
Kensa Randle is on her way to her goal of competing in the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.
Some places require specific clothing suited to the area's climate, terrain or activities.
Coming from a population of more than five million to a population just breaching 500, Doctor Pondy Lee is in for a lifestyle change.
An investigation is under way into a fire that burnt about 250ha of farmland on the Old Man Range on Friday.
A large vegetation fire on the Old Man Range in Central Otago has been contained.
User numbers are up, income has increased, and swimming lessons are full at the Cromwell Swim Centre.
With two weeks until WoolOn entries close, only one submission has been received.