If you are going to spit cherries, best the wind does not change.
A fire in a beekeeper's shed has resulted in the building being demolished in order to put out the blaze.
Harim Oh is a recipient of one of New Zealand's most prestigious musical awards, and as his family prepare to move to Nelson, he wants to thank the Alexandra community for the part they played in his success.
Wanaka athlete Dougal Allan's record at the Lake Dunstan Triathlon has survived - but not by much.
Government funding of $177,500 appears to have guaranteed an underpass will be built beneath State Highway 8 at Clyde.
Three times as many workers have registered for summer horticulture work in Central Otago in the pre-harvest period to December compared with the corresponding time last year.
Grapevines in Central Otago are about a week behind where they normally are but the region's wineries are in good shape, an industry leader says.
An Alexandra couple hope others can learn from their near-death experience after being trapped in their new ''keyless'' car in their own garage for almost 13 hours recently.
Three Otago schools are part of a national network of schools which have access to a $359 million funding initiative.
In a series featuring some of Otago's cafes Leith Huffadine discovers a family business which has gone in a different direction - from orchard to cafe.
Nearly 10 fires in the Teviot Valley over the past week and a-half - including one that covered 1sq km on December 30 - have kept fire brigades busy.
The Webb family recently celebrated 100 years of horticulture on the same property, a part of an iconic Central Otago industry which evokes memories of hot summer days and ripe fruit. Leith Huffadine discussed family history, technology changes, and growing fruit with fourth-generation orchardist Simon Webb.
Up to eight properties were flooded when a water main ruptured on Alexandra's Bridge Hill yesterday.
The two-day Rhythm and Alps music festival started yesterday afternoon with, by all accounts, a more relaxed atmosphere than last year.
Traffic on Central Otago roads is heavy today, but drivers are behaving courteously, police say.
An ''absolutely brilliant'' book sale in Naseby on Monday raised between $2000 and $3000 for the operation of the township's information centre.
Some of Central Otago's next generation of cricketers got a chance to watch their heroes in action on Saturday and perhaps pick up a few tricks for next year.
At 12.23pm yesterday, jazz musician Alistair Monteath was performing for some of the more than 500 people who attended the Clyde on Sunday market at the Clyde Railway Station Reserve.
The public may be on holiday, but it is business as usual for Central Otago police as the population of the region swells for the holiday period.
Alexandra Bowling Club president Bill Townsend hopes the club's new defibrillator will not have to be used - but at least it has one, just in case.