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Two Alexandra volunteer fire fighters were ''humbled'' as they were awarded 25-year-service gold stars on Saturday night.

The Ida Valley is home to about 550 pukeko, a recent study has found.

Good news about funding for an highway underpass at Clyde is likely to open up other options for the underpass route.

Businesses in the Teviot Valley enjoyed a 300% increase in trade during the last month of last summer, a report compiled by the Clutha Gold Trail chairman says.

Representation from the agriculture sector is required on the Maniototo Business Breakfast Group, its organiser says.

More than 400 animals in Central Otago have been de-sexed during an SPCA programme.

Cold winds did not affect what organisers say was one of the largest crowds ''in a long time'' during the main day of the Blossom Festival on Saturday.

A 74-year-old from Alexandra whose vehicle plunged down a bank of the Clutha River near Millers Flat yesterday was lucky a motorist in front of him had noticed, police said.

The ''Ride out of the Blue'' team is tackling a numbers challenge.

For three days in January, 43 New Zealand bands will descend upon a quiet, leafy Central Otago valley. Early-bird tickets for WaikeriFest have sold out, and about 500 people are expected to attend, organisers say.

A prop, a winger, and a hooker walk into a bar. What do you get? Answer: three generations of Otago representative rugby players from one family.

It might not be on Mt Panorama, but the Central Motor Speedway has a ''Bathurst'' of its own.

A proposed 30-lot residential subdivision on the outskirts of Cromwell might not make it past the first hurdle.

Richard Scott works in a world where everything comes in double-extra-large.

What colour are the keys on the inside of a grand piano?