The father of a 12-year-old boy who died after a boating accident on the Blue Lake says he does not want restrictions put in place that would prevent boat users from enjoying the lake.
A large burn-off of tree stumps in Cromwell's industrial area yesterday during a prohibited fire season is being investigated by the local authority.
Central Otago's thriving film industry may be about to attract some big names, with one or two A-list Hollywood stars among those featuring in a ‘‘massive'' movie, which could be based at Highlands Motorsport Park in Cromwell.
Central Otago firefighters, farmers and fruitgrowers have greeted this week's heavy rain with delight.
It looks like the remake of Goodbye Pork Pie will be driving into Central Otago next month.
Cutting back lake weed in Lake Dunstan followed by spraying the regrowth has been "very successful'' in controlling the pest plant, the Central Otago District Council heard this week.
The poisoned poplars near the Alexandra bridge will get the chop. More than 30 poplars and one willow have died after poison was apparently poured into drill holes made in the trees.
For the first time, all Central Otago residents connected to a council-run water supply will pay the same amount in water rates this year.
It was island time in Alexandra yesterday as Van-Aid 2 drew people to Pioneer Park.
Alexandra's proposed Centre for Space Science Technology has made it off the launching pad on to an initial shortlist for funding.
A Central Otago teen anti-bullying group has won an Australasian award for its work.
Plans for a large-scale alluvial gold mine near Roxburgh have unearthed more opposition than support at the early stage of the planning process.
A pedestrian crossing without stripes on Alexandra's main street has done nothing to improve pedestrian safety, those campaigning for a zebra crossing say.
The WoolOn Creative Fashion Event should go solo, but whether it will be staged this year has yet to be decided.
A talent quest, waterslide, face painting, swims and trampolining were just some of the ways Children's Day was celebrated in Roxburgh yesterday.
The family of experienced hunter Gary Tall are at a loss to explain how he died in a hunting accident.
The people behind a major Cromwell housing development, providing beds for up to 700 people, are "not far off'' filing resource consents for the project.
The WoolOn Creative Fashion Event is going solo.
Central Otago Mayoress Bernie Lepper is going to great lengths to mark a significant birthday and she is in good company.
Central Otago is wooing a "massive" movie using Highlands Motorsport Park in Cromwell as a venue, starring up to two Hollywood A-listers.
