Row upon row of dead rabbits covering Pioneer Park in Alexandra on Saturday bought satisfied smiles to the faces of Central Otago farmers, reinforced with the news the pest population had been culled by 22,904.
"Easter bunny" has but one meaning for the hundreds of camouflage-clad hunters who converged on Central Otago yesterday.
Tokoiti residents are unconvinced the township needs a sewerage scheme. They will meet this week to discuss making submissions along those lines to the Clutha District Council.
Grazing sheep surround a cluster of buildings in the heart of Central Otago which provides vital data for global climate research.
Lauder's clear skies are a key element in the search for solutions to the mysteries of climate change.
Several staff from the early days of the Lauder research station will be among those attending the 50th anniversary celebrations next week.
Two arrests have been made for drink-driving after separate car crashes in Alexandra in the first 24 hours of the holiday weekend.
Police have named a three-year-old Auckland boy who died after being trapped in a van which was submerged in Lake Dunstan, near Cromwell yesterday.
A job-cut at the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Lauder station will not affect the important contribution the centre makes to the national and international science community, a Niwa spokesman said yesterday.
The Central Otago District Council met in private this week to consider a report on its management structure.
The Perriam name has long links with Lowburn, and Pat Perriam (92), who arrived in the district as a war bride 66 years ago, says leaving this weekend will be bittersweet.
The wisdom of dishing out ratepayer funds to support a new art exhibition which might be in competition with the independently funded Blossom Festival arts exhibition was debated this week.
Central Stories director Brian Patrick has been made redundant as part of the restructuring of the museum's leadership.
Parties involved in the debate over whether damming should be prohibited on the Nevis River were in mediation last week to narrow down the issues left for the Environment Court to decide.
Brass bands have a shining future in Otago and Southland if the musicians taking part in the regional contest at the weekend are any indication.
The futures of swimming pools in two Central Otago townships are in doubt.
A register of earthquake-prone buildings in Central Otago should be finalised within the next fortnight.
A compromise has been reached on a new walking and cycling trail between Cromwell and Pisa Moorings - some of it will be a formed track and the remainder will be unformed.
A pot of gold containing $200,000 is waiting for groups keen to help celebrate the 150th anniversary of the precious metal being discovered in Central Otago.
Described by Bannockburn residents as "the heart of the community", the 99-year-old Coronation Hall has been closed to the public and will probably be demolished because of its high risk of collapsing in a moderate earthquake.
