Pam Jones

Solutions to Roxburgh's flooding woes will be expensive and there is no timeframe yet for the work, Teviot Valley Community Board members have been told.

No decision has been made yet on the possibility of charging campers a fee for using lakeside sites in Central Otago this summer.

The cancellation of this year’s Alexandra Thyme Festival has been confirmed, because of the loss of funding for the Central Otago Sustainable Living Programme, festival organisers say.

More than $5 million has already been made for Cromwell ratepayers through a joint venture subdivision in the town and another $3.5 million is expected to come in.

Plans to test unmanned aircraft in Central Otago have been shelved due to fierce resistance from Central Otago aviators and farmers.

A multimillion-dollar sale of a lakeside property near Cromwell has set a record for rural land, the agent who conducted the sale believes.

A proposed four-staged development of the Central Campus polytechnic site near Cromwell should be approved, the Central Otago District Council's senior planner says.

A Wanaka fire-fighting team has taken top honours at a South Island championship, and is now heading overseas to try to repeat its success.

Central Otago's hockey community is being urged to put forward its views on a plan to address strong growth in the sport in the district.

A new reference group will help inform the Manuherikia River minimum flow process, Otago Regional Council chairman Stephen Woodhead says.

An "unprecedented" increase in household waste has meant the amount of Central Otago rubbish taken to landfill went up 16% in one year - and figures are on track to increase again this year.

It is ‘‘so far so good’’ for construction on the Lake Dunstan Cycle Trail, although the trail’s most challenging sections are still to come.

Central Otago Mayor Tim Cadogan has spoken out about the implications of possible further government intervention in Central Otago water issues.

Emergency services are attending an incident in Dunstan Rd, Alexandra.

The Central Otago District Council's policy that says where psychoactive substances may be sold in the district has been rolled over for another five years.

While subzero winter temperatures may be off-putting for some, in Naseby they have been cause for celebration.

A tug of war over Clyde's wartime field gun has ended with guardianship being handed over to the Central Otago District Council.

Alexandra's new $400,000 indoor curling rink seems a certainty following news of almost $200,000 of grants for the project.