Sarah Marquet

Alexandra ratepayers could face water rates increases of up to $800 a year - more than triple their present rate - to get improved domestic water.

Slow down or stay away is the message from some users of Lake Dunstan to their motorised counterparts.

Disappointment around the release of grass carp to control weed in North Otago irrigation channels has once again been raised by the Otago Conservation Board.

Hopes are high the weekend's Highlands 101 will become New Zealand's answer to Bathurst and the park will attract more international attention.

Alexandra police hope to reunite about 100 items stolen by teenagers over the past couple of months with their rightful owners.

An inquiry about noise levels of Cold Gold Clutha Limited's dredge, which operates on the Clutha River near Roxburgh, has sparked an application for retrospective land use consent for the dredge's operation and construction of a temporary slipway.

The trusts behind two of Otago's newest trails say they will not ''police'' whether users pay a maintenance contribution, and will rely on the honesty of cyclists and walkers.