Couple touting picking strawberries as fun family outing
From bulls to berries — they are polar opposites but Ben and Rebecca Trotter are hoping they attract.
Jared Morgan
Traffic stop leads to deportation order
Traffic stop leads to deportation order
A foreign national will be deported after being pulled over by police in a traffic stop in Central Otago on Monday.
'A moment of stupidity': Community work after women shot
'A moment of stupidity': Community work after women shot
A Central Otago man who shot two women in a moment of stupidity while duck shooting has been sentenced to community work and ordered to pay reparation to the women.
Delegating decision expedites new hall tender process
Delegating decision expedites new hall tender process
The Cromwell Community Board has agreed to progress the design tender process for the planned new memorial hall and events centre in the town in a bid to ‘‘get on with it’’.
Buzzy residents camping out in garden centre
Buzzy residents camping out in garden centre
A new display at a Wanaka hardware store is creating a buzz with customers.
Winemaker honoured with fellowship
Winemaker honoured with fellowship
A pioneering Central Otago winemaker has added another gong to his list of achievements: being named a New Zealand Winegrowers Fellow for 2020.
Blossom Festival must refund grant
Blossom Festival must refund grant
Alexandra Blossom Festival organisers have a month to refund a grant of $26,000 from the Central Otago District Council.
Potential seen for Lake Onslow project
Potential seen for Lake Onslow project
Central Otago and the wider district needs to look at potential spin-offs from a proposed hydro storage scheme at Lake Onslow to avoid the boom-and-bust cycles of the past.
The sting of spring: wind, rain and a blanket of snow
The sting of spring: wind, rain and a blanket of snow
The Manuherikia and Maniototo regions of Central Otago felt the full sting of a spring storm yesterday which brought heavy rain, snow and severe gales to the southern region.
River track closed to protect falcons
River track closed to protect falcon pair
A pair of nesting New Zealand falcon/karearea are being granted a romantic hideaway to produce and rear another generation and they want their privacy.
Hospital steps up recruitment
Hospital steps up recruitment
The staffing turnover rate for Central Otago’s main hospital has remained static for the past three years despite nationwide nursing shortages and the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
RSE workers arrive in Central
RSE workers arrive in Central
More than 80 of the first seasonal workers to come to New Zealand as part of the country’s one-way travel bubble with three Pacific countries have arrived in Central Otago.
Action time for next stage of lines work
Action time for next stage of lines work
After a break for winter, work on a $100 million upgrade of the national grid is set to resume in Central Otago.
Major upgrade on way for school
Major upgrade on way for school
A long-awaited upgrade is planned for Hawea Flat School, including four new classrooms, to accommodate its burgeoning roll.
High Aurora rank rankles with mayors
High Aurora rank rankles with mayors
Aurora Energy’s ranking as the best of New Zealand’s electricity distribution businesses has raised the ire of Central Otago and Queenstown Lakes district’s mayors.
Damaged road bridges still waiting for inspections
Damaged road bridges still waiting for inspections
Inspections are yet to be completed to determine the future of three road bridges in Maniototo closed to traffic since flooding in early January.
Planned data centre linked to substation development
Planned data centre linked to substation development
A proposed 10MW data centre to be built near the foot of the Clyde Dam will collectively feature eight containerised data centres, each expected to hold 368 servers, a document reveals.
Taste event tweaked to support businesses
Taste event tweaked to support businesses
Central Otago’s annual celebration of food and wine, Eat. Taste. Central, has been "tweaked" to support hospitality and tourism businesses.
Concerns data centre for cryptocurrency
Concerns data centre for cryptocurrency
The complex world of crypto mining could be about to come to Central Otago. Jared Morgan speaks to a Dunedin software engineer concerned about a lack of transparency over plans for the ‘‘data centre’’.
Top mountain bike series for Central
Top mountain bike series for Central
Otago's mountain bike trails will be showcased later this year as an international mountain biking event makes its way across the region.