Jared Morgan

Cemetery set to double in size

Future planning for Clyde’s historic cemetery will double its size.

Approval granted for town’s second supermarket

The 3000sqm Countdown store between Centennial Ave and Ventry St, Alexandra, has been granted...

Approval granted for town’s second supermarket

A countdown supermarket in Alexandra has been granted resource consent and is set to break New World’s monopoly on large-scale grocery retail in the town.

Green light for Alexandra Countdown

An artist's impression of the proposed supermarket in Alexandra. Image: supplied

Green light for Alexandra Countdown

A new supermarket in Alexandra has been granted resource consent and is set to break New World's monopoly on large-scale grocery retail in the town.

Plan for new museum

The Clyde Museum’s Blyth St site is to be repurposed. PHOTO JARED MORGAN

Plan for new museum

The Central Otago District Council is seeking architectural services for the more than $4 million redevelopment of the Briar Herb Factory Museum into a purpose-built museum/community facility.

Heavy rain no dampener for winemakers

Black Ridge Vineyard director Joss Purbrick shows the water line in his cellar door tasting room;...

Heavy rain no dampener for winemakers

The New Year’s deluge of torrential rain has been welcomed by winemakers.

Southland chopper company helps tackle gorse blaze

Southland chopper company helps tackle gorse blaze

It was a case of right place, right time for a Southland helicopter company, its crews helping firefighters tackle a large gorse fire near Ryal Bush.

Historic pub set to go on market

Historic pub set to go on market

St Bathans’ landmark Vulcan Hotel could be back on the market as early as next month, staff and ghost included.

Cherry pickers lose $350-a-day jobs

The $50 million loss incurred by Central Otago’s cherry growers this season impacts growers, jobs and the New Zealand economy.

Airline disputes account of cherry incident

Airline disputes disgruntled woman’s account of cherry incident

Jetstar has denied its staff ate a woman’s cherries after they were taken from her before boarding a domestic flight from Queenstown to Auckland but admits it should have disposed of them.

Blaze started after meal left cooking

Firefighters lift roofing iron to tackle hot spots at a house fire at the corner of Ventry and...

Blaze started after meal left cooking

An Alexandra man’s culinary flair was curbed yesterday after a dash to the supermarket for key ingredients missing from a meal he left cooking led to a house fire.

Four hurt in Alexandra crash

Four hurt in Alexandra crash

Emergency services work at the scene of a two-car collision at the intersection of Royal Tce and Enterprise St, Alexandra, yesterday.

Woman says seized cherries chomped

Jetstar is investigating after a woman claimed a box of cherries taken by the airline’s Queenstown Airport check-in staff before a flight back to Auckland were subsequently eaten.

Fete rounds off successful Rhythm and Gold Festival

Shukuru Munro displays her range of Tanzanian goods at the St Bathans Fete. All money she raises...

Fete rounds off successful Rhythm and Gold Festival

It took almost 20 years for Shukuru Munro to give back to her alma mater in Tanzania and she is doing it one fete at a time.

Popular tour mixes gardens, art, music

Ettrick artist Vauna Turner stands among some of the bird houses she has crafted from fruit...

Popular tour mixes gardens, art, music

Billed as a garden tour that goes beyond plants and landscaping, Art in the Garden delivered.

Transmission line upgrade next phase starts

A section of State Highway 8 in the Roxburgh Gorge soon to be bridged by ‘‘hurdle’’ structures to...

Transmission line upgrade next phase starts

Alexandra has become temporary home to a small army of specialist lines mechanics as work begins on the next phase of Transpower’s Clutha Upper Waitaki Lines Project (CUWLP).