New scheme to help build up community
New scheme to help build up community
An Alexandra chippy is asking the community to financially help people who are struggling, and is kicking in with $1000 of labour to start the ball rolling.
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Responsibility urged after Wānaka brawls
Responsibility urged after Wānaka brawls
Parents are being told to take responsibility for their teenagers' welfare and not supply them with alcohol after several young people were left unconscious and injured at a Wānaka lakefront park.
Festival returns with bubbles galore
Festival returns with bubbles galore
Wine, food and song filled the Cromwell Heritage Precinct yesterday at the annual Cromwell Wine and Food festival in the grounds of McNulty House.
Lineup for book sale surprises
Lineup for book sale surprises
They came, they saw and they staggered away laden with books, jigsaw puzzles and DVDs.
Family fun day a throwback to past entertainment
Family fun day a throwback to past entertainment
There was not a child with a screen to be found at Naseby recreation ground yesterday as hundreds of holiday makers and residents flooded the green space for the annual Naseby family fun day.
Reforms require decisions
Reforms require decisions
The government and the name of water reforms may have changed last year but the expensive changes have not - and councils will still have to figure out how to pay for them.
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Request to conserve water after heavy rain
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Request to conserve water after heavy rain
Water, water everywhere and ... and not a lot to drink.
Solar farm opposed in submissions
Solar farm opposed in submissions
Nearly 200 submissions have been made by people wanting to weigh in on a giant solar farm in the Maniototo.
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Way mooted to keep rates rises down briefly
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Way mooted to keep rates rises down briefly
High rates increases could be watered down but the relief would be temporary, Central Otago ratepayers were warned last week.
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Long-term plan items, costs on the agenda
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Long-term plan items, costs on the agenda
Rates rises will remain high in Central Otago next year — but there appears to be relief ahead in the district council’s long-term plan.
Community spirit to the fore for fire brigade’s new 4WD
Community spirit to the fore for fire brigade’s new 4WD
It is big, expensive and could save a life.
Wine bar for a thirsty Ranfurly
Wine bar for a thirsty Ranfurly
A wine bar inside a clothing and homewares store is an unusual concept but Lohi owners Tania Murray Haigh and Russ Haigh are not ones for playing safe.
Council to extend Alexandra alcohol ban
Council to extend Alexandra alcohol ban
The days of carloads of people drinking their way to Alexandra for the Blossom Festival, seen as a rite of passage for some, appear to be numbered.
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Supercars possibility ‘absolutely brilliant’
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Supercars possibility ‘absolutely brilliant’
Tens of thousands of visitors and up to $7 million a day could be heading to Cromwell for V8 Supercars, in what has been labelled as "absolutely brilliant" for the sport and the town.
Board pushes to retain buildings
Board pushes to retain buildings
Maniototo Community Board members challenged the buildings recommended for disposal by the Central Otago District Council at a recent meeting.
Hopes family harm attitude to change
Hopes family harm attitude to change
Changing attitudes and public discussion have transformed the way most New Zealanders look at mental health, and frontline workers hope the same will happen with violence and harm at home.
Family’s board presence reprised
Family’s board presence reprised
An out-of-the-blue phone call brought the newest, and youngest, member of the Teviot Valley Community Board to the table.
Fire main concern with solar farm
Fire main concern with solar farm
Nearly 150 people crowded into the rugby clubrooms in Ranfurly on Monday night to discuss a proposal from Helios to build a 660ha solar farm between the town and Naseby.
Rare 4WD station trip
Rare 4WD station trip
Central Otago is full of hidden places to explore but permission and suitable vehicles can be a problem.
Space sorted for thousands of books
Space sorted for thousands of books
When the call went out for a new sorting space for over 30,000 books that make up one of Alexandra’s best-known holiday attractions former teacher, and Rotary member, Mark Willyams discovered a...