Project brings up milestone
Project brings up milestone
A project to record personal memories of life in Central Otago is so successful it needs more volunteers to help out.
Julie Asher
Consent sought for changes
Consent sought for changes
Accommodation changes were brought before a hearing panel in Alexandra this week.
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Emotions remain high one year on from fire
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Emotions remain high one year on from fire
A healthy insurance payout is on its way, but emotions are still running high a year on from the devastating fire that permanently altered the face of Roxburgh’s main street.
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Two weeks of community consultation for hall name
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Two weeks of community consultation for hall name
Two weeks have been allocated for consultation on the naming of the new memorial hall and events centre in Cromwell.
A year on, hall site sits empty
A year on, hall site sits empty
A year after a devastating blaze tore through Roxburgh's town hall and historic cinema, reducing them to rubble, the community is still coming to terms with what was lost - and grappling with what...
Vincent by-election voting begins
Vincent by-election voting begins
Delivery of voting papers for the Vincent ward by-election began last week and voting closes on March 3.
Name for new civic building sought
Name for new civic building sought
A public workshop was held on Thursday to discuss how the new $45million civic building in Cromwell should be named — and how the community should be consulted on that decision.
Workshop about name for venue
Workshop about name for venue
A chance to have a say in the naming of the new civic building in Cromwell will be on offer next week.
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RSA looking for missing spoils of war
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RSA looking for missing spoils of war
Missing guns are usually a matter for alarm and police intervention but two unaccounted for weapons from Cromwell may have been "dumped in a fit of 1920s pacifism".
Owner selling from outside closed shop
Owner selling from outside closed shop
An Alexandra business owner has taken to setting up outside her shuttered shop after being closed down because the building does not have the correct building consent.
Record rate for ticket sales
Record rate for ticket sales
Tickets are selling at a record rate for April’s Warbirds Over Wanaka show.
Cabinet sits on plan for region’s health
Cabinet sits on plan for region’s health
Minister Simeon Brown has seen a proposal for the future of healthcare in the Central Otago/Lakes district, but he is not saying when the public will have a look.
Critics outdated: CEO
Critics outdated: CEO
Santana Minerals says vocal opposition to the proposed Bendigo goldmine is rooted in outdated fears. The company’s chief executive tells Julie Asher why modern...
From ‘bloody foreigner’ to institution’s new patron
From ‘bloody foreigner’ to institution’s new patron
It's a long way from being a "bloody foreigner" to an institution’s patron but, like much in her life, an Alexandra woman has taken the journey with humour and determination.
Community unites for fundraiser
Community unites for fundraiser
Shearers queued at the stands to take their turn to help out a mate earlier this month raising more than $120,000 for a trip of a lifetime for him and his family.
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Store display brings back memories
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Store display brings back memories
The revival of an old Central Otago general store has brought back plenty of memories for former manager Jude Omond — including the time she had a knife pulled on her.
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Owner fuming as shop shut down
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Owner fuming as shop shut down
A Central Otago business owner is fuming over a lack of communication after council officers turned up this week and gave her a day to close down.
South Island champs coming
South Island champs coming
If watching sport from the comfort of an armchair appeals but you know getting outdoors is good for you there is a perfect sporting event coming to Central Otago.
Strong turnout for shearing fundraiser
Strong turnout for shearing fundraiser
Shearers queued at the stands to take their turn to help out a mate at the weekend raising more than $120,000 for a trip of a lifetime for him and his family.
Memories alive in display
Memories alive in display
The revival of an old Central Otago general store has brought back plenty of memories for former manager Jude Omond — including the time she had a knife pulled on her.