Julie Asher

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.

An out-of-the-blue phone call brought the newest, and youngest, member of the Teviot Valley Community Board to the table.

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.

Central Otago is full of hidden places to explore but permission and suitable vehicles can be a problem.

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...

Nothing conjures up summer quite like the smell of fresh-cut grass ... but in Roxburgh grass mowing is causing a stink.

Community halls in some parts of Central Otago are in the firing line as budgets are prepared for the Central Otago District Council’s long-term plan.

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.

It is big, expensive and could save a life.

They can be smelly and hot but also a huge repository of history.

A proposal from Helios to build a 660ha solar farm between Ranfurly and Naseby drew about 150 people into the Ranfurly rugby clubrooms on Monday night.

Construction of the Manuherekia Valley community hub, at Omakau, became a little more certain earlier this week when the Vincent Community Board recommended funding a potential shortfall to get the...

An unusual award ceremony was held on Saturday to recognise 65 years of service.

There were romantic tales, tears and joy as new citizens were officially welcomed in Alexandra last week.

After six months of being confined to cramped quarters, the Alexandra Public Library has returned home — renovated and refreshed.