Julie Asher

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Tears as members look over blaze site

Roxburgh Musical Society life member Wendy Turner holds what is believed the only surviving item...

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Tears as members look over blaze site

Emotions ran high as members of the Roxburgh Musical Society stood among the burned and water-soaked remains of decades of costumes, scores and notes yesterday.

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Town reels at loss of much-loved space

It is no exaggeration to say the Roxburgh cinema and town hall was at the heart of the community....

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Town reels at loss of much-loved space

Tears flowed in Roxburgh yesterday as the enormity of what has been lost in a fire that engulfed the town hall and cinema sank in.

Roxburgh mourns loss of its communal heart

Fire ravaged the Roxburgh Town Hall and Entertainment Centre on Thursday, leaving nothing but the...

Roxburgh mourns loss of its communal heart

Roxburgh may yet lose the landmark brick facade of its cinema building — all that remains of the town’s former hub.

Water upgrades required

Water upgrades required

Water treatment plants at Ranfurly and Patearoa are about to get an upgrade but residents will still face water restrictions if the water source is "dirty" after rain.

‘Seeing I’m going to heaven, I’ll be able to do it there’

Writer, sportsman, conservationist and environmental activist Brian Turner. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

‘Seeing I’m going to heaven, I’ll be able to do it there’

The term Renaissance man could have been coined specifically to describe Oturehua writer, sportsman, conservationist and environmental activist Brian Turner, who died yesterday, aged 80.

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All panned out in the end

Checking out the completed miner sculpture by Jakob Stadler at the Naseby playground are (from...

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All panned out in the end

He is tall, dark and rather handsome in a rugged sort of way.

Special delivery

Special delivery

Pinot Junction Wine Store and Cafe owner Kate Barnett delivers treats to Yasmin de Paula Ferreira Zattar, in Cromwell, on her 30th birthday while Yasmin's partner Filipe Schmalz looks on.

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Water race repairs complete: CODC

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Water race repairs complete: CODC

Work on the source of Naseby's water supply has been completed and restrictions should be lifted this morning.

Local poet shoots for the moon in lunar project

Alexandra poet Michael Harlow has travelled the world and has now sent his poetry to the moon as...

Local poet shoots for the moon in lunar project

An Alexandra poet’s work is out of this world ... literally.

Concerned residents set up new group

Roxburgh township is feeling the Central Otago property market boom. PHOTO: BRUCE MUNRO

Concerned residents set up new group

Ever climbing rate increases, with no end in sight, and a feeling of not being heard has led a group of Teviot Valley residents to form a ratepayers and residents group.

Hub tender deadline extended

An artist’s impression of what the proposed Omakau Community Hub could look like. IMAGE: SUPPLIED...

Hub tender deadline extended

The closing date for tenders for the construction of the Manuherikia Valley community hub was extended last week.

Meeting told of polytech options

Meeting told of polytech options

Challenges and opportunities were laid out at a meeting about the long-term future of Cromwell Polytechnic on Monday.

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Shock after $400k in council reserves discovered

Aerial photo of Alexandra. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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Shock after $400k in council reserves discovered

The discovery of $400,000 in council reserves astonished councillors in Alexandra yesterday.

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Fulltime equivalent students are key: Potiki

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Fulltime equivalent students are key: Potiki

Otago Polytechnic will continue to cut costs as it is not viable to go alone at the moment, its executive director told a meeting in Cromwell this week.

Chef opens garden to help others

The Kitchen Garden chef Gabi Lind is opening up her Bannockburn garden for the community to come...

Chef opens garden to help others

Known for her baking, catering and products made from her own garden and The Kitchen Garden chef Gabi Lind has caved in to demand and will open her garden to support replenishing the food bank.

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Council says inclusion in deal essential

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Council says inclusion in deal essential

Central Otago district councillors gathered for a workshop on Thursday to discuss the region’s involvement in a potential regional deal, with eight draft packages on the table.

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Bid projects undecided still: Mayor

Central Otago District Mayor Tamah Alley. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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Bid projects undecided still: Mayor

It came as a surprise to the Central Otago mayor to read a new hospital and gondola in Queenstown would be included in a bid to the government for a regional economic growth deal for the district.

Workshop widens exhibition

Creating fanzines — small handmade books with pictures and text — at a workshop at Central...

Workshop widens exhibition

A pop-up workshop held in Alexandra on Friday was part of an exhibition in the Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery.

Exhibition shows the ties that bind

Family members (from left) Malcolm Edwards, Chris Naylor, Jimmy Naylor, 15, Deborah Robb and...

Exhibition shows the ties that bind

Art exhibitions have a theme that links all the work together — style, medium or subject are common.

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Housing opportunities presented to council

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Housing opportunities presented to council

A shortage of housing options is an issue in Alexandra that will not be solved quickly but two new housing opportunities in the area were considered by the Central Otago District Council yesterday.

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