Julie Asher

Ukulele jam bridges age gap

Maniototo Rest Home healthcare worker Diane Jamieson and New Zealand Ukulele Trust chairman Tim...

Ukulele jam bridges age gap

There was singing, dancing and lot of laughter at the Maniototo Rest Home on Tuesday as pupils from St John’s School gathered with residents of both the rest-home and Ranfurly for a morning of music.

‘Person and poet’ to be celebrated

Poet and environmentalist Brian Turner at the Nevis River in February this year. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

‘Person and poet’ to be celebrated

The late Brian Turner will be celebrated "as a person and a poet" at an event on National Poetry Day next Friday.

Witty read follows man’s cancer journey

Rosemary and Mike Riddell in 2021. Mrs Riddell has published her husband’s book on his prostate...

Witty read follows man’s cancer journey

Reading a book knowing how it ends is not usually enjoyable. Even less when the book is autobiographical and the author has died.

Annual games a community effort

Enjoying their hot chips on a cold day are Clutha Valley girls (from left) Hazel Stirling, 6,...

Annual games a community effort

Children came from Southland, Upper Clutha and Dunedin on Saturday to compete in Central Otago’s biggest primary school tournament in one of the region’s smallest villages.

Three standing for mayor

Three standing for mayor

Interest is high in the upcoming local body elections, judging by the number of people nominated to fill seats around the council and community board tables in Central Otago.

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Sports hub two-stage plan

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Sports hub two-stage plan

A proposed sports and recreation hub would potentially be developed in two stages, the Teviot Community Board heard last week.

Nod for plan to turn quarry into sections

Parkburn Quarry in 2018. PHOTO: ODT FILES

Nod for plan to turn quarry into sections

A plan to turn a quarry into more than 500 new residential sections can go ahead, the Environment Court having given its qualified consent for plan change 21.

Photographer finds award-winning art in the mundane

Ranfurly photographer Janyne Fletcher’s image of snow-covered sheep yards won the international...

Photographer finds award-winning art in the mundane

International award success for a Ranfurly photographer proves, yet again, the Maniototo is far greater than the sum of its parts.

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Rebuild steering group put together

Debris of the old Roxburgh Entertainment Centre. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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Rebuild steering group put together

Four community members will join a councillor and a community board member on the steering committee to rebuild the Roxburgh Entertainment Centre.

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Licensing decision welcomed

A bee pollinates the flower of a fruit tree in Earnscleugh Rd, near Alexandra. Photo: Jono Edwards.

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Licensing decision welcomed

A decision to have one licence for all alcohol vendors was welcomed by the Alexandra Blossom Festival committee.

Earlier water fixes coming for towns

Boil water notices in two Maniototo towns will end sooner than anticipated, a Central Otago District Council meeting in Roxburgh heard this week.

Mayoral candidate keen for big changes

Roxburgh resident Mark Quinn has put his hat in the ring for both Mayor and Central Otago...

Mayoral candidate keen for big changes

Wide-ranging changes - from slashing council salaries to creating a mayoral forum of "intelligent people" - are proposed by the man challenging to be mayor in Central Otago.

Funding error threatens viability of health centre

The Roxburgh Medical Centre. PHOTO: ODT FILES

Funding error threatens viability of health centre

The Roxburgh Medical Centre is facing another crisis with revelations funding has been paid to the practice in error for nearly 10 years.

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Cottage dream turns to ‘misery’

Lou Farrand, of Crossan's Cottage, in East Roxburgh, holds a letter from the Ministry of Justice...

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Cottage dream turns to ‘misery’

A distraught woman fears her rebuilt Central Otago gold rush-era cottage will be reduced to rubble after it came to the attention of council bureaucrats.

Programme helping those settling in

Welcoming Communities officer Heather Harries. PHOTO: ODT FILES

Programme helping those settling in

New people are essential to filling all roles needed in Central Otago’s ever-expanding work force but settling in to a new place is often difficult, making newcomers hard to retain.

Selling farm no easy decision, owners say

Ardgour Station owners Linda and Bruce Jolly have sold their sheep and beef farm to Santana...

Selling farm no easy decision, owners say

A family which has owned a Central Otago farm for 70 years says it was not an easy decision to sell up to miner Santana Minerals for $25 million.

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Alley, Quinn to contest mayoralty

Central Otago Mayor Tamah Alley. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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Alley, Quinn to contest mayoralty

The race is on with two candidates putting up their hand for the mayoral chains in Central Otago.

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Santana told of plan breaches in council letter

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Santana told of plan breaches in council letter

Santana Minerals has been warned that activity on Bendigo Station is breaching the Central Otago District plan in three ways.

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Letter issued after allegations made

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Letter issued after allegations made

Gold mining giant Santana has been told to stop any activity at Bendigo it does not have consent to do.

Decision looms on festival licence

Alexandra Blossom Festival-goers enjoy the entertainment at Pioneer Park. PHOTO: ALLIED PRESS...

Decision looms on festival licence

A decision on the Alexandra Blossom Festival special liquor licence will be made in the next 10 days after a hearing in Alexandra last week.

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