Nod for plan to turn quarry into sections
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.
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Photographer finds award-winning art in the mundane
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
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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
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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
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
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
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’
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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
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
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
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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
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.
Magpie roots found in St Bathans
Magpie roots found in St Bathans
Magpies may be regarded in Central Otago as annoying Australian imports or unwelcome newcomers from Canterbury but decades of research has revealed their ancestors lived in St Bathans 19 million...
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Group’s composition, stance on mining company questioned
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Group’s composition, stance on mining company questioned
Claims an Australian mining company was "flying under the radar" in Central Otago were rebutted yesterday and questions were raised about the makeup of the group complaining.
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Two district councils vote to join CCO
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Two district councils vote to join CCO
Three southern councils came a step closer to sharing water services yesterday, after two of them voted to join forces.
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Decision to sell station to miner not easy, family says
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Decision to sell station to miner not easy, family says
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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All going to plan at gold mine: manager
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All going to plan at gold mine: manager
Nine months in and 278,000 cubic metres of gravel has been moved at Millers Flat’s gold mine.
Scholarship for emerging artists
Scholarship for emerging artists
Artists with a Central Otago connection, who are in the early stages of their practice, are being offered the chance to apply for a $5000 scholarship.