Matariki market a smash hit
Junior chefs, homegrown products, fiery rockets and stargazing — Matariki celebrations transformed Cromwell College’s new technology and art block into a buzzing evening market last month.
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Fruit left on trees due to market woes
Fruit left on trees due to market woes
Some apples are sitting unpicked on trees in the Teviot Valley as growers respond to a volatile overseas market.
Fruit unpicked amid market woes
Fruit unpicked amid market woes
Some apples are sitting unpicked on trees in the Teviot Valley as growers respond to a volatile overseas market.
Bike park’s future secured
Bike park’s future secured
The wheels will keep turning at Cromwell Bike Park and local riders are "stoked".
SBS Bank leaving Cromwell mall
SBS Bank leaving Cromwell mall
Cromwell is set to lose another bank branch, as SBS Bank confirms its departure from the town’s mall this week.
Teen cancer survivor grateful for Quality time
Teen cancer survivor grateful for Quality time
A national charity has had a personal impact on one Cromwell teen who had a rough start to life.
Lions club to aid school
Lions club to aid school
A Cromwell tradition is swinging into its 38th year, and the town’s annual Lions golf tournament is once again raising funds for a local cause.
Board backs draft land strategy
Board backs draft land strategy
A strategy to guide how the Central Otago District Council deals with endowment land in Cromwell has been signed off by the ward’s community board.
Loss of copper network in rural areas decried
Loss of copper network in rural areas decried
The owner of a remote Maniototo farm and distillery is calling a move to deregulate copper networks in rural New Zealand "farcical" and potentially dangerous.
Parking officer set to take to Cromwell streets
Parking officer set to take to Cromwell streets
Motorists not heeding the Central Otago District Council’s parking rules are being warned the days of few consequences for bad behaviour are coming to an end as a parking officer prepares to take...
Funds to help neurodivergent children
Funds to help neurodivergent children
An Alexandra eatery filling a funding gap to support neurodivergent children is planning a winter party to help its cause.
CODC to sign on for assessment programme
CODC to sign on for assessment programme
The Central Otago District Council is set to have something of a report card produced to see how it stacks up against other local authorities and pinpoint room for improvement.
Electric Hilux the cherry on top of fossil-free orchard
Electric Hilux the cherry on top of fossil-free orchard
A Central Otago cherry grower is keen to put his new electric Toyota Hilux ute "to the test" to see how it compares with the original diesel workhorse.
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Bins’ removal to cost $12k; $40k annual servicing costs to be saved
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Bins’ removal to cost $12k; $40k annual servicing costs to be saved
It will cost $12,000 to remove 29 rubbish bins from public spaces beside Lake Dunstan but once they are gone, $40,000 a year will be saved by not having to empty them.
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Loss of copper network in rural areas decried
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Loss of copper network in rural areas decried
The owner of a remote Maniototo farm is calling a move to deregulate copper networks in rural New Zealand "farcical" and potentially dangerous.
Fully electric Hilux created to prove point
Fully electric Hilux created to prove point
A Central Otago cherry grower is keen to put his new electric Toyota Hilux ute "to the test" to see how it compares with the original diesel workhorse.
30.9% year-on-year rise in homes for sale
30.9% year-on-year rise in homes for sale
The Central Otago and Southern Lakes housing market is heading into winter with a sizable stock of properties for sale and falling average asking prices.
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Fast-track application imminent
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Fast-track application imminent
Santana Minerals executive director Damian Spring has told a business audience in Cromwell his company is just "a few weeks away" from applying for a fast-tracked resource consent
Electric Hilux the cherry on top of fossil-free orchard
Electric Hilux the cherry on top of fossil-free orchard
A Central Otago cherry grower is keen to put his new electric Toyota Hilux ute "to the test" to see how it compares with the original diesel workhorse.
Gold rush brought to Showquest
Gold rush brought to Showquest
Student actors from Dunstan High School performed their homegrown production exploring the hardships of Central Otago’s gold rush era to a packed audience at Invercargill’s Civic Theatre on Monday...