Ruby Shaw

Sponsors of an astrotourism course coming to Alexandra hope it will provide the skills to share the taonga of Central Otago’s night skies with the rest of the world.

A pair of Luxembourg visitors were full of praise for the New Zealand racing scene in Cromwell yesterday.

The Maniototo community came together under a suitably big blue sky for its annual A&P show last Wednesday.

The Maniototo community came together under a suitably big blue sky for its annual A&P show earlier this week.

The Central Otago community have thrown their support behind a proposed plan to buy public easement for popular mountainbiking tracks near Alexandra.

Investigations are continuing after hundreds of litres of chemical fluid was spilt on to the road during a single vehicle crash in the Lindis Pass last week.

Getting married on Valentine’s Day was a fluke, but the date works as a handy reminder for a Clyde couple who celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary today.

Two local students have become the recipients of a prestigious scholarship as they prepare to get their studies under way at the University of Otago this year.

An unseasonable hailstorm that pummeled Central Otago last Friday did not dampen spirits at the Vincent County Rally in Galloway.

Central Otago police were pleased with driver behaviour over the holiday period, but still encourage good practice on the roads while the number of travellers in the area remains high.

Otago Regional Council (ORC) catchment advisers Becky Clements and Simon Park walk alongside Thomsons Creek wetland, near Omakau, during Friday’s celebration of World Wetlands Day.

An unseasonable hailstorm which pummeled Central Otago yesterday did not dampen spirits at the Vincent County Rally in Galloway.

The family of a young Alexandra girl living with cancer say they were overwhelmed when a local bowling club decided to use its annual fundraising tournament to support the family.

The spectre of debt and substantial rates rises are behind the Central Otago District Council’s move to change the delegations of its community boards, the mayor says.

Evan Wiltshire, 16, and Michael Low, 10, both of Cromwell, are engrossed by the inner workings of a computer they took apart during a technology workshop last week.

Celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary are Tony, 90, and Kathleen Fahey (nee White), 82, with (from left) their son Paul Fahey, great-grandson Harry Johnson, 3, and grandson Craig Johnson.

A huge response to community drop-in sessions means Cromwell’s new Lake Dunstan waterfront is one step closer to reality.