Cromwell mum beats bowel cancer
Cromwell mum beats bowel cancer
Being bold about asking questions and taking charge of your own health is key for a Cromwell local.
Sam Henderson
Couple seek to reignite past industry for future
Couple seek to reignite past industry for future
Flax is being transformed into beautiful objects by the entrepreneurial efforts of Wanaka couple Monique Kelly and Alex Guichard.
Concussion pain lingers
Concussion pain lingers
A Central Otago teenager is speaking out about the importance of safety on the sports field after an injury sent him on a year-long journey of recovery.
Climate change scenario: Region could heat up 7degC
Climate change scenario: Region could heat up 7degC
With flood, fire, avalanches and damage to bridges and roads, it could be a scene from a disaster movie.
Wanaka athlete's Paralympic gold ambition
Wanaka athlete's Paralympic gold ambition
Feeling ‘‘on top of the world’’ when she is on the snow is a liberating experience for aspiring athlete Gemma Fletcher.
Museum items snapped and saved
Museum items snapped and saved
Heritage objects from the Teviot District Museum in Roxburgh are being preserved in digital form.
Walking a way led to a spray
Walking a way led to a spray
Weeding could one day be much easier thanks to the inventive mind of Alexandra Primary School pupil James Avenell.
Teaching brewery hops up its sales
Teaching brewery hops up its sales
Building a generation of beer experts one batch at a time is progressing well for Otago Polytech's Central Campus brewery.
Wanaka team advance to World Rescue Challenge
Wanaka team advance to World Rescue Challenge
The Wanaka Road Crash Rescue Team have won the Australasian Rescue Challenge for the second year in a row.
Love common theme for Alex's newest citizens
Love common theme for Alex's newest citizens
Love was in the air as candidates were sworn in as New Zealand citizens at a ceremony in Alexandra yesterday.
Restructure turns around museum finances
Restructure turns around museum finances
A restructuring of Alexandra's Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery has turned around the museum's finances, chairman Russell Garbutt says.
Happy Hills project website hidden at FMA's behest
Happy Hills project website hidden at FMA's behest
A project to build an eco-friendly tourist village and therapeutic centre near Clyde has had to hide its website behind a password after running foul of the Financial Markets Authority.
Plans for $100m luxury retirement village
Plans for $100m luxury retirement village
Living your later years in the lap of luxury by Lake Wanaka is the aim of a proposed $100 million retirement development.
New era for historic cottage
New era for historic cottage
Restoration of a humble cottage dating from the 1860s is taking place on the banks of Lake Roxburgh.
Jailhouse shack too hard to crack
Jailhouse shack too hard to crack
Breaking out of the jailhouse with a boxful of loot proved too difficult for a pair of opportunistic thieves.
Waka-based venture proposed
Waka-based venture proposed
Maori waka could one day be a familiar sight on the waters of Lake Hawea.
Pork Pie stretches the limits
Pork Pie stretches the limits
Braving breakdowns, bare naked challenges and bumpy rides, 60 Minis taking part in the Pork Pie Charity Run will reach their final destination today, Invercargill.
Band entertains at Mt Benger A&P
Band entertains at Mt Benger A&P
Entertaining the crowd at the Mt Benger A&P Show on Saturday were local band Ken Telso featuring (from left) Jordan Dance, Georgia Buchan, Jesse Orchard and Blaine McGann, all of Roxburgh.
Bridge on 'shaky ground'
Bridge on 'shaky ground'
Albert Town bridge is an "earthquake disaster waiting to happen", the Albert Town Community Association says.
Skinks in Mokomoko Sanctuary a first
Skinks in Mokomoko Sanctuary a first
For the first time Grand and Otago skinks have been released into the Mokomoko Dryland Sanctuary near Alexandra.