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Central Otago locals can now get their hands on tickets for the region’s biggest annual event.
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Conspiracy theories collar question time
Conspiracy theories collar question time
Burning election issues were cast aside in favour of conspiracies by some of the audience at a meet the candidates meeting in Cromwell on Tuesday night.
Beloved Blossom Festival given go-ahead at last
Beloved Blossom Festival given go-ahead at last
Covid-19 will not stop the biggest annual event on Central’s Otago’s calendar.
Covid put paid to pub purchase
Covid put paid to pub purchase
A Canterbury man says Covid-19 put paid to his plans to buy St Bathans’ landmark Vulcan Hotel.
Funding boost for Manuherikia River work
Funding boost for Manuherikia River work
The Manuherikia River has been given a funding boost so the catchment can be cleaned up and the river’s future ensured.
Annual Blossom Festival looking like a goer
Annual Blossom Festival looking like a goer
The Alexandra Blossom Festival is to go ahead as planned — subject to any further updates from the Government and changes to Covid-19 alert levels.
Boost to clean up Central Otago waterway
Boost to clean up Central Otago waterway
Central Otago's Manuherekia catchment has been given a funding boost to clean up the waterway.
Food trailer which inspired Sydney painting for sale
Food trailer which inspired Sydney painting for sale
Immortalised on canvas in Grahame Sydney’s work Top Nosh, the food caravan of the same name is up for sale.
Landmark hotel closes as deal sours
Landmark hotel closes as deal goes sour
A deal gone awry means for the first time in 140 years St Bathans’ landmark Vulcan Hotel is closed, leaving its fabled ghost to wander the building alone.
$100 million line upgrade ups capacity
$100 million line upgrade ups capacity
A $100 million upgrade of two of Transpower’s high-voltage lines through Otago is under way, with the biggest job set to begin in January.
Ambulance hub work to begin
Ambulance hub work to begin
The building of a new $3.4million ambulance hub in Cromwell is expected to start this month after a more than year-long fundraising effort.
Lake Hawea woman turning old furniture into new
Lake Hawea woman turning old furniture into new
As the Government aims to move away from a ‘‘throwaway culture’’ to a circular economy that encourages a ‘‘make, use and return’’ approach, some are embracing a fix and repair philosophy instead of...
Central Otago hydro storage scheme gets $70m boost
Central Otago hydro storage scheme gets $70m boost
Central Otago needs to consider the "very real possibility" a proposed multibillion-dollar pumped hydro storage scheme in the Teviot Valley could go ahead, the district’s mayor says.
Labour pledges extra $70m for Lake Onslow dam project
Labour pledges extra $70m for Lake Onslow dam project
Labour has pledged to pump an additional $70 million into Lake Onslow's hydro storage project, as part of its policy to have 100% renewable electricity generation by 2030.
Songwriting insight from real practitioner
Songwriting insight from real practitioner
Alexandra pupils were given a taste of what a career in music looks like during a visit from former Fur Patrol frontwoman turned solo artist Julia Deans.
Hoping to find work for everyone at ‘Jobbortunities’
Hoping to find work for everyone at ‘Jobbortunities’
A drive to fit "faces to places" throughout Otago is gaining momentum.
Bid to preserve trial exotic tree plantation
Bid to preserve trial exotic tree plantation
A Bannockburn couple have taken up the cause of an abandoned Ministry of Works botanical experiment in Central Otago.
Confidence for running Blossom Festival
Confidence for running Blossom Festival
"Keep on keeping on," Alexandra Blossom Festival manager Martin McPherson says.
Helicopter called to grass fire near Roxburgh
Helicopter called to grass fire near Roxburgh
A helicopter is assisting ground crews battling a grass fire near Roxburgh today.
Cyberattack hits Alexandra Blossom Festival
Cyberattack hits Alexandra Blossom Festival
A Central Otago district councillor has been left scrambling to salvage New Zealand’s longest-running festival following a viral cyberattack.