Moa bones on show at library
Maniototo natural history enthusiasts have the chance to get up close and personal with a piece of New Zealand’s past this month.
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Floral festival celebrated despite disappointment
Floral festival celebrated despite disappointment
Paper blossoms are blooming in Alexandra.
Artists feeling the effects of pandemic as public ‘battle-weary’
Artists feeling the effects of pandemic as public ‘battle-weary’
Last year, Covid-19 heavily pruned Central Otago artists’ exhibition plans, but they quickly rebounded after lockdown, courtesy of travelling New Zealanders.
Surge cuts power, damages appliances
Surge cuts power, damages appliances
An electricity surge has damaged electrical equipment and cut power to homes in a Central Otago town.
No smooth road for multimillion-dollar town centre development
No smooth road for multimillion-dollar town centre development
Cromwell’s ambitious, multimillion-dollar town centre development faces challenges from other commercial activities, earning the Cromwell Commmunity Board another reminder to “get on with it”.
Planned data centre linked to substation development
Planned data centre linked to substation development
A proposed 10MW data centre to be built near the foot of the Clyde Dam will collectively feature eight containerised data centres, each expected to hold 368 servers, a document reveals.
E.T.C. dates, times may be tweaked to support hosts
E.T.C. dates, times may be tweaked to support hosts
Tourism Central Otago’s annual celebration of the region’s food, wine, beverages, venues and producers is being adjusted.
Power surge fries electronics in Central Otago town
Power surge fries electronics in Central Otago town
An electricity surge has damaged electrical equipment and cut power to homes in a Central Otago town.
Supermarket expansion assurances sought
Supermarket expansion assurances sought
The path is not yet clear for the $7 million expansion of the New World supermarket on to a public reserve in Cromwell’s town centre.
'Much-loved employee and friend' killed in chopper crash
'Much-loved employee and friend' killed in chopper crash
A Milton-based helicopter company says it is devastated by the loss of a "much-loved employee and friend" in a crash near Lawrence this morning.
Building admin block is hands-on learning
Building admin block is hands-on learning
Construction students are building a permanent reminder of their tertiary training in Cromwell.
Lightning possible cause of house fire
Lightning possible cause of house fire
Lightning cannot be ruled out as a possible cause of a fire which destroyed a holiday home in Maniototo yesterday morning.
Birthday-driven lockdown breacher sentenced
Birthday-driven lockdown breacher sentenced
A Cromwell woman who broke Covid-19 lockdown rules to spend time with her son on his birthday has been sentenced to community work.
No injuries after car rolls
No injuries after car rolls
No-one was injured after a vehicle rolled on State Highway 8 near Alexandra yesterday.
Best director prize also a win for Otago
Best director prize also a win for Otago
Otago is now well and truly on the radar of international film companies after Jane Campion’s latest film won the Silver Lion prize for best director at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday.
Hill climb event goes ahead
Hill climb event goes ahead
Dust flew and competition was strong in the hills above Alexandra yesterday.
Concerns data centre for cryptocurrency
Concerns data centre for cryptocurrency
The complex world of crypto mining could be about to come to Central Otago. Jared Morgan speaks to a Dunedin software engineer concerned about a lack of transparency over plans for the ‘‘data centre’’.
Holiday home destroyed in blaze near Ranfurly
Holiday home destroyed in blaze near Ranfurly
An investigator has been called after a holiday home near Ranfurly was destroyed in a blaze overnight.
Sadness, support after Central Otago fires
Sadness, support after Central Otago fires
Central Otago has rallied in the wake of two devastating house fires in less than a week.
$500K-plus in pandemic-related grants
$500K-plus in pandemic-related grants
The Central Lakes Trust has given more than half a million dollars in Covid-19-related grants in the past year.