Dog’s tale sounds warning
When one of the Campbells’ dogs, Skye, went missing this month from her Springvale home, the family was devastated and distressed.
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Extra day for Maniototo mail delivery
Extra day for Maniototo mail delivery
Maniototo residents sending mail will have to wait one extra business day for it to be delivered, after the postal clearance from Ranfurly was changed from 3pm daily to 9am daily.
Capsized kayak sparks police search
Capsized kayak sparks police search
Police are searching the Kawarau River near Roaring Meg after a kayak was seen floating upside down in the river.
‘Blue Jeans’ big part of country life
‘Blue Jeans’ big part of country life
At his creative best Naseby poet Ross "Blue Jeans" McMillan (88) poured stories of country life on to the page. He speaks to Central Otago reporter Jono Edwards about a life 2000 feet above worry level.
Information centre plan talks ‘fruitful’
Information centre plan talks ‘fruitful’
Bannockburn locals want to take over the town’s old stone post office for use as a community-run information centre.
Suspected puppy thief thwarted
Suspected puppy thief thwarted
A Roxburgh woman is warning families to be vigilant with their pets after someone tried to take the family’s pup from its kennel at their home.
Care urged on icy roads in South
Care urged on icy roads
Drivers are being warned to watch out for ice in parts of the South due to rain and chilly temperatures.
Space centre set to start operations
Space centre set to start operations
A $14.7 million Alexandra-based space research centre should be operating within a less than a fortnight, and momentum is expected to gather in the following months.
Kye Burn habitat initiative praised
Kye Burn habitat initiative praised
Water consultant Dr Richard Allibone has highlighted exciting opportunities to better protect aquatic life in the Kye Burn.
Farmer 'unease' about ORC river proposal
Farmer 'unease' about ORC river proposal
An Otago Regional Council recommendation on residual flows in the Kye Burn river could spark a ''perverse outcome'', undermining years of hard work to develop a farmer water-sharing group.
Timing of power shutdown irks businesses
Timing of power shutdown irks businesses
Clyde businesses are frustrated the town will be ''shut down'' on July 1, a week on Saturday, due to a scheduled power outage.
Freezing start for many in South
Freezing start for many in South
It's a cold start for the South today, with temperatures below zero in many parts of Otago and Southland.
Election win bittersweet for Lawton
Election win bittersweet for Lawton
Voters have given Ella Lawton the green light to continue the work of her late mother Maggie on the Otago Regional Council.
Bid to attract cricket match
Bid to attract cricket match
Four-day first-class cricket could be coming to Alexandra.
Lawton set to take Dunstan
Lawton set to take Dunstan
Wanaka's Ella Lawton is the likely winner of the Otago Regional Council Dunstan Constituency by-election.
Ice prompts warnings for road users
Ice prompts warnings for road users
Motorists are being urged to take care on southern roads this morning after a cold night left icy conditions in some places.
Glitch meant 42 voters initially left off roll
Glitch meant 42 voters initially left off roll
A technical problem caused 42 out-of-town voters to initially not receive voting forms for this week's Otago Regional Council by-election.
Fast-post service in Central Otago
Whitestone Post expands to Central Otago
What type of business is expanding throughout the country? A postal service.
Q&A: Sculptor's work the real thing
Q&A: Sculptor's work the real thing
Maniototo artist Luke Anthony’s wooden bird sculptures become so lifelike he finds himself patting carvings and giving them personality traits.
$60,000 grant for hall work
$60,000 grant for hall work
Cromwell's Catholic Parish Hall is to get $60,000 towards upgrading its hall into a ''more welcoming facility''.