Lining up the lift
Simulating bin stacking as though on an orchard, Luke St John, 24, carefully puts his skills to the test in the tractor and machinery round at the Central Otago Young Grower of the Year...
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Dam work may hinge on flow-rate decision
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Dam work may hinge on flow-rate decision
Central Otago district councillors will have to resolve a decade-long debate on the flow rate for the Manuherikia River if Falls Dam is to be rebuilt.
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Inside the storm
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Inside the storm
On a grey Wednesday in Alexandra, Otago’s emergency services activated a region-wide simulation of a catastrophic snowstorm.
Time takes its toll
Time takes its toll
Time stood still in Alexandra when the hands on the town’s iconic hillside clock stopped for about a week.
Town’s last chance for a project: councillor
Town’s last chance for a project: councillor
Rebuilding the beloved Roxburgh Entertainment Centre could be that last project in town "in a very long time" if amalgamation goes ahead, a councillor has warned.
New installation only temporary
New installation only temporary
Refurbishment of the Cromwell Mall has been a hot topic in the town for several years but the most recent makeover was only temporary.
Why this week’s reform matters
Why this week’s reform matters
It feels like every week there’s a new announcement from the government, and local government reform is firmly back in the spotlight.
Wool art garments find new homes
Wool art garments find new homes
The chance to not only get up close to garments only previously glimpsed on the catwalk, but buy some of them was embraced by visitors to a WoolOn exhibition in Alexandra.
New hours for book sale opening day
New hours for book sale opening day
There is a solution to filling time on long winter nights and foggy days — the annual Cromwell Rotary book sale at King’s Birthday weekend.
Ball to mark Ophir hall’s 100th
Ball to mark Ophir hall’s 100th
The Ophir Peace Memorial Hall turns 100 this year and a ball celebration has been scheduled for Saturday.
Ultra-wealthy pair set to acquire farm
Ultra-wealthy pair set to acquire farm
A former Queenstown-Lakes District mayor and one of New Zealand’s richest men are set to take over a 3000ha farm in Hāwea Flat.
Mental health promotion key for country’s ‘forgotten population’
Mental health promotion key for country’s ‘forgotten population’
A leading suicide prevention specialist is calling for a significant shift in how New Zealand supports the mental wellbeing of its older population, calling them "the forgotten population in...
Decade of planting marked
Decade of planting marked
A volunteer-driven environmental project in Cromwell has marked ten years of restoring native vegetation along Lake Dunstan and 10,000 plants in the ground.
Rodeos ‘love of my life’: 82-year-old
Rodeos ‘love of my life’: 82-year-old
Rodeos are "the love of my life", 82-year-old Murray MacMillan says.
Olive community returns for annual pressing day
Olive community returns for annual pressing day
Close to 200 visitors passed through Olive Press Central Otago in Cromwell on Saturday for the Central Otago Olive Growers (COOG) annual Community Pressing Day.
Industry gathers for NZ Wool classers Association AGM
Industry gathers for NZ Wool classers Association AGM
Growers, classers, brokers, shearing contractors and designers came together for the NZ Woolclassers Association’s annual AGM and professional development day, with a strong turnout and a wide...
Golden tournament had games for all
Golden tournament had games for all
Glory days on the hockey field were relived at the Chicks with Sticks Golden Oldies hockey tournament at the weekend.
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‘Racist planet-wrecking Aussie dirtbag'
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‘Racist planet-wrecking Aussie dirtbag': Green MP takes aim at Santana chairman
Green Party MP Steve Abel has made it plain where he stands over Santana Minerals and its chairman Peter Cook.
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Iwi 'disappointed' over Santana chair’s Aboriginals remarks
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Iwi 'disappointed' over Santana chair’s Aboriginals remarks
Kā Rūnaka say they are "disappointed" by online comments made by Santana Minerals’ board chairman about Aboriginal Australians.
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Pressing day offers insight into olive oil
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Pressing day offers insight into olive oil
Close to 200 visitors passed through Olive Press Central Otago in Cromwell on Saturday for the Central Otago Olive Growers (COOG) annual community pressing day.