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    Ian Rutherford in full flight while playing for Otago. PHOTO: ODT FILES

    Obituary: Ian Rutherford, cricketer

    Ian Rutherford was a ‘‘guiding light’’ for his sons, an inspiration for his younger brother Ken and a damn good cricketer who was unlucky not to play for his country.

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    New building, no new maternity services

    An artist's rendering of the proposed Clyde Maternity Unit in the grounds of Dunstan Hospital,...

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    New building, no new maternity services

    No extra maternity services will be offered at the yet-to-be-constructed Clyde Birthing Unit, the Ministry of Health has confirmed.

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    Santana given tight deadline for requests

    A southern grass skink, which lives on the site of proposed Santana Minerals goldmine. PHOTO:...

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    Santana given tight deadline for requests

    Santana Minerals has been asked to consider building larger fenced pest exclusion areas to keep lizards alive and to bring back a document it rubbished at a hearing earlier this month.

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    Shortage of native plants as demand rises

    PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Shortage of native plants as demand rises

    Some native plants are in short supply in inland Otago as people seem to think purchasing plants was like buying a bag of nails.

    Santana quizzed over footing catastrophic failure bill

    Santana Minerals chief executive Damian Spring. Photo: RNZ

    Santana quizzed over footing catastrophic failure bill

    The fast-track panel assessing plans for a vast gold mine in Central Otago wants to know if the applicant would foot the bill following a catastrophic failure.

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    National award ‘means so much’

    Celebrating after Maniototo Area School won the secondary school student engagement and...

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    National award ‘means so much’

    Winning a national excellence award was the perfect end to Maniototo Area School principal Melissa Bell’s time at the school.

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    Santana hearing comes to a standstill

    Damian Spring. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

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    Santana hearing comes to a standstill

    The fast track has come to a rapid halt.

    Tiny schools receive reprieve from closure

    David Tapp. File photo: Peter McIntosh

    Tiny schools receive reprieve from closure

    A proposal to close two Otago primary schools with single-digit rolls has been scrapped — for now.

    Siblings claim national title

    Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

    Siblings claim national title

    Siblings Ben Smith and Jessica Michels won the New Zealand Mixed Doubles Competition after a very intense final against Ruby Kinney and Hunter Walker at Naseby on Sunday.

    Santana's fast-track application for gold mine paused

    Santana Minerals chief executive Damian Spring. Photo: ODT

    Santana's fast-track application for gold mine paused

    The company planning an open-cast gold mine in the hills near Cromwell has announced a voluntary pause on its fast-track application.

    Mystery around repainted panels

    Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery volunteer Rozena Hallum admires the City Hotel panels on...

    Mystery around repainted panels

    Russell Clark’s City Hotel Gold Rush Panels survived a Dunedin fire and were rescued from obscurity when they languished in a Bannockburn winery shed.

    Foul language one way to lose me

    Brooke van Velden: quoteworthy. Photo: RNZ

    Foul language one way to lose me

    Massey University runs a Quote of the Year contest and last year’s winner tended to confirm that bad language is now becoming acceptable.

    Second historical novel published

    Alexandra author Sophie Rogers with her second historical novel Orchids and Camellias, which was...

    Second historical novel published

    Alexandra author Sophie Rogers did not have far to go to see her latest book on display.

    Inconsistent responses to risk management puzzling residents

    File photo: ODT

    Inconsistent responses to risk management puzzling residents

    Cromwell residents are understandably puzzled by different approaches taken to risk management.

    Fundraiser on course

    Preparing for this year's Aotea Electric Lions Golden Golf Charity Tournament at Cromwell golf...

    Fundraiser on course

    A 40-year tradition of fundraising continues later this year at the Aotea Electric Lions Golden Golf tournament at the Cromwell Golf Course.

    Range of grant recipients

    Bonus Bonds investors are due to receive a share of the $870 million remaining in the scheme....

    Range of grant recipients

    The Cromwell Early Learning Centre and the Roxburgh Community Garden were both recipients in the latest Otago Community Trust grants when, in total, $1.17 million was invested in community projects.

    FMC calls to drop sections of Bill

    Roys Peak Lookout. Photo: Gallery Thirty Three

    FMC calls to drop sections of Bill

    The Federated Mountain Clubs of New Zealand (FMC) have called for three sections of a controversial conservation bill to be dropped entirely.

    Cooking while learning on the job a win for chefs

    The Packing Shed chef Jack Farrell is completing Otago Polytechnic’s cookery level 4...

    Cooking while learning on the job a win for chefs

    Working and gaining qualifications at the same time is being touted as a recipe for success for both Central Otago chefs and their employers.

    Santana to fill polytech campus

    Santana Minerals Ltd general manager Paul Miles (left) and Otago Polytechnic operations deputy...

    Santana to fill polytech campus

    Plans for Santana Minerals Ltd’s gold mining operation are progressing, the company announcing it will lease Otago Polytechnic’s former Cromwell campus to use as worker accommodation.

    Fears over hospital build’s impact

    The Dunedin hospital inpatients building site. PHOTO: GERARD O'BRIEN

    Fears over hospital build’s impact

    Police are worried the construction of the new Dunedin hospital will impact emergency services getting to accidents.
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