Hospice shop brings up a decade
Hospice shop brings up a decade
Ten years in business is a huge milestone and even more so when you give away all your profits.
First time in town for colourful run
First time in town for colourful run
Participants in a fun run became the canvases as they were covered in splashes of colour at an event held in Alexandra last week.
Work starts to complete trail link; due to open Feb 2027
Work starts to complete trail link; due to open Feb 2027
After years of planning and preparation, the Roxburgh Gorge Trail is finally on track to become a fully connected 33km route, linking Alexandra and Roxburgh.
Hui fosters empowerment, sustainability
Hui fosters empowerment, sustainability
Alexandra Primary School pupil Blake Scharlott, 10, cuts up an apple for an experiment to prevent the fruit from browning at the Central Otago Enviroschools Hui held at Alexandra Primary School...
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Callout shows up demands on volunteers
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Callout shows up demands on volunteers
Members’ pagers sounded at a Maniototo Community Board meeting, interrupting an impassioned discussion about the increasing demands on rural emergency service volunteers.
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Fire restrictions placed, more likely soon
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Fire restrictions placed, more likely soon
Central Otago and the Upper Waitaki will move to a restricted fire season on Monday.
New community hub officially under way
New community hub officially under way
Vincent Community Board chairman Jayden Cromb (left), Manuherekia Valleys Charitable Trust chairman Andrew Paterson and Central Otago deputy mayor Tracy Paterson break ground this week ahead of...
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Mining company buys, plans to reopen cafe
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Mining company buys, plans to reopen cafe
A Teviot Valley mining company has bought a country cafe in a bid to keep its workers fed and watered.
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Request to consider other sites for hall rebuild
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Request to consider other sites for hall rebuild
Rebuilding the Roxburgh Hall could offer either "some nice urban renewal" or keep the town stuck in the past, Central Otago district councillors have heard.
Decision to fast-track a ‘sad day’
Decision to fast-track a ‘sad day’
Central Otago conservation projects could be $5m better off if a Bendigo gold mine project gets under way but opponents were not impressed.
Satisfaction in time with children
Satisfaction in time with children
The spontaneity of early childhood education (ECE) is what keeps one Cromwell teacher of almost 40 years coming back to work every day.
Restricted fire season for parts of inland Otago
Restricted fire season for parts of inland Otago
Central Otago and the Upper Waitaki will move to a restricted fire season on Monday.
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Santana seeking to limit submitters
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Santana seeking to limit submitters
The Australian firm seeking fast-track permission for a massive open-cast gold mine above Bendigo and Tarras has called on the govt to stop locals and experts having a voice in the decision.
Award for parks officer
Award for parks officer
A Central Otago parks officer has won the Emerging Recreation Leader of the Year at the Recreation Aotearoa awards held in Christchurch last week.
Fluoridation may have benefits
Fluoridation may have benefits
Water fluoridation at recommended levels may actually enhance cognitive ability in children, according to a long-term study in the United States.
High airfares blamed for 9.5% drop in tourist spend
High airfares blamed for 9.5% drop in tourist spend
High domestic airfares are being blamed for a nearly 10% drop in tourist spending in Central Otago in the past year.
Local health treatments could save medical trips
Local health treatments could save medical trips
Central Otago residents have been told a proposal to shift care out of hospitals and into communities could save as many as 60,000 trips people make to access care in the cities.
Dunstan rowers out to retain Dead Rabbit Cup
Dunstan rowers out to retain Dead Rabbit Cup
Dunstan rowers hope to make every stroke count as they seek to retain the Dead Rabbit Cup this weekend.
Peony heaven
Peony heaven
Delighted with her huge bunch of peonies is Aronui Crombe, 4, accompanied by her brother Tamati, 9.
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$5m enviro fund plan if gold mine goes ahead
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$5m enviro fund plan if gold mine goes ahead
Central Otago conservation projects could be $5 million better off if a Bendigo gold mine project gets under way but opponents are not impressed.
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