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Options to protect council staff from aggression discussed

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Options to protect council staff from aggression discussed

Angry attacks on Central Otago District Council staff could result in higher charges for building inspections at problematic properties.

Academy to host course on night sky appreciation

Academy to host course on night sky appreciation

Experts on astronomy are heading to Naseby to host an astronomy and astrotourism course for astrotourism guides, amateur astronomers and the public next year.

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Pupils’ work presented to council

Reviewing the data from their air quality project are Clyde Primary School pupils (from left)...

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Pupils’ work presented to council

While some adults struggle with terms like meta-data, meta-analysis and particulates, a group of Clyde Primary School pupils not only know what they mean, they used them to improve the air quality...

Christmas tree fundraiser popular

Cromwell Lake Dunstan Lions Club president Sylvia Giles poses with one of the many elaborately...

Christmas tree fundraiser popular

Christmas cheer and decorating advice was at hand as Cromwell Bowling Club was transformed into a magical Christmas tree display over the weekend.

Poem celebrates new citizenship

New Kiwis pose with Central Otago Mayor Tamah Alley after the final ceremony of the year held in...

Poem celebrates new citizenship

Twenty-one people became New Zealand citizens in the final citizenship ceremony of the year held in at the Central Otago District Council building in Alexandra on Friday.

Booking announced for Cromwell hall

The new Cromwell hall taking shape for its opening in July 2026. PHOTO: ELLA JENKINS

Booking announced for Cromwell hall

One of the first conferences to be booked at the yet-to-be-completed Cromwell hall was announced on Friday.

Cubs planting day popular

Cromwell cubs show off their catches after a fishing session at Molyneux Pond. It was the first...

Cubs planting day popular

Cromwell cubs joined with Otago Fish & Game at Lake Dunstan to help restore the habitat at Bendigo wildlife management reserve.

Youth party safety focus of sessions

Red Frogs volunteers will be on hand to help teens during summer events and festivals. PHOTO:...

Youth party safety focus of sessions

Secondary school students are almost all finished for the year and the prospect of summer holidays, camping and partying beckons.

Hospice shop brings up a decade

Celebrating 10 years of the Alexandra Hospice shop are the manager Brigitte Meyer (centre) and...

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

Runners covered in colour near the finish line at the Night ‘n’ Day Rainbow Run held in Alexandra...

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

Fiona Love cycles the Roxburgh Gorge Trail in this file photo. PHOTO: SUPPLIED/WILL NELSON...

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

The response to last week’s Goodwood fire, as seen from the air in this photograph, required four...

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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

Faigan’s building and cafe, in Millers Flat. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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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

Emergency crews fight a blaze at the historic Roxburgh Town Hall and Entertainment Centre on...

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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.