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    Airport project website welcomed by group

    Tarras residents wanting information about the proposed Central Otago international airport will soon have a dedicated project website as a "go-to source".

    Central Otago tourism market still performing well

    Making the most of the sunshine alongside the Otago Central Rail Trail at Chatto Creek are...

    Central Otago tourism market still performing well

    Central Otago’s cycle trails are proving to be the backbone of the region’s tourism industry.

    Easter Bunny Hunt accounts for almost 12,000 rabbits

    The Bunny Buster team (from left) John Dooley, Callum Young, Greg Lowen and Joseph Walshe unload...

    Easter Bunny Hunt accounts for almost 12,000 rabbits

    The message could not be any clearer — when it comes to Central Otago and Wanaka’s countryside there is only one bunny welcome at Easter.

    Bumper festival crowd unfazed by wind

    Toasting the Clyde Wine and Food Festival yesterday are (from left) Amy and Brad Mason, of...

    Bumper festival crowd unfazed by wind

    Organisers of the Clyde Wine and Food Festival were as blown away by the response to it as they were by the elements yesterday.

    Central Otago rabbits fair game for hunters

    Half of the East-West Bunny Boppers team, made up of east and West Coasters (from left) Hollie...

    Central Otago rabbits fair game for hunters

    It had been forgotten by generations of rabbits.

    Potential buyers eyeing up Central pubs, hotels

    Several Central Otago pubs and hotels have either been sold in the past 12 months or are in the...

    Potential buyers eyeing up Central pubs, hotels

    A rural resurgence is under way as potential publicans eye up Central Otago watering holes.

    Same pastoral care seen as possible solution

    Tim Jones

    Same pastoral care seen as possible solution

    Offering the same level of pastoral care to Kiwi workers as is offered to labour from the Pacific may be the only answer to horticulture labour shortages next season.

    Potential benefits of fruit-harvesting machine hailed

    Ni-Vanuatu RSE workers get to grips with a new-age way of picking apples using a fruit harvesting...

    Potential benefits of fruit-harvesting machine hailed

    It is called the Tecnofruit CF-105 and the fruit-harvesting machine could prove a game changer for Central Otago’s horticulture sector.

    Making climate change compelling aim of lesson

    Dunstan High School pupils (from left) James Avenell (14), Niall Asher (17) and Emily Attfield ...

    Making climate change compelling aim of lesson

    The challenge of making climate change compelling was the focus of an experiment at Dunstan High School last week.

    Recognised for work in wine industry

    Janiene Bayliss, of Ata Mara winery near Cromwell, has been recognised internationally for her...

    Recognised for work in wine industry

    Central Otago vineyard owner and wine producer Janiene Bayliss has reason to raise a glass after being recognised on the world stage as a woman of influence.

    Central Otago’s pub sales heating up

    Chatto Creek Tavern owners Grant and Fiona Sutherland are among the many people who have swapped...

    Central Otago’s pub sales heating up

    Potential publicans are eyeing up Central Otago watering holes.

    Rural rates increase ‘return to status quo’

    Rural rates increase ‘return to status quo’

    Large proposed rates hikes for some Central Otago farmers actually represent a return to normal, a councillor and farmer says.

    Appeal to use MIQ vacancies for workers

    Photo: ODT files

    Appeal to use MIQ vacancies for workers

    An Otago mayor is urging the Government to allow more overseas seasonal workers to take advantage of a surprise increase in the number of spaces in managed isolation.

    Final rally ‘should be a big one’

    A convoy of motorcycles leaves Wanaka on Central Otago's first Four Lakes Rally on Saturday....

    Final rally ‘should be a big one’

    This year’s Brass Monkey Rally will take place in June in what will be the swansong for the 40-plus year event.

    Central Otago dad jailed for rape, sexual abuse of his children

    The woman faces seven counts of intending to cause grievous bodily harm by administering poison —...

    Central Otago dad jailed for rape, sexual abuse of his children

    WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: A man who raped, sexually violated and indecently assaulted his two young children over a three year period has been sentenced to eight years in prison.

    Collection driven by car fascination

    Ross Hansen, who spent his earlier years working as an apprentice for International Harvester...

    Collection driven by car fascination

    The garage at Ross Hansen’s Cromwell home is lined with cars — possibly hundreds.

    Proposed rates rises for Central average 6.7%

    The darker Manuherikia River meets the Clutha below the town centre at Alexandra. PHOTO: STEPHEN...

    Proposed rates rises for Central average 6.7%

    Proposed rates increases for Central Otago are pitched at 6.7% on average, but vary widely between property type.

    Alexandra man burnt mixing swimming pool chemicals

    Photo: Getty Images

    Alexandra man burnt mixing swimming pool chemicals

    A Central Otago man has suffered a minor burn during a mishap mixing his swimming pool chemicals.

    Orchard work shortage bites

    Pipfruit grower Con van der Voort

    Orchard work shortage bites

    Some workers sent to Central Otago’s orchards and vineyards are not up to standard and the lack of seasonal workers from the Pacific is beginning to bite, an industry leader says.

    Overchlorination sparks do-not-drink-water notice

    Roxburgh Area School principal Paul McDowall fills a bottle of water from a tank on school...

    Overchlorination sparks do-not-drink-water notice

    An overdose of chlorine in Roxburgh’s town water supply yesterday sparked a do-not-consume notice — even if boiled.
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