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Rare and expensive cars part of inaugural display
Ophir's inaugural Turnbull Classic Car Display and Run seems to have gone down a treat.
Tiny extinct bat fossil fragments found at Central Otago site
Tiny extinct bat fossil fragments found at Central Otago site
A palaeontologist studying fossil fragments in Central Otago has identified a previously unknown, but now extinct, bat.
One injured in crash
One injured in crash
A person has been critically injured in a crash affecting a major highway in Central Otago.
Carpark closed for tree removal
Carpark closed for tree removal
Alesxandra's Centrepoint carpark will be closed for two days next week while three trees are removed, the council says.
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Compromise reached on subdivision
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Compromise reached on subdivision
A contentious residential subdivision on a prominent Bannockburn terrace will go ahead after changes were agreed to, limiting the effect on the landscape and views, the Environment Court says.
Serious crash in Kawarau Gorge
Serious crash in Kawarau Gorge
A person has been critically injured in a crash affecting a major highway in Central Otago.
Publicans still more than happy to sell you a drink
Publicans still more than happy to sell you a drink
Mark Twain declared the reports of his death were greatly exaggerated — and the owners of the Lauder Hotel can relate after rumours spread their business was closing.
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Demand placing pressure on diesel supply
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Demand placing pressure on diesel supply
Diesel pumps are running dry across Otago and contractors are ramping up their prices to cover skyrocketing fuel costs.
Dog-owners protest tree-felling plan
Dog-owners protest tree-felling plan
All Cromwell residents may bear the brunt of the town’s only large off-leash dog exercise area closing, a dog behaviour specialist says.
War skills all part of being medic
War skills all part of being medic
Digging trenches and setting up ambushes is just as much a part of the job as providing trauma aid to casualties for former Maniototo resident, now New Zealand Army medic and ‘‘marksman’’ shooter,...
Sustainable and cost efficient
Sustainable and cost efficient
The failure to launch of Central Otago’s summer season has had a devastating impact on this year’s cherry crop, but one Cromwell orchardist has fared better than others thanks to his decision to...
Castle to open to the public
Castle to open to the public
Reviewing their labour of love are Earnscleugh Castle owners Marco Creemers, left, and Ryan Sanders.
Clyde to host watercolourists
Clyde to host watercolourists
Watercolourists will be spotted all around Clyde and surrounds in May, as they were on a recent gathering elsewhere (pictured), when they visit the Central Otago town to take the ‘‘plein’’ air.
Harvest starts in Indian summer conditions
Harvest starts in Indian summer conditions
Tractors are active in vineyards, snips are snipping and wineries are preparing for a promising vintage as the 2026 wine harvest officially gets under way in Central Otago.
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Business doing well but no buyers
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Business doing well but no buyers
This is another story of a hospitality business closing.
Sunshine on a cloudy day
Sunshine on a cloudy day
Sunflowers cling to summer, even though autumn has started, in Ranfurly’s Charlemont St on a grey Maniototo afternoon yesterday.
Sir Ian, Jones to face off over gold mine
Sir Ian, Jones to face off over gold mine
Let's get ready to rumble.
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Groups asked for mine proposal feedback
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Groups asked for mine proposal feedback
The fast-track expert panel overseeing a massive mining proposal in Central Otago has approached several environmental groups for feedback.
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Council tells Santana to remove tower
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Council tells Santana to remove tower
Santana is tearing down an illegal hilltop communications tower only a month after erecting it.
Property values rise across Central Otago
Property values rise across Central Otago
Residential property owners in Central Otago have seen average capital values rise about 9% since 2022, according to new district-wide valuations.