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    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.

    Prestigious judging panel unveiled

    Liz Mitchell. Photos: supplied

    Prestigious judging panel unveiled

    Next-generation advocates will join industry icons and design pioneers as judges at New Zealand’s only wool-focused creative fashion event, organisers say.

    Bird flu case triggers high alert

    The first recorded H5N1 strain of bird flu in Australia has brought home its risks to New Zealand...

    Bird flu case triggers high alert

    New Zealand’s chicken farmers are on high alert for the H5N1 strain of bird flu after the first recorded case in Australia.

    Over $105k raised

    PGG Wrightson seeds rep Lucy Bell presents John Andrews with the award for overall winner of the...

    Over $105k raised

    The recent Maniototo Lions winter crop competition has been a "fantastic" success that raised just over $105,000, the service organisation says.

    Volunteers celebrated

    Celebrating Daffodil Day volunteers at an afternoon tea in Alexandra are Roxburgh Daffodil Day co...

    Volunteers celebrated

    About 50 Cancer Society Daffodil Day volunteers from around Central Otago were celebrated at an afternoon tea in Alexandra to thank them for their efforts.

    Widow praises community’s support

    Remembering Murray "Kirky" Kirk at a bull sale at Earnscleugh Station in Central Otago are his...

    Widow praises community’s support

    The proceeds from the sale of a bull at Earnscleugh Station were given to the family of the late Murray ‘Kirky’ Kirk, who was the tailing contractor on the sheep&nbsp...

    Fish monitoring to start

    PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

    Fish monitoring to start

    As annual monitoring of spawning trout and salmon starts across the region, Otago Fish & Game is asking the public to avoid disturbing important habitats of the fish.

    Tenth win in a row for Cromwell

    Maniototo halfback Matt Horne waits for a scrum during the game against Cromwell in Cromwell on...

    Tenth win in a row for Cromwell

    Brayden Laing brought up his century of points for the season as Cromwell registered their 10th straight victory in an epic mud scramble against Maniototo at Anderson Park on Saturday.

    Battle for ice hockey trophy defeated by warm weather

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    Battle for ice hockey trophy defeated by warm weather

    For the first time since World War 2, the Erewhon Cup was not awarded this year.

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    6.34% rates rise lowest among districts

    Tamah Alley. Photo: Julie Asher

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    6.34% rates rise lowest among districts

    The 6% rates rise Central Otago residents will pay next year is the lowest in Otago, Waitaki and Timaru.

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    90-year-old art comes with bit of a mystery

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

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    90-year-old art comes with bit of a mystery

    Mystery surrounds who touched up 28 pieces of 1936 art by a well-known New Zealand artist after they were damaged in a Dunedin hotel fire.

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    Santana to lease empty Cromwell campus

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

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    Santana to lease empty Cromwell campus

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

    Rockin’ on

    PHOTOS: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

    Rockin’ on

    Ruby Kinney, of Hyde, delivers a stone during the New Zealand Mixed Doubles National Championship, in Naseby yesterday.

    Tournament ends without cup awarded

    PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

    Tournament ends without cup awarded

    Dianne Elliot holds the South Island Ice Hockey League’s Erewhon Cup, after the outdoor tournament was abandoned in Naseby yesterday.

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    Mice control key factor in proposal: Tocher

    A construction sign makes the entrance to the Santana Bendigo Ophir gold project. PHOTO STEPHEN...

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    Mice control key factor in proposal: Tocher

    There was an elephant in the room at the final day of the one-day hearings, although it was an animal nowhere near the size of the world’s largest land mammal.

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    Environmental groups struggling to afford Santana fast-track process

    Sally Gepp, KC. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Environmental groups struggling to afford Santana fast-track process

    Two environmental groups involved in the Santana Minerals fast-track process say they have run out of time and money and are asking for cash from the mining company to stay involved.

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    Mine’s national significance debated

    Infrastructure being developed below the Santana Bendigo Ophir gold project. PHOTO STEPHEN JAQUIERY

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    Mine’s national significance debated

    The Santana Minerals goldmine was described as the biggest project in the fast-track process, but was not nationally significant.

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    Land rehabilitation fund raises questions

    Mark Chrisp. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Land rehabilitation fund raises questions

    A $50 million fund, set up to provide cash for a trust to rehabilitate land at the site of the Santana Minerals goldmine when it closed, brought more questions than answers yesterday.

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    Projected tax contribution from proposed gold mine disputed

    Material being stock-piled near the Santana Bendigo Ophir gold project. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

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    Projected tax contribution from proposed gold mine disputed

    Scorn was yesterday poured on the amount of money suggested would go into the government’s coffers by the proposed Santana Minerals gold mine.
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