More than 20 architects made their pitch for the Roxburgh Entertainment Centre rebuild with four shortlisted to present their ideas this week.

When it comes to picking a pinot noir, it is the vintage that matters most, an Otago study has confirmed.

More than 3500 grants worth more than $178 million have been made as the Central Lakes Trust (CLT) continues to invest in initiatives across the region.

A small Central Otago school is one of two finalists competing for the excellence in secondary school student engagement and attendance award at next week’s New Zealand Education Excellence Awards.

If a picture paints a thousand words then brace yourself because no pictures were permitted on the media tour of the new Te Puna Mahara — Cromwell Memorial Events Centre.

"Weeks and weeks" of practice have paid off for a Cromwell band that has moved a step closer to the national finals of the 2026 Smokefreerockquest.

Distance has not stopped a group of Central Otago performers from taking to the stage.