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Young skier aims high for fundraiser

Cancer Society youth ambassador Lochie Win and Coronet Peak manager Nigel Kerr discuss plans for...

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Young skier aims high for fundraiser

A Cromwell schoolboy is due to hit the slopes of Coronet Peak to ski the equivalent vertical height of Mt Everest twice to raise money for the Cancer Society during Daffodil Day on August 29.

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Sports hub two-stage plan

A proposed sports and recreation hub would potentially be developed in two stages, the Teviot Community Board heard last week.

Section of SH8 closed due to crash

Section of SH8 closed due to crash

A section of Fruitlands-Roxburgh Highway (SH8) is currently closed following a two-vehicle crash this evening.

Earlier water fixes coming for towns

Earlier water fixes coming for towns

Boil water notices in two Maniototo towns will end sooner than anticipated, a Central Otago District Council meeting in Roxburgh heard this week.

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Licensing decision welcomed

A decision to have one licence for all alcohol vendors was welcomed by the Alexandra Blossom Festival committee.

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Rebuild steering group put together

Debris of the old Roxburgh Entertainment Centre. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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Rebuild steering group put together

Four community members will join a councillor and a community board member on the steering committee to rebuild the Roxburgh Entertainment Centre.

Photographer finds award-winning art in the mundane

Ranfurly photographer Janyne Fletcher’s image of snow-covered sheep yards won the international...

Photographer finds award-winning art in the mundane

International award success for a Ranfurly photographer proves, yet again, the Maniototo is far greater than the sum of its parts.

Nod for plan to turn quarry into sections

Parkburn Quarry in 2018. PHOTO: ODT FILES

Nod for plan to turn quarry into sections

A plan to turn a quarry into more than 500 new residential sections can go ahead, the Environment Court having given its qualified consent for plan change 21.

Fodder competition raises funds, improves crop yields

Quentin Pringle of Ettrick receives the Roxburgh and Districts Lions Club Wattlebank Cup for the...

Fodder competition raises funds, improves crop yields

Almost $10,000 was raised by the Roxburgh and Districts Lions Club after their eighth annual winter feed competition held earlier this year.

Mayoral candidate keen for big changes

Roxburgh resident Mark Quinn has put his hat in the ring for both Mayor and Central Otago...

Mayoral candidate keen for big changes

Wide-ranging changes - from slashing council salaries to creating a mayoral forum of "intelligent people" - are proposed by the man challenging to be mayor in Central Otago.

Scholarships on offer

Young people keen to break into the agricultural sector have the opportunity to apply for a Lincoln University scholarship.

Workshops on leading, funding ahead

Grounded Governance founder Giselle McLachlan will be running a workshop in Cromwell on September...

Workshops on leading, funding ahead

Central Otago community groups have the opportunity to take part in two workshops aimed at addressing governance and funding.

Boy’s goal to ski double-Everest

A Cromwell schoolboy is due to hit the slopes of Coronet Peak to ski the equivalent vertical height of Mt Everest twice to raise money for the Cancer Society during Daffodil Day on August 29.

Funding error threatens viability of health centre

The Roxburgh Medical Centre. PHOTO: ODT FILES

Funding error threatens viability of health centre

The Roxburgh Medical Centre is facing another crisis with revelations funding has been paid to the practice in error for nearly 10 years.

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'Perfect' property funded by drug money

Police say mortgage payments for this $1.4 million Tarras home, bought in 2022, were partly...

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'Perfect' property funded by drug money, police say

A Central Otago beauty-clinic owner has had her $1.4 million home frozen after allegedly benefiting from her dead partner’s drug crimes.

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Inspired by trip to Finland

A Cromwell principal has looked to the top-performing Finnish education system for inspiration as New Zealand schools brace for major reforms.

New rescue helipad ‘wonderful’

Central Otago Mayor Tamah Alley officially opens the new Cromwell Emergency Helipad alongside...

New rescue helipad ‘wonderful’

A "lifeline" rescue helicopter pad, upgraded with generous community support, has been officially opened in Central Otago.

Nuclear test participants’ stories spotlighted

Clyde woman Pam Adams views the portraits and stories of the men involved in Operation Grapple,...

Nuclear test participants’ stories spotlighted

A photography exhibition documenting the stories of sailors who took part in British nuclear tests in the 1950s held its opening night at Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery in Alexandra on Friday.

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Cottage dream turns to ‘misery’

Lou Farrand, of Crossan's Cottage, in East Roxburgh, holds a letter from the Ministry of Justice...

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Cottage dream turns to ‘misery’

A distraught woman fears her rebuilt Central Otago gold rush-era cottage will be reduced to rubble after it came to the attention of council bureaucrats.

Obituary: Edward (Brent) Hickey

Wool buyer Brent Hickey was well known throughout the Central Otago area. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Obituary: Edward (Brent) Hickey

"Heaven just got a whole lot louder." Tara McHardy (nee Hickey) was referring to her father, Brent Hickey, the gregarious Central Otago wool buyer who died on May 2, aged 67.

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