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Q&A Central Otago District Council candidates

Q&A Central Otago District Council candidates

Central Otago’s next district council will inherit a district under pressure from growth, with booming towns like Cromwell and Clyde grappling with housing demand, infrastructure strains and questions of affordability.

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Scores raise concerns over quarry proposal

Alexandra-based Hawkeswood Mining Ltd plans to create a 68ha gravel quarry beside its gold mining...

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Scores raise concerns over quarry proposal

Teviot Valley residents voiced strong opposition to heavy truck traffic and lack of transparency over a contentious quarry proposal at a packed meeting in Ettrick on Wednesday.

Senior queen nominations open

Members of the Clyde and Districts Lions Club (from left) Hilary Armstrong, Sue Burgess, Ngaire...

Senior queen nominations open

Nominations for the 2025 Alexandra Blossom Festival senior queen are now open.

Poetry Day event to celebrate poet popular

Brian Turner was remembered at a Poetry Day event last Friday. PHOTO: THE NEWS FILES

Poetry Day event to celebrate poet popular

An event celebrating the life and works of Central Otago poet Brian Turner to mark National Poetry Day last Friday was attended by more than 100 people at Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery.

Dedicated volunteers acknowledged

Alexandra Senior Citizens members (front, from left) Maureen McIntosh, Lyn Batt and Bev McIvor...

Dedicated volunteers acknowledged

Three Alexandra women plus 120 years of volunteer work added up to three special honours this week.

Bring out your dead rockers

Bulletproof Convertible are bringing the Dead Rockers Ball to Clyde on Saturday. From left are...

Bring out your dead rockers

Rock trio Bulletproof Convertible returns to Central Otago on Saturday for the annual Dead Rockers Ball.

Celebrating Central’s dark sky

Winterstellar exhibitor Kavan Chay poses with his image from the first exhibition in 2020 and his...

Celebrating Central’s dark sky

A popular exhibition showcasing astrophotography in some of New Zealand’s best dark-skies locations officially opened at Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery last week.

Canadians share their wisdom with locals

The ice at Alexandra's IceInline was packed as the young skaters of the Alexandra Flames ice...

Canadians share their wisdom with locals

The rink at Alexandra’s IceInline was packed with skaters as a touring Canadian ice hockey team shared their skills with the players of Central Otago this week.

Power cut to 4000 in Alexandra

Over 4000 Alexandra residents were left without power as two unplanned outages affected the Central Otago town early this morning.

Santana ‘completely failed’ to share mine info

Sustainable Tarras spokesman Rob van der Mark addresses a crowd of more than 150 in Cromwell last...

Santana ‘completely failed’ to share mine info

Concerned locals turned out in force to voice their worries and learn more about the proposed Bendigo gold mine last night.

Salmon hatchery on way for Clutha?

Stock rising? Balclutha angler Peter Rhodes tests the waters below Balclutha Bridge in 2015....

Salmon hatchery on way for Clutha?

Clutha anglers can look forward to more regular salmon catches, as plans for a recreational hatchery take another step forward.

UV water treatment to be considered

UV water treatment to be considered

To avoid Cromwell drinking water being deemed non-compliant the Central Otago District Council will vote next week on whether to install a temporary ultraviolet (UV) treatment system.

Distillery a rising star in spirit world

Prophecy Distillery operates out of a shipping container in Earnscleugh. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED

Distillery a rising star in spirit world

Central Otago’s Prophecy Distilling was recognised as a rising star when it received the emerging product award for its gin at the New Zealand Spirits Awards dinner in Auckland last Friday.

Ukulele jam bridges age gap

Maniototo Rest Home healthcare worker Diane Jamieson and New Zealand Ukulele Trust chairman Tim...

Ukulele jam bridges age gap

There was singing, dancing and lot of laughter at the Maniototo Rest Home on Tuesday as pupils from St John’s School gathered with residents of both the rest-home and Ranfurly for a morning of music.

'ODT' deliveries to Central Otago delayed

Deliveries of today's Otago Daily Times to Central Otago have been delayed by a truck breakdown.

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Solar hearing adjourned

A drone shot of the proposed solar farm site on Ranfurly-Naseby Road. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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Solar hearing adjourned

A resource consent hearing for a large solar farm in Maniototo has been adjourned, with commissioners set to visit the proposed site before making their final decision.

Blasting 'massive hole' in conservation area 'not the done thing'

The proposed Bendigo gold mine includes land protected for conservation and historical reasons....

Blasting 'massive hole' in conservation area 'not the done thing'

A massive open-cast gold mine proposed in Central Otago would destroy land protected for its biodiversity and heritage, official documents reveal.

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