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Te Puna Mahara: big, beautiful and on budget
Final preparations are underway at Te Puna Mahara — Cromwell Memorial Events Centre for the official opening next month.
Pinot noir vintage matters most, study finds
Pinot noir vintage matters most, study finds
When it comes to picking a pinot noir, it is the vintage that matters most, an Otago study has confirmed.
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Water scientist notes uncertainty, lack of information
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Water scientist notes uncertainty, lack of information
Evidence around water issues supplied by Santana Minerals has been described as a cascade of uncertainty, with a vacuum of information.
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Little agreement among mine lizard experts
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Little agreement among mine lizard experts
There seems to be an "agree to disagree" formula covering almost all issues to do with lizards at the site of Santana Minerals’ proposed $4.5 billion gold mine.
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Tough to avoid winners and losers: mayor
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Tough to avoid winners and losers: mayor
Trying to create a "fair, flexible and future-proofed" way to rate Central Otago residents will still have its critics who will pay more, the district’s mayor has warned.
Strong turnout for shearing fundraiser
Strong turnout for shearing fundraiser
Shearers queued at the stands to take their turn to help out a mate at the weekend raising more than $120,000 for a trip of a lifetime for him and his family.
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Claim miner's heritage evidence ‘cherry-picked’
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Claim miner's heritage evidence ‘cherry-picked’
Santana Minerals has been accused of producing ‘‘cherry-picked’’ and ‘‘undercooked’’ heritage evidence.
Coal Creek in line for mining
Coal Creek in line for mining
Gold fever shows no signs of slowing in Central Otago as another area is expected to be mined.
Mystery surrounds machinery’s fate
Mystery surrounds machinery’s fate
Central Otago’s early miners, small farmers and their families went to nearby towns to buy their bread and biscuits if they were not making their own.
Fears allayed after historic pub bought
Fears allayed after historic pub bought
Fears the Oturehua Railway Hotel would have to close its doors for good have been put to bed.
Partnership firms up
Partnership firms up
Central Otago’s Southern Waters partner Waitaki has submitted its revised water plan to the government.
Visitors booking for 2028 eclipse
Visitors booking for 2028 eclipse
Astronomy enthusiasts are getting their accommodation sorted two years in advance as excitement grows for Dunedin’s once-in-a-millennium celestial event.
‘Honoured to step into role of chair’
‘Honoured to step into role of chair’
The two women who lead the Otago Community Trust board of trustees both have strong ties to Central Otago.
Chicken numbers may be restricted
Chicken numbers may be restricted
Counting your chickens may traditionally be ill-advised, but Central Otago residents may have to.
Record bull sale in Teviot Valley
Record bull sale in Teviot Valley
Family traditions are deeply rooted in a Hereford bull sale in Teviot Valley.
Hereford bull fetches $65k
Hereford bull fetches $65k
Earnscleugh Station High Country Genetics co-owner Duncan Campbell and PGG Wrightson national genetics manager Callum McDonald admire Hereford bull Earnscleugh Gunsmoke 244700.
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Range of views from landscape experts at mine hearing
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Range of views from landscape experts at mine hearing
It is full of weeds and arid but the land being used by the proposed $4.5 billion Santana gold mine is a rarity and was described as an ‘‘incredible landscape’’.
Iconic Central Otago pub saved
Iconic Central Otago pub saved
A historic Central Otago pub described as a "very big part of the community" has been saved from closure.
Three nabbed in Roxburgh drug raids
Three nabbed in Roxburgh drug raids
Three people accused of drug dealing in Roxburgh will face court after police teams descended on the Central Otago town this morning.
Trust goes into bat to help relaunch cricket
Trust goes into bat to help relaunch cricket
Organised cricket is returning to the Teviot Valley for the first time in roughly two decades.