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    Critics outdated: CEO

    Santana chief executive Damian Spring stands beside one of the drill rigs on the site of a...

    Critics outdated: CEO

    Santana Minerals says vocal opposition to the proposed Bendigo goldmine is rooted in outdated fears. The company’s chief executive tells Julie Asher why modern...

    Cabinet sits on plan for region’s health

    Health Minister Simeon Brown. Photo: RNZ

    Cabinet sits on plan for region’s health

    Minister Simeon Brown has seen a proposal for the future of healthcare in the Central Otago/Lakes district, but he is not saying when the public will have a look.

    Heritage sites open for Waitangi Day

    Heritage sites open for Waitangi Day

    Three Otago heritage destinations will be open to the public for free on Waitangi Day.

    Record rate for ticket sales

    The F-22 Raptor Fighter Jet will be performing at Warbirds over Wanaka this year, the tickets for...

    Record rate for ticket sales

    Tickets are selling at a record rate for April’s Warbirds Over Wanaka show.

    Location ‘works really well’ for Southland car club event

    The winner of the People’s Choice and a Top 10 award was a 1949 Ford Mercury owned by Luella...

    Location ‘works really well’ for Southland car club event

    It might seem a bit odd that a Southland car club holds its premier annual event in Central Otago, but organisers say it works well and they plan to keep doing it as long as they can.

    Surplus carried forward for CODC

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    Surplus carried forward for CODC

    A surplus of nearly $8 million was carried forward from the last financial year, slightly less than expected, according to the Central Otago District Council’s annual report. The Central Otago...

    Lifejacket promotion

    PHOTO/STORY: ELLA JENKINS

    Lifejacket promotion

    Central Otago Hunting & Fishing New Zealand owners Tory Knight and Tom Dougherty pose with old and new lifejackets to promote Coastguard New Zealand’s Old4New initiative.

    Owner selling from outside closed shop

    Gone Potty owner Bridget Paape outside her Dunstan Road shop, which was closed by the Central...

    Owner selling from outside closed shop

    An Alexandra business owner has taken to setting up outside her shuttered shop after being closed down because the building does not have the correct building consent.

    Sports stars on course

    ELLA JENKINS/PHOTO: SUPPLIED

    Sports stars on course

    The winning team at this year’s 30th annual Cromwell Golf Club’s Legends Tournament are Craig Reed (left), Brad Johnstone, Sean Anderson and former Canterbury hockey rep Dave Ewan.

    Sunflower open day

    Nadia Lim and Carlos Bagrie plan to increase their sunflower crop.PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

    Sunflower open day

    A celebration of five decades of sunflower growing is a good chance to ‘‘stop and smell the flowers’’, Topflite co-owner Pete Mitchell says of their first open day in nearly 50 year, to be held...

    New art exhibition open

    Anne Pullar’s photograph Buzz Off is one of the works on display at the ‘‘A World Around Us’’...

    New art exhibition open

    An exhibition of contrasting work — photographic and painted — opens today in Cromwell.

    Year’s first tournament

    Year’s first tournament

    The Alexandra Petanque Club welcomed players from Ashburton, Dunedin and Invercargill clubs to a new a tournament terrain in Springvale Rd at the weekend.

    Top results at Colgate Games

    Alexandra athlete Kiri Morgan on her way to second place with a jump of 1.50m at the Colgate...

    Top results at Colgate Games

    Athletics Alexandra Club is celebrating the efforts and achievements of its young athletes following a successful trip to the 2026 Colgate Games at Saxton Stadium in Nelson.

    'Secret' roading decision for mine challenged

    Gary Taylor. Photo: ODT files

    'Secret' roading decision for mine challenged

    A "secret" agreement that helps pave the way for Santana’s planned goldmine could face a High Court challenge unless retracted, a leading environmental group says.

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    Goldmine decision may be extended

    Jane Borthwick. Photo: supplied

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    Goldmine decision may be extended

    A panel of up to seven experts weighing whether Santana Minerals’ Bendigo gold mine in Central Otago should proceed is expected to include an economist and environmental scientists

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    Store display brings back memories

    Former Faigan’s Store manager Jude Omond is transported back in time with memorabilia from the...

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    Store display brings back memories

    The revival of an old Central Otago general store has brought back plenty of memories for former manager Jude Omond — including the time she had a knife pulled on her.

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    Agencies slam ‘unrealistic’ fast-track bid for Otago gold mine

    Photo: ODT files

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    Agencies slam ‘unrealistic’ fast-track bid for Otago gold mine

    Rūnaka and councils are pushing back on Santana's fast-track Bendigo gold mine plan, warning of major environmental risks and lambasting it for poor planning.

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    Owner fuming as shop shut down

    Central Otago artist Bridget Paape’s shop has been closed by the Central Otago District Council...

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    Owner fuming as shop shut down

    A Central Otago business owner is fuming over a lack of communication after council officers turned up this week and gave her a day to close down.

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    Migrant influx boosts school rolls

    Mason Stretch. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Migrant influx boosts school rolls

    An influx of migrants and growing industry in Central Otago has caused school rolls in the region to balloon over the past 10 years, principals say.

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    Now-liquidated cafe’s warning signs spotted

    Cafe owners have said it is difficult to secure Kiwis to work long-term in the hospitality...

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    Now-liquidated cafe’s warning signs spotted

    Red flags were raised about a now-closed Central Otago cafe mere months before it went into liquidation owing more than $400,000.
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