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    Restored cottage to have open day

    One of Cromwell's oldest properties, known as The Junction, has been restored and repurposed as...

    Restored cottage to have open day

    One of Cromwell’s oldest properties has been restored and will be open to the public on Saturday.

    Moving closer to the national finals

    Cromwell College band Offshore, from left, Logan Hunt, Mischa Thomlinson and Indiana Cameron and...

    Moving closer to the national finals

    "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.

    Show makes impact

    Show makes impact

    One of New Zealand’s largest agricultural and community events has generated an estimated $19.3 million in additional spending for the Southern Lakes region.

    Distance no barrier for performers

    Cromwell friends Darren Kelly (left) and Scott Mitchell will play Jesus and Judas respectively in...

    Distance no barrier for performers

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

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    Witnesses debate mine water flows

    A water pipe leads towards the Santana Bendigo Ophir gold project. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

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    Witnesses debate mine water flows

    Santana Minerals is standing by its water modelling and evidence produced for its gold mine project in Bendigo, saying it was standard practice in the size of these projects.

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    Maniototo in national awards finals

    Melissa Bell. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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    Maniototo in national awards finals

    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.

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    Dogwalkers’ bid to reopen area fails

    Emily Honey-Fergusson and Rob Garrett and dog Willow joined the protest in Cromwell in March...

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    Dogwalkers’ bid to reopen area fails

    Cromwell dog walkers are ‘‘in shock’’ after being barred from about 98% of the area for off-leash dog walking in town.

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    Architects to pitch for centre rebuild

    The process for the rebuilding of the Roxburgh Entertainment Centre. Photo: Supplied

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    Architects to pitch for centre rebuild

    More than 20 architects made their pitch for the Roxburgh Entertainment Centre rebuild this week.

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    Grant to help irrigate golf course

    Millions of litres of treated water will be saved each year thanks to a grant for irrigation at...

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    Grant to help irrigate golf course

    Millions of litres of treated water will be saved each year thanks to a grant for irrigation of the Roxburgh golf course.

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    ‘No certainty’ native lizards would survive relocation

    A McCann’s skink. Photo: Ruby Heyward

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    ‘No certainty’ native lizards would survive relocation

    The ongoing debate around the likely fate of about half a million native lizards should the Bendigo gold mine go ahead has continued at an expert fast-track hearing in Wellington.

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    Te Puna Mahara: big, beautiful and on budget

    Preparing for opening day at Te Puna Mahara Cromwell Memorial Events Centre are (from left)...

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    Te Puna Mahara: big, beautiful and on budget

    Final preparations are under way at Te Puna Mahara - Cromwell Memorial Events Centre for the official opening next month. Julie Asher was given a tour.

    Pinot noir vintage matters most, study finds

    A nine-year study at Otago Polytechnic inconjunction with Gisborne-based Riversun Nursery...

    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

    Do the proposed Santana mine’s silver linings come with dark clouds? PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

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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

    But a pinprick on the total land area — the Santana Rise & Shine discovery, near Bendigo....

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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

    Tamah Alley. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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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

    Celebrating the success of a community fundraiser for their family are, from left, James, Lizzie,...

    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’

    Naomi Woods. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

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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, on SH 8 north of Roxburgh, is next in line to be mined for gold. Hawkeswood 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

    Central Otago Heritage Trust trustee Russell Garbutt. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

    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.
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