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‘No certainty’ native lizards would survive relocation

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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

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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’

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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 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

The moon blots out the sun, during a total solar eclipse, as seen from Carbondale in the US state...

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’

The Otago Community Trust board of trustees new leaders chairwoman Stacey Honeywill (left) and...

‘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

Backyard flocks of more than six chickens could be banned in residential areas if a proposed...

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

Admiring rising 2-year-old Hereford bull Limehills Nevis 240504, which sold for $50,000, are ...

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

The Bendigo Ophir gold mine site, in the gully on the right of the Thomsons Gorge Track. PHOTO:...

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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

Liz and Grahame Jones have run the Oturehua Railway Hotel for 17 years. If there is no buyer,...

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

Police teams descended on the Central Otago town this morning. Photo: ODT files

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.

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